Niassa Province

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Niassa is a province of Mozambique. It has an area of 129,056 km2 and a population of approximately 900,000 (2002). It is the most sparsely populated province in the country. Lichinga is the capital of the province.

The Ruvuma River forms much of the northern boundary of the province with Tanzania.

Lake Niassa forms the western border of the province, separating it from Malawi.

It is divided in the districts of:

  • Cuamba
  • Lago
  • Lichinga
  • Majune
  • Mandimba
  • Marrupa
  • Maúa
  • Mavago
  • Mecanhelas
  • Mecula
  • Metarica
  • Muembe
  • N'gauma
  • Nipepe
  • Sanga

And in the municipalities of:

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Provinces of Mozambique		 Flag of Mozambique
Cabo Delgado | Gaza | Inhambane | Manica | Maputo (city) | Maputo | Nampula | Niassa | Sofala | Tete | Zambezia
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