Mozambique Districts

Districts of Mozambique

Mozambique is divided into ten provinces and one city (Maputo City). These are in turn subdivided into districts. Here is a list of the districts of Mozambique as of the census of 2007-08-01.

District	HASC	CG	Pop-2007	Pop-1997
Alto Molocué	`MZ.ZA.AM`	`0402`	275,155	185,224
Ancuabe	`MZ.CD.AN`	`0202`	124,278	87,243
Angoche	`MZ.NM.AN`	`0302`	283,520	228,526
Angónia	`MZ.TE.AN`	`0502`	303,127	247,999
Balama	`MZ.CD.BA`	`0203`	150,481	98,653
Barué	`MZ.MN.BA`	`0602`	139,664	81,002
Bilene-Macia	`MZ.GA.BM`	`0902`	152,542	133,173
Boane	`MZ.MP.BO`	`1002`	104,128	56,703
Buzi	`MZ.SO.BU`	`0702`	163,714	143,152
Cahora-Bassa	`MZ.TE.CB`	`0503`	87,784	57,675
Caia	`MZ.SO.CA`	`0703`	118,597	86,001
Changara	`MZ.TE.CG`	`0504`	158,779	119,551
Chemba	`MZ.SO.CM`	`0704`	65,660	49,634
Cheringoma	`MZ.SO.CR`	`0705`	34,872	20,795
Chibabava	`MZ.SO.CB`	`0706`	104,620	72,273
Chibuto	`MZ.GA.CB`	`0903`	192,927	164,791
Chicualacuala	`MZ.GA.CC`	`0904`	39,164	33,284
Chifunde	`MZ.TE.CF`	`0505`	101,389	48,498
Chigubo	`MZ.GA.CG`	`0905`	20,810	13,405
Chinde	`MZ.ZA.CH`	`0403`	121,339	129,115
Chiúre	`MZ.CD.CH`	`0204`	286,406	185,618
Chiuta	`MZ.TE.CT`	`0506`	76,458	50,372
Chókwè	`MZ.GA.CK`	`0906`	184,777	173,277
Cidade da Matola	`MZ.MP.MC`	`1001`	682,691	424,662
Cidade de Beira	`MZ.SO.BC`	`0701`	443,369	397,368
Cidade de Chimoio	`MZ.MN.CC`	`0601`	241,827	171,056
Cidade de Inhambane	`MZ.IN.IC`	`0801`	66,887	52,370
Cidade de Lichinga	`MZ.NS.LC`	`0101`	147,475	85,758
Cidade de Maxixe	`MZ.IN.MC`	`0810`	111,771	93,985
Cidade de Nacala-Porto	`MZ.NM.NP`	`0317`	211,915	158,248
Cidade de Nampula	`MZ.NM.NC`	`0301`	483,572	303,346
Cidade de Pemba	`MZ.CD.PC`	`0201`	341,049	84,897
Cidade de Quelimane	`MZ.ZA.QC`	`0401`	195,758	150,116
Cidade de Tete	`MZ.TE.TC`	`0501`	158,000	101,984
Cidade de Xai-Xai	`MZ.GA.XC`	`0901`	116,530	99,442
Cuamba	`MZ.NS.CU`	`0102`	191,642	126,380
Dondo	`MZ.SO.DO`	`0707`	144,694	117,719
Funhalouro	`MZ.IN.FU`	`0802`	38,799	30,321
Gilé	`MZ.ZA.GI`	`0404`	171,091	126,988
Gondola	`MZ.MN.GO`	`0603`	263,454	184,629
Gorongosa	`MZ.SO.GO`	`0708`	120,063	77,877
Govuro	`MZ.IN.GO`	`0803`	35,371	29,031
Guijá	`MZ.GA.GU`	`0907`	75,716	57,217
Guro	`MZ.MN.GU`	`0604`	69,622	45,680
