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Sofala is a
province||Mozambique is divided into 10 provinces and 1 capital city with provincial status:#Cabo Delgado Province#Gaza Province#Inhambane Province#Manica Province#Maputo City#Maputo Province#Nampula Province#Niassa Province...
of
MozambiqueMozambique, 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...
. It has an area of 68,018 km² and a population of 1.676.131 (2006). Beira is the capital of the province. The province is named for the ruined port of
SofalaSofala, at present known as Nova Sofala, used to be the chief seaport of the Monomotapa Kingdom, whose capital was at Mount Fura. It is located on the Sofala Bank in Sofala Province of Mozambique.-History:...
.
Districts
Districts of Sofala Province include:
- Buzi District
Buzi District is a district of Sofala Province in Mozambique. The principal town isBuzi.-Further reading:*...
- Caia District
Caia District is a district of Sofala Province in Mozambique. The principal town isCaia.-Further reading:*...
- Chemba District
Chemba District is a district of Sofala Province in Mozambique. The principal town isChemba.-Further reading:*...
- Cheringoma District
Cheringoma District is a district of Sofala Province in Mozambique. The principal town isCheringoma.-Further reading:*...
- Chibabava District
Chibabava District is a district of Sofala Province in Mozambique. The principal town isChibabava.-History of Chibabava:In the area which is today known as Chibabava, there lived a man whom the Portuguese found when they first arrived. The man's name was "Chibhabha", and he was the chief of the area...
- Dondo District
Dondo District is a district of Sofala Province in Mozambique. The principal town isDondo.-Further reading:*...
- Gorongosa District
Gorongosa District is a district of Sofala Province in Mozambique. The principal town isGorongosa and the district is dominated by the Gorongosa National Park.-Further reading:*...
- Marromeu District
Marromeu District is a district of Sofala Province in Mozambique. The principal town isMarromeu.-Further reading:*...
- Machanga District
Machanga District is a district of Sofala Province in Mozambique. The principal town isMachanga.-Further reading:*...
- Maringué District
Maringué District is a district of Sofala Province in Mozambique. The principal town isMaringué.-Further reading:*...
- Muanza District
Muanza District is a district of Sofala Province in Mozambique. The principal town isMuanza.-Further reading:*...
- Nhamatanda District
Nhamatanda District is a district of Sofala Province in Mozambique. The principal town isNhamatanda.-Further reading:*...
External links
Province of Sofala official site