Cahora-Bassa District

Cahora-Bassa District is a district of Tete Province in western Mozambique.

With a surface of 8,712 km² and a population estimated, in 2005, of 74,931 inhabitants, the district of Cahora Bassa has a population density of 8.5 inhabitants/km². The population is young (48% below 15 years of age) and mainly rural (79%).

Climate

The climate is predominantly hot semi-arid modified locally by altitude, with two distinct seasons, the rainy season (very short) and the dry season (very long). The average annual precipitation is about 635 mm, while annual potential evapotranspiration is about 1623 mm. Most rainfall occurs mainly in the period between December and February, varying significantly in quantitade and distribution from year to year. The average annual temperature is 26°C.

Districts of Mozambique by province

Capital: Maputo

Cabo Delgado	Ancuabe Balama Chiúre Ibo Macomia Mecúfi Meluco Mocímboa da Praia Montepuez Mueda Muidumbe Namuno Nangade Palma Pemba-Metuge Quissanga

Gaza	Bilene Macia Chibuto Chicualacuala Chigubo Chókwè Guijá Mabalane Manjacaze Massangena Massingir Xai-Xai

Inhambane	Funhalouro Govuro Homoine Inharrime Inhassoro Jangamo Mabote Massinga Morrumbene Panda Vilanculos Zavala

Manica	Báruè Gondola Guro Machaze Macossa Manica Mossurize Sussundenga Tambara

Maputo	Boane Magude Manhiça Marracuene Matutuíne Moamba Namaacha

Nampula	Angoche Eráti Lalaua Malema Meconta Mecubúri Memba Mogincual Mogovolas Moma Monapo Mossuril Muecate Murrupula Nacala-a-Velha Nacarôa Nampula Ribáuè

Niassa	Cuamba Lago Lichinga Majune Mandimba Marrupa Maúa Mavago Mecanhelas Mecula Metarica Muembe N'gauma Nipepe Sanga

Sofala	Buzi Caia Chemba Cheringoma Chibabava Dondo Gorongosa Marromeu Machanga Maringué Muanza Nhamatanda

Tete	Angónia Cahora-Bassa Changara Chifunde Chiuta Macanga Magoé Marávia Moatize Mutarara Tsangano Zumbo

Zambezia	Alto Molocue Chinde Gilé Gurué Ile Inhassunge Lugela Maganja da Costa Milange Mocuba Mopeia Morrumbala Namacurra Namarroi Nicoadala Pebane

Coordinates: 15°35′13″S 32°51′25″E / 15.587°S 32.857°E / -15.587; 32.857

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Cahora-Bassa District

Climate

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