Dondo

For the politician, see Kengo Wa Dondo.
For the Angolan city, see Dondo, Angola.
Dondo
Dondo
Coordinates:
Country  Mozambique
Provinces Sofala Province
District Dondo District
Population (2008)
 • Total 77 532

Dondo is a city and seat of Dondo District of Sofala Province in Mozambique.

According to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme following decentralization of political structure in Mozambique in the 1990s, a study in 1998 revealed that elected leaders in the city for Sofala Province lacked the institutional framework for local decision making.[1]

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Industry

Dondo has a cement works which used limestone mined at Muanza.

Dondo has one of two concrete sleeper plants, the other being at Sena.

Transport

Dondo has a station on the Mozambican rail network, where the line to Malawi and Moatize junctions from the line to Zimbabwe.

Demographics

Year Population[2]
1997 63 757
2008 77 532

See also

References

  1. ^ Key competencies for improving local governance (2005), Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative, United Nations Human Settlements Programme, Open Society Institute (Budapeszt).
  2. ^ "Mozambique: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&geo=-153. Retrieved 2008-06-18.