Cabo Delgado Province

Cabo Delgado is the northernmost province of Mozambique.

Geography

Cabo Delgado has an area of about 82,625 km ². The province is located in the northeast of Mozambique to the Mozambique Channel. To the west lies the province of Niassa, Nampula Province, the south and north borders the Cabo Delgado in the neighboring country of Tanzania. Border river is the Rovuma here. Provincial capital Pemba is with about 120,000 inhabitants. Named the Province is situated on the northeastern tip of her cape Delgado (Portuguese Cabo Delgado ), the northernmost point of Mozambique.

For the province also includes the Quirimbas Archipelago. Capital of the island group is Vila do Ibo, on the island of the same name.

Cabo Delgado is divided into 16 districts:

• Ancuabe
• Balama
• Chiúre
• Ibo
• Macomia
• Mecúfi
• Meluco
• Mocimboa da Praia
• Montepuez
• Mueda
• Muidumbe
• Namuno
• Nangade
• Palma
• Pemba Metuge
• Quissanga

Population

2007, there were 1,606,568 residents in Cabo Delgado. They belong to the majority ethnic groups of the Makua and Makonde.

History

Since the 14th century, a trading center is detected in Pemba. The Portuguese were talking here from the 17th century a small settlement, but in 1904 moved the Companhia do Niassa ( Njassagesellschaft ) headquartered here.

1843 rebelled peoples in Pemba against Portuguese rule, which they were obliged to pay tribute.

After the First World War, the Kionga Triangle was separated on the coast from the former German East Africa and (modern Mozambique) connected to the colony of Portuguese East Africa.

From 1761 to 1929 Ibo was the capital of the province of Cabo Delgado, which was then to Porto Amélia, today Pemba, misplaced.

After Tanzania became independent in 1962, operated the independence movement FRELIMO from there in Cabo Delgado.

Economy

The Quirimbas are a popular destination for tourists. Pemba has an international airport.