Chokwe, Mozambique

This article is about the city of Chokwe in Mozambique. For the Central African ethnic group, see Chokwe.
Chokwe
Chokwe
Coordinates: 24°31′31″S 33°0′31″E / 24.52528°S 33.00861°E / -24.52528; 33.00861Coordinates: 24°31′31″S 33°0′31″E / 24.52528°S 33.00861°E / -24.52528; 33.00861
Country  Mozambique
Provinces Gaza Province
Population (2008)
 • Total 61 666

Chokwé, and earlier known as Vila Trigo de Morais, is a rural town and capital of Chokwe District in the province of Gaza in Mozambique. It is located about 230 km north of the capital city of Maputo. This agricultural town is noted for its tomatoes.[1]

Economy

Chokwe lies in the mixed farming zone on the southern side of the Limpopo river. There has been recent immigration of cattle and people into this relatively safe town and district from surrounding areas affected by the war, and concentration of a previously more scattered population into villages on the edge of a large irrigation scheme. This has caused many cattle to die of hunger in the dry season.[2]

Floods of 2010 and 2013

Despite the relative safety, in 2000 the town and its surroundings were particularly hard hit by rising flood waters from the Limpopo River.

In 2013, the city "was devastated by the flooding of the Limpopo River. Most of its 70,000 residents escaped with whatever they could grab." Many evacuated to the Chiaquelane accommodation center.[3][4][5]

Demographics

Year Population[6]
1997 51 635
2008 61 666

Transport

Chokwe is served by a station on the southern line of Mozambique Railways.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://allafrica.com/stories/200008080305.html
  2. ↑ Timberlake, J., Livestock production systems in Chokwe, southern Mozambique, UNDP/FAO, Land and Water Department, National Agronomic Research Institute (INIA) in Maputo
  3. ↑ "Stewart Sukuma, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, visits flood victims in Mozambique". UNICEF Mozambique - Voices. 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
  4. ↑ "Fleeing the Floods in Mozambique". UNICEF USA Blog. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
  5. ↑ "Visiting Chiaquelane's Medical Tent - Mozambique". ReliefWeb. 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
  6. ↑ "Mozambique: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 2008-06-18.

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