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Inhambane is a province
Provinces of Mozambique

|||}Mozambique is divided into 10 provinces and 1 capital city with provincial status:#Cabo Delgado Province#Gaza Province#Inhambane Province...
 of Mozambique
Mozambique

Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest....
 located on the coast in the southern part of the country. It has an area of 68,615 kmē and a population of 1.412.349 (2006). The provincial capital is also called Inhambane.

The climate is tropical throughout, more humid along the coast and dryer inland.






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Inhambane is a province
Provinces of Mozambique

|||}Mozambique is divided into 10 provinces and 1 capital city with provincial status:#Cabo Delgado Province#Gaza Province#Inhambane Province...
 of Mozambique
Mozambique

Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest....
 located on the coast in the southern part of the country. It has an area of 68,615 kmē and a population of 1.412.349 (2006). The provincial capital is also called Inhambane.

The climate is tropical throughout, more humid along the coast and dryer inland. The coast has a number of mangrove
Mangrove

Mangroves are trees and shrubs that grow in saline water coastal habitats in the tropics and subtropics. The word is used in at least three senses: most broadly to refer to the habitat and entire plant assemblage or mangal, for which the terms mangrove swamp and mangrove forest are also used, to refer to all trees and...
 swamps.

The town of Inhambane existed in the 10th century, and was the southernmost port used by Arabs for slave
Slavery

Slavery is a form of forced labor where a person is compelled to Labor for another . Slaves are held against their will from the time of their capture, purchase, or birth, and are deprived of the right to leave, to refuse to work, or to receive Remuneration in return for their labor....
 trading. The region was visited by Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama

D. Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira was a Portugal in the Age of Discovery, one of the most successful in the European Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India....
 in 1498, who claimed Inhambane Bay for Portugal
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
. The Portuguese established a trading post at Inhambane in 1534.

The province is the second largest grower of cashew
Cashew

The cashew is a tree in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae. The plant is native to northeastern Brazil. Its English language name derives from the Portuguese language name for the fruit of the cashew tree, caju, which in turn derives from the indigenous Tupi language name, acaj?....
s (after Nampula
Nampula

Nampula is the capital city of Nampula Province in Mozambique.It has a population of 303,346 , making it the third largest city in Mozambique after Maputo and Beira, Mozambique....
), and also produces coconut
Coconut

The Coconut Palm is a member of the Family Arecaceae . It is the only species in the genus Cocos, and is a large palm, growing to 30 m tall, with pinnate leaf 4-6 m long, pinnae 60-90 cm long; old leaves break away cleanly leaving the trunk smooth....
 and citrus
Citrus

Citrus is a common term and genus of flowering plants in the family Rutaceae, originating in tropical and subtropical southeast regions of the world....
 fruit (inspiring Mozambique's most famous poet Craveirinha to write of "The Tasty Tangerines of Inhambane"). The long coastline supports much fishing
Fishing

Fishing is the activity of catching fish. Fishing techniques include Fish net, Fish trap, Spearfishing, angling and Gathering seafood by hand. The term fishing may be applied to catching other aquatic animals such as different types of shellfish, squid, octopus, turtles, Edible frog and some edible marine invertebrates....
. The Inhambane Bay area is of some interest for tourism
Tourism

Tourism is travel for recreational or leisure purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from...
, with a number of beaches, and one of the last remaining populations of dugong
Dugong

The dugong is a large marine mammal which, together with the manatees, is one of four living species of the order Sirenia. It is the only living representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae; its closest modern relative, Steller's Sea Cow , was hunted to extinction in the 18th century....
 in Mozambique.