Gurué	`MZ.ZA.GU`	`0405`	301,034	197,179
Homoine	`MZ.IN.HO`	`0804`	110,495	92,796
Ibo	`MZ.CD.IB`	`0205`	16,384	7,061
Ile	`MZ.ZA.IL`	`0406`	293,054	224,167
Ilha de Moçambique	`MZ.NM.IM`	`0304`	49,360	42,407
Inharrime	`MZ.IN.IR`	`0805`	100,379	76,518
Inhassoro	`MZ.IN.IS`	`0806`	49,426	43,406
Inhassunge	`MZ.ZA.IN`	`0407`	92,250	87,396
Jangamo	`MZ.IN.JA`	`0807`	95,792	81,210
KaMavota	`MZ.MC.DQ`	`1104`	297,657	228,244
KaMaxakeni	`MZ.MC.DT`	`1103`	227,290	210,551
KaMpfumu	`MZ.MC.KP`	`1101`	109,920	154,284
KaMubukwana	`MZ.MC.DC`	`1105`	294,967	211,008
KaNhlamankulu	`MZ.MC.DD`	`1102`	156,836	162,750
KaNyaca	`MZ.MC.KY`	`1107`	5,300
KaTembe	`MZ.MC.KT`	`1106`	19,668
Lago	`MZ.NS.LA`	`0103`	86,166	55,892
Lalaua	`MZ.NM.LA`	`0305`	75,360	55,912
Lichinga	`MZ.NS.LI`	`0104`	98,481	62,802
Lugela	`MZ.ZA.LU`	`0408`	136,978	106,770
Mabalane	`MZ.GA.MB`	`0908`	32,252	25,464
Mabote	`MZ.IN.MB`	`0808`	45,884	39,661
Macanga	`MZ.TE.MC`	`0507`	112,016	46,515
Machanga	`MZ.SO.MC`	`0709`	53,291	44,784
Machaze	`MZ.MN.MZ`	`0605`	104,814	75,804
Macomia	`MZ.CD.MA`	`0206`	105,027	69,973
Macossa	`MZ.MN.MS`	`0606`	27,636	13,969
Maganja da Costa	`MZ.ZA.MC`	`0409`	280,000	229,230
Magoe	`MZ.TE.MG`	`0508`	69,730	39,304
Magude	`MZ.MP.MG`	`1003`	54,195	42,788
Majune	`MZ.NS.MJ`	`0105`	30,807	20,571
Malema	`MZ.NM.MA`	`0306`	169,079	128,732
Mandimba	`MZ.NS.MN`	`0106`	138,535	84,011
Manhiça	`MZ.MP.MN`	`1004`	160,096	130,351
Manica	`MZ.MN.MN`	`0607`	219,346	155,731
Manjacaze	`MZ.GA.MJ`	`0909`	166,188	161,147
Maravia	`MZ.TE.MR`	`0509`	84,007	53,031
Maringue	`MZ.SO.MG`	`0710`	77,097	56,654
Marracuene	`MZ.MP.MR`	`1005`	86,177	41,677
Marromeu	`MZ.SO.MM`	`0711`	120,645	69,895
Marrupa	`MZ.NS.MR`	`0107`	55,664	40,199
Massangena	`MZ.GA.MS`	`0910`	15,878	13,300
Massinga	`MZ.IN.MS`	`0809`	191,260	186,650
Massingir	`MZ.GA.MG`	`0911`	28,862	22,284
Matutuíne	`MZ.MP.MT`	`1006`	37,939	35,161
Maúa	`MZ.NS.MU`	`0108`	51,256	38,390
Mavago	`MZ.NS.MV`	`0109`	20,977	12,381
Mecanhelas	`MZ.NS.MS`	`0110`	162,280	76,311
Meconta	`MZ.NM.MC`	`0307`	158,720	123,097
Mecuburi	`MZ.NM.MB`	`0308`	159,488	118,726
Mecufi	`MZ.CD.MC`	`0207`	48,976	35,644
Mecula	`MZ.NS.MC`	`0111`	14,299	10,972
Meluco	`MZ.CD.ML`	`0208`	25,420	23,912
