Not to be confused with the village in Cabo Delgado or the separatist efforts to form Zambesia.
Province of Mozambique
Province in Mozambique
Zambezia
Zambézia(Portuguese)
Province
Zambezia, Province of Mozambique
Country
Mozambique
Capital
Quelimane
Area
• Total
103,478 km2 (39,953 sq mi)
Population
(2017 census)
• Total
5,110,787
• Density
49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+2 (CAT)
Postal code
24xx
Area code
(+258) 24
HDI (2019)
0.426[1] low · 9th of 11
Website
www.zambezia.gov.mz
Zambezia (Portuguese: Zambézia[zɐ̃ˈbɛzjɐ]) is the second most-populous province of Mozambique, located in the central coastal region south-west of Nampula Province and north-east of Sofala Province. It has a population of 5.11 million, according to the 2017 census.[2] The provincial capital is Quelimane.
Zambezia has a total area of 103,478 km2. The 2,574 kilometre Zambezi River runs through Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique before emptying into the Indian Ocean off the coast of Zambezia. Mangroves are predominant along the coast and five of the 10 islands archipelago are offshore of the region. Considerable forests can be found inland, with a scattering of estuaries and rivers.
Zambezia's islands lie in the Primeiras e Segundas Environmental Protection Area. This string of islands is split into the Primeiras Islands and Segundas Islands (First Islands and Second Islands in Portuguese) and are largely uninhabited, aside from providing a stop-off for local artisanal fishers.[3] At present, only Ilha do Fogo, one of the Primeiras Islands, has infrastructure. It runs solely on clean energy, using solar power, and offers ecotourism retreats.[4]
Drone footage of Ilha do Fogo, Zambezia, showing the island's solar plant.
Agricultural products include rice, maize, cassava, cashews, sugarcane, soybeans, coconuts, citrus, cotton, and tea. The country's largest tea estates are at Gurúè, while Lioma is a centre of soybean production.[5] Fishing is especially productive of shrimp, and gemstones are mined at several sites.
Vasco da Gama landed at the site of Quelimane in 1498. Shortly after, the Portuguese established a permanent presence, and many moved up the Zambezi into the interior, for many years the farthest inland European presence (although over time there was much intermarrying, and few residents were of purely Portuguese descent).
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