Buzi District
Geography
The principle river of the district is the Buzi River, which has its mouth inside the district.
According to the Köppen climate classification, the district is in two climate zones, tropical wet and dry or savanna (aw) and sub-tropical humid (cw).
History
Since the 15th century, the area belonged to the Kingdom of Mutapa and was periodically subject to civil wars. In the 19th century, the interior was part of the Rozwi Empire. The coast was controlled by Arabs, and since the 16th century by the Portuguese. Nova Sofala was founded in 1505. Buzi District was established in 1931, its administrative center was initially located in Nova Sofala.
Demographics
As of 2005, 45% of the population of the district was younger than 15 years. 29% did speak Portuguese. The most common mothertongue is Cindau. 75% were analphabetic, mostly women.
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into three postos, Búzi (three localities), Estaquinha (two localities), and Sofala (two localities, including Nova Sofala).
Economy
1% of the households in the district have access to electricity.
Agriculture
In the district, there are 27,000 farms which have on average 1.3 hectares (0.0050 sq mi) of land. The main agricultural products are corn, cassava, cowpea, peanut, sweet potato, and rice.
Transportation
There is a road network in the district which is 330 kilometres (210 mi) long.
References
- ^ "Perfil do Distrito do Buzi" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ministry of State Administration. 2005. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "População da Provincia de Sofala". Censo 2007 (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Estatística. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 20 March 2008.