Districts of Inhambane Province

  • Funhalouro District
    Funhalouro District

    Funhalouro District is a district of Inhambane Province in south-east Mozambique. Its principal town is Funhalouro. It has a population of 37.925 as of 2007....
  • Govuro District
    Govuro District

    Govuro District is a district of Inhambane Province in south-east Mozambique. Its principal town is Govuro. It has a population of 34.809 as of 2007....
  • Homoine District
    Homoine District

    Homoine District is a district of Inhambane Province in south-east Mozambique. Its principal town is Homoine. It has a population of 107.475 as of 2007....
  • Jangamo District
    Jangamo District

    Jangamo District is a district of Inhambane Province in south-east Mozambique. Its principal town is Jangamo. It has a population of 93.681 as of 2007....
  • Inharrime District
    Inharrime District

    Inharrime District is a district of Inhambane Province in south-east Mozambique. Its principal town is Inharrime. It has a population of 97.471 as of 2007....
  • Inhassoro District
    Inhassoro District

    Inhassoro District is a district of Inhambane Province in south-east Mozambique. It has a population of 48,537 as of 2007....
  • Mabote District
    Mabote District

    Mabote District is a district of Inhambane Province in south-east Mozambique. Its principal town is Mabote. It has a population of 45.101 as of 2007....
  • Massinga District
    Massinga District

    Massinga District is a district of Inhambane Province in south-east Mozambique. Its principal town is Massinga. It has a population of 184.531 as of 2007....
  • Morrumbene District
    Morrumbene District

    Morrumbene District is a district of Inhambane Province in south-east Mozambique. Its principal town is Morrumbene. It has a population of 124.471 as of 2007....
  • Panda District
    Panda District

    Panda District is a district of Inhambane Province in south-east Mozambique. Its principal town is Panda, Mozambique. It has a population of 47.946 as of 2007....
  • Vilankulo District
  • Zavala District
    Zavala District

    Zavala District is a district of Inhambane Province in south-east Mozambique. Its principal town is Zavala, Mozambique. It has a population of 139.616 as of 2007....


Cities of Inhambane Province

  • Inhambane
    Inhambane

    Inhambane is a town located in southern Mozambique, lying on Inhambane Bay, 470 km northeast of Maputo. It is the capital of the Inhambane Province and has according to the 2007 census has a population of 63,837, growing from the 1997 census of 54,157....
     provincial capital
  • Maxixe
    Maxixe, Mozambique

    Maxixe is the largest city and economic capital of the province of Inhambane Province, Mozambique. It is situated on the Indian Ocean at 23?52'S 35?23'E just south of the Tropic of Capricorn, in a bay opposite historic Inhambane City which can be reached by local ferries....
     largest population, and the province's economic capital


Stamps and postal history of Inhambane

As with several other districts of colonial Mozambique, the Portuguese government printed postage stamp
Postage stamp

A postage stamp is adhesive paper evidence of a fee paid for Mail services. Usually a small rectangle attached to an envelope, the stamp signifies the person sending it has fully or partly paid for delivery....
s specifically for Inhambane for several years. The first issue was for the 700th anniversary of St. Anthony of Padua
Anthony of Padua

Saint Anthony also venerated as Saint Anthony of Lisbon and Saint Anthony of Padua, is a Catholic saint who was born in Lisbon, Portugal, as Fernando Martins de Bulh?es to a wealthy family and who died in Padua, Italy....
 in 1895, the stamps being those of Mozambique overprint
Overprint

This article concerns overprints on stamps and currency, for the use of the term in printing see OverprintingAn overprint is the addition of text to the face of a postage stamp after it has been printed ....
ed "CENTENARIO / DE / S. ANTONIO / Inhambane / MDCCCXCV". This was followed up in 1903 by a regular set featuring a portrait of King Carlos and inscribed "IMHAMBANE". Between 1911 and 1917, revolution in Portugal resulted in a variety of "REPUBLICA" overprints. Subsequently Inhambane reverted to the use of the stamps of Mozambique.

Culture

Inhambane is famous for its music, in particular the timbila (xylophone ensemble) of the Chopi
Chopi

The Chopi are an ethnic group of Mozambique. They have traditionally lived primarily in the Zavala, Mozambique region of southern Mozambique, in the Inhambane Province....
 ethnic group.

See also

  • Chopi
    Chopi

    The Chopi are an ethnic group of Mozambique. They have traditionally lived primarily in the Zavala, Mozambique region of southern Mozambique, in the Inhambane Province....
  • Music of Mozambique
    Music of Mozambique

    Mozambique is a former Portugal colony, and its native folk musics have been highly influenced by Portuguese forms. The most popular style of modern dance music is marrabenta....