Angónia District
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Angónia is a district situated in the northern part of Tete Province in the central region of Mozambique. Its administrative center is the town of Ulongué. It borders the districts of Tsangano and Macanga in Mozambique, and Dedza and Ncheu in Malawi.
The name means "the land of angoni". Angoni is the plural of Ngoni/Nguni, migrant peoples from South Africa after the disintegration of Zulu Empire in the nineteenth century. The language spoken in the district is called chichewa, though others would call it chingoni. Chichewa seems more arguable because when Nguni arrived at the region there were already populations called Achewa. As warriors the Nguni mostly killed chewa males and married chewa women. Their children spent most time with their mothers and ended up learning mothers language (Chichewa) and not the language of their fathers, as they were out in battles or in hunting.
Angónia is a plateau and relatively rich in agricultual and animal production resources with very arable soils. After independence in 1975, Angónia was considered one of the granaries Mozambique because of its production of maize and potatoes, a prestige which ended with the civil war. The climate is cool in winter and warm/mild in summer.
It has one of the highest numbers in schools with three secondary schools and one high school (11 and 12 year). It has also one teachers training college, the Instituto de Magistério Primário de Angónia (IMAP).
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