Inhambane Province




Coordinates: 23°0′S 34°30′E / 23.000°S 34.500°E / -23.000; 34.500


Province in Mozambique

















































Inhambane
Province

Indian Ocean seen from one of many province`s resorts
Indian Ocean seen from one of many province`s resorts


Inhambane, Province of Mozambique
Inhambane, Province of Mozambique

Country Mozambique
Capital Inhambane
Government

 • Governor Daniel Francisco Chapo
Area

 • Total 68,775 km2 (26,554 sq mi)
Population
(2017 census)

 • Total 1,496,824
 • Density 22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Postal code
13xx
Area code(s) (+258) 293

HDI (2017)		 0.462[1]
low · 5th
Website www.inhambane.gov.mz

Inhambane is a province of Mozambique located on the coast in the southern part of the country. It has an area of 68,615 km2 and a population of 1,496,824 (2017 census).[2] The provincial capital is also called Inhambane.


The climate is tropical throughout, more humid along the coast and dryer inland. The coast has a number of mangrove swamps.


The town of Inhambane existed in the 10th century, and was the southernmost port used by Arabs for slave trading. The region was visited by Vasco da Gama in 1498, who claimed Inhambane Bay for Portugal. The Portuguese established a trading post at Inhambane in 1534.


The province is the second largest grower of cashews (after Nampula), and also produces coconut and citrus fruit (inspiring Mozambique's most famous poet Craveirinha to write of "The Tasty Tangerines of Inhambane"). The long coastline supports much fishing. The Inhambane Bay area is of some interest for tourism, with a number of beaches, and one of the last remaining populations of dugong in Mozambique.




Contents






  • 1 Districts


  • 2 Culture


  • 3 Geography


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Districts


Imhambane Province is divided into the 12 districts of:



  • Funhalouro District

  • Govuro District

  • Homoine District

  • Jangamo District

  • Inharrime District

  • Inhassoro District

  • Mabote District

  • Massinga District

  • Morrumbene District

  • Panda District

  • Vilanculos District

  • Zavala District


and the municipalities of:




  • Inhambane provincial capital


  • Maxixe largest population, and the province's economic capital



Culture


Inhambane is famous for its music, in particular the timbila (xylophone ensemble) of the Chopi ethnic group.



Geography




Provincial map




Beach in Tofo, Mozambique


The province has two of the Mozambique's national parks: Zinave National Park in the northwest and Bazaruto National Park on the Bazaruto Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, in the northeast of the province, as well as the Pomene National Reserve.



See also



  • Music of Mozambique

  • Postage stamps and postal history of Inhambane

  • Secondary School of Doane



References





  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Total Population By Provinces - 2006". Instituto Nacional de Estatística. Retrieved 2008-06-15.




External links



  • (in Portuguese) Inhambane Province official site







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