The northern part of the district belongs to the drainage basin of the Zambezi. The Zangué River, a major right tributary of the Zambezi, makes a border with Caia District. The rivers in the southeastern portion of the district drain into the Pungwe River.[1]
The central part of the district lies on the Cheringoma Plateau. The highest point on the plateau is 379 meters elevation, located near Inhaminga. The plateau slopes steeply towards the north and west, and more gently towards the south and east.
The climate of the district is tropical wet dry (Aw in the Köppen climate classification). The average annual rainfall in the district varies between 1,000 millimetres (39 in) and 1,200 millimetres (47 in).[1]
Demographicsedit
As of 2005, 43% of the population of the district was younger than 15 years. 23% of the population spoke Portuguese. The most common mothertongue among the population was Cindau. 81% were analphabetic, mostly women.[1]
Less than 1% of the households in the district have access to electricity.[1]
Agricultureedit
In the district, there are 4,000 farms which have on average 1.3 hectares (0.0050 sq mi) of land. The main agricultural products are corn, cassava, cowpea, peanut, pearl millet, sorghum, and sweet potato.[1]
Transportationedit
There is a road network in the district which includes a stretch of a national road connecting Beira and Caia. There is a railway between Beira and Caia as well. It is not operational.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcdefgh"Perfil do Distrito do Cheringoma" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ministry of State Administration. 2005. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
^. Censo 2007 (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Estatística. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 20 March 2008.
cheringoma, district, district, sofala, province, mozambique, principal, town, inhaminga, district, located, northeast, province, borders, with, caia, district, north, marromeu, district, northeast, muanza, district, south, gorongosa, district, west, with, mar. Cheringoma District is a district of Sofala Province in Mozambique The principal town is Inhaminga The district is located in the northeast of the province and borders with Caia District in the north Marromeu District in the northeast Muanza District in the south Gorongosa District in the west and with Maringue District in the northwest In the south it is bounded by the Indian Ocean The area of the district is 6 954 square kilometres 2 685 sq mi 1 It has a population of 34 133 as of 2007 2 CheringomaDistrictCheringoma District on the map of MozambiqueCountryMozambiqueProvinceSofalaCapitalInhamingaArea Total6 954 km2 2 685 sq mi Population 2007 census Total34 133 Density4 9 km2 13 sq mi Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Administrative divisions 4 Economy 4 1 Agriculture 4 2 Transportation 5 ReferencesGeography editThe northern part of the district belongs to the drainage basin of the Zambezi The Zangue River a major right tributary of the Zambezi makes a border with Caia District The rivers in the southeastern portion of the district drain into the Pungwe River 1 The central part of the district lies on the Cheringoma Plateau The highest point on the plateau is 379 meters elevation located near Inhaminga The plateau slopes steeply towards the north and west and more gently towards the south and east The climate of the district is tropical wet dry Aw in the Koppen climate classification The average annual rainfall in the district varies between 1 000 millimetres 39 in and 1 200 millimetres 47 in 1 Demographics editAs of 2005 43 of the population of the district was younger than 15 years 23 of the population spoke Portuguese The most common mothertongue among the population was Cindau 81 were analphabetic mostly women 1 Administrative divisions editThe district is divided into two postos Inhaminga four localities and Inhamitanga two localities 1 Economy editLess than 1 of the households in the district have access to electricity 1 Agriculture edit In the district there are 4 000 farms which have on average 1 3 hectares 0 0050 sq mi of land The main agricultural products are corn cassava cowpea peanut pearl millet sorghum and sweet potato 1 Transportation edit There is a road network in the district which includes a stretch of a national road connecting Beira and Caia There is a railway between Beira and Caia as well It is not operational 1 References edit a b c d e f g h Perfil do Distrito do Cheringoma PDF in Portuguese Ministry of State Administration 2005 Retrieved 4 November 2016 Populacao da Provincia de Sofala Censo 2007 in Portuguese Instituto Nacional de Estatistica Archived from the original on 19 December 2007 Retrieved 20 March 2008 18 24 10 S 35 01 03 E 18 402661 S 35 017412 E 18 402661 35 017412 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cheringoma District amp oldid 1216037141, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
