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6-473: Chupanga , formerly Shupanga , also known as Lacerdónia , is a village in Marromeu District , Sofala Province , Mozambique , located on the right bank of Zambezi River . It is the administrative center of one of the two postos which constitute Marromeu District. There are strata of grey and yellow sandstone , along with limestone , located nearby. The village of Shupanga was founded before
12-521: Is a district of Sofala Province in Mozambique . The principal town is Marromeu . The district is located in the northeast of the province, and borders with Chinde and Mopeia Districts of Zambezia Province in the north, Cheringoma District in the south and in the west, and with Caia District in the northwest. In the southeast, the district is limited by the Indian Ocean. The area of
18-411: Is divided into two postos , Chupanga and Marromeu , which comprise in total five localities. Less than 1% of the households in the district have access to electricity. In the district, there are 15,000 farms which have on average 0.9 hectares (0.0035 sq mi) of land. The main agricultural products are corn, cassava , cowpea , peanut, pearl millet , sorghum , and sweet potato. There
24-666: The arrival of Europeans. It was visited by the Second Zambezi expedition of David Livingstone . The wife of Livingstone, Mary, died in Shupanga of malaria. Chupanga is located on Road N219, which connects it with Marromeu to the east and provides access to the EN1 road to the west. It is connected by an unpaved road R1002 with Inhamitanga . This Mozambique location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Marromeu District Marromeu District
30-449: The average annual rainfall being 910 millimetres (36 in). The population of the area before Portuguese colonization consisted mostly of nomadic Phozo peoples who were frequently in war with each other. As of 2005, 46% of the population of the district was younger than 15 years. 31% of the population spoke Portuguese. The most common mothertongue among the population was Cindau . 77% were analphabetic, mostly women. The district
36-572: The district is 5,871 square kilometres (2,267 sq mi). It has a population of 119,718 as of 2007. The principal river of the district is the Zambezi , which separates it from Zambezia Province. Most of the rivers in the district are left tributaries of the Zambezi, and a large part of the Zambezi Delta lies within the district. The climate of the district is tropical humid, with
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