Chókwè District

Aerial view of Chókwè in Mozambique

Chókwè District is a district of Gaza Province in south-western Mozambique. Its principal town is Chokwe. It has a population of 187,422 (2007).[1]

It is regarded as the economic capital of Gaza Province. Chokwe District has one of the most extensive health networks in Mozambique. It is inhabited by Tsonga-shangaan speaking people. However, in the post independence period it has seen an influx of people from other ethnic groups. Chokwe, being in the Limpopo Corridor, is also home to many Zimbabwean immigrants. It has banks, a community radio station (Radio Vembe), and a train station.

In 2013, singer Stewart Sukuma, National Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF Mozambique, visited flood victims at the Chiaquelane accommodation center in Chókwè District, evacuated due to flooding of the Limpopo River.[2][3][4]

Administrative divisions

The four administrative divisions (posto administrativo) are:

References

  1. ↑ "População da Provincia de Gaza". Censo 2007 (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Estatística. Archived from the original on 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
  2. ↑ "Stewart Sukuma, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, visits flood victims in Mozambique". UNICEF Mozambique - Voices. 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
  3. ↑ "Fleeing the Floods in Mozambique". UNICEF USA Blog. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
  4. ↑ "Visiting Chiaquelane's Medical Tent - Mozambique". ReliefWeb. 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2014-06-08.

Further reading

Coordinates: 13°22′48″S 39°57′07″E / 13.380°S 39.952°E / -13.380; 39.952


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