Chinde

Chinde
Chinde
Coordinates:
Country  Mozambique
Provinces Zambezia Province
District Chinde District

Chinde is a town of Mozambique, and a port for the Zambezi valley. It is located on the Chinde River, and is an important fishing center. It exports copra and sugar, and had a population of 16,500 in 1980.[1] Chinde lies in Chinde District of Zambezia Province.

History

Chinde, located approximately 40 miles south of Quelimane was an important trading centre under British Central Africa in the 1890s. It served as a point for trade between Zambesia and Nyassaland. In 1889 its location on the Chinde River in the Zambezi delta saw potential for growth, and in 1891 Chinde replaced Conceicao as a point of trading.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Chinde". Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9000673/Chinde. Retrieved 2007-03-25. 
  2. ^ United States Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of Statistics, United States Bureau of Foreign Commerce (1854-1903), Commercial Relations of the United States with Foreign Countries, (1896), Published by University of Michigan, Retrieved June 14, 2008