Manica Province

province of Mozambique

19°30′S 33°15′E / 19.500°S 33.250°E / -19.500; 33.250

Manica
Looking down from Mount Zembe
Looking down from Mount Zembe
Manica, Province of Mozambique
Manica, Province of Mozambique
CountryMozambique
CapitalChimoio
Area
 • Total62,272 km2 (24,043 sq mi)
Highest elevation
2,436 m (7,992 ft)
Population
 (2017 census)
 • Total1,945,994
 • Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)
 [1]
Postal code
22xx
Area code(+258) 251
Websitewww.manica.gov.mz

Manica is a province of Mozambique. The capital city is Chimoio.

The Save River creates the southern border. There is also the Zambezi river in the northeast. The highest mountain in Mozambique, Mount Binga (2436 m), is in this province[2] near the border with Zimbabwe.

Districts

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Manica Province is divided into 12 districts:

References

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  1. "Estatísticas do Distrito de Bárue. Instituto Nacional de Estatística. Ano 2008" [Statistics District Bárue. National Institute of Statistics. year 2008] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Government of Mozambique. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  2. Briggs 2014, p. 221.