Gondola District
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Geography
The district is located in the east of the province, and borders with Gorongosa District of Sofala Province to the northeast, Nhamatanda District of Sofala Province to the east, Buzi District of Sofala Province to the southeast, Macate District to the south and southwest, Chimoio District to the west, and Vanduzi District to the northwest.
The main river in the district is the Pungwe River, which makes the border with Gorongosa District.[1]
The climate of the district varies with altitude. The lowlands are characterized by relatively low rainfall, between Script error: No such module "convert". and Script error: No such module "convert".. The transition zone has the average rainfall Script error: No such module "convert"., and in higher altitude plains it varies between Script error: No such module "convert". and Script error: No such module "convert"..[1]
History
The settlement of Gondola was developed as a station on a railroad connecting Beira and Salisbury.[1]
Demographics
As of 2005, 46% of the population of the district was younger than 15 years. 44% did speak Portuguese. The most common mothertongue is Chitwe language. 63% were analphabetic, mostly women.[1]
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into four postos, Amatongas (three localities), Cafumbe (three localities), Gondola (one locality), and Inchope (three localities).[1]
Economy
2% of the households in the district have access to electricity.[1]
Agriculture
In the district, there are 39,000 farms which have on average Script error: No such module "convert". of land. The main agricultural products are corn, cassava, cowpea, peanut, sorghum, sweet potato, and rice.[1]
Transportation
There is a road network in the district which includes Script error: No such module "convert". of paved roads and Script error: No such module "convert". of unpaved roads. In particular, the national road EN1 (paved) crosses the district north to south, and the national road EN6 (unpaved) connects the coast with Zimbabwe. In 2005, Script error: No such module "convert". of roads were closed because of minefields.[1]
A railroad connecting Beira with Machipanda and Zimbabwe crosses the district.[1]
References
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