Memba	`MZ.NM.MM`	`0309`	235,635	188,992
Metarica	`MZ.NS.MT`	`0112`	30,389	20,430
Milange	`MZ.ZA.ML`	`0410`	503,563	335,728
Moamba	`MZ.MP.MO`	`1007`	57,568	43,396
Moatize	`MZ.TE.MT`	`0510`	217,609	109,103
Mocimboa da Praia	`MZ.CD.MP`	`0209`	137,959	75,001
Mocuba	`MZ.ZA.MB`	`0411`	303,973	214,748
Mogincual	`MZ.NM.MG`	`0310`	133,120	92,320
Mogovolas	`MZ.NM.MV`	`0311`	272,763	182,184
Moma	`MZ.NM.MO`	`0312`	318,461	238,655
Monapo	`MZ.NM.MN`	`0313`	311,585	226,968
Montepuez	`MZ.CD.MN`	`0210`	271,705	149,181
Mopeia	`MZ.ZA.MP`	`0412`	116,345	71,535
Morrumbala	`MZ.ZA.MR`	`0413`	362,481	243,751
Morrumbene	`MZ.IN.MO`	`0811`	127,633	110,817
Mossuril	`MZ.NM.MS`	`0314`	119,223	89,457
Mossurize	`MZ.MN.MO`	`0608`	198,094	122,244
Muanza	`MZ.SO.MU`	`0712`	25,840	15,308
Muecate	`MZ.NM.MU`	`0315`	96,215	69,619
Mueda	`MZ.CD.MD`	`0211`	144,086	98,654
Muembe	`MZ.NS.MM`	`0113`	29,701	18,680
Muidumbe	`MZ.CD.MB`	`0212`	76,174	63,820
Murrupula	`MZ.NM.MR`	`0316`	143,761	101,745
Mutarara	`MZ.TE.MU`	`0511`	209,817	130,743
Nacala-Velha	`MZ.NM.NV`	`0318`	90,991	77,918
Nacaroa	`MZ.NM.NR`	`0319`	109,554	82,766
Namaacha	`MZ.MP.NA`	`1008`	42,694	31,441
Namacurra	`MZ.ZA.NC`	`0414`	188,322	160,879
Namapa-Erati	`MZ.NM.NE`	`0303`	263,146	210,239
Namarrói	`MZ.ZA.NR`	`0415`	127,345	95,257
Namuno	`MZ.CD.NM`	`0213`	230,891	138,229
Nangade	`MZ.CD.NG`	`0214`	74,304	50,483
N'gauma	`MZ.NS.NG`	`0114`	66,298	33,721
Nhamatanda	`MZ.SO.NH`	`0713`	213,200	137,930
Nicoadala	`MZ.ZA.NI`	`0416`	234,475	198,451
Nipepe	`MZ.NS.NI`	`0115`	31,146	25,564
Palma	`MZ.CD.PA`	`0215`	50,594	42,182
Panda	`MZ.IN.PA`	`0812`	49,061	46,539
Pebane	`MZ.ZA.PE`	`0417`	187,289	135,275
Pemba-Metuge	`MZ.CD.PM`	`0216`	103,660	42,935
Quissanga	`MZ.CD.QU`	`0217`	39,149	34,328
Rapale-Nampula	`MZ.NM.RN`	`0320`	208,466	127,681
Ribaue	`MZ.NM.RI`	`0321`	190,721	128,209
Sanga	`MZ.NS.SA`	`0116`	58,282	44,225
Sussundenga	`MZ.MN.SU`	`0609`	131,347	92,622
Tambara	`MZ.MN.TA`	`0610`	42,581	31,471
Tsangano	`MZ.TE.TS`	`0512`	171,686	106,557
Vilankulo	`MZ.IN.VI`	`0813`	139,295	113,045
Xai-Xai	`MZ.GA.XX`	`0912`	210,638	165,596
Zavala	`MZ.IN.ZA`	`0814`	142,765	126,730
Zumbo	`MZ.TE.ZU`	`0513`	57,084	33,272
HASC: Hierarchical administrative subdivision codes. The middle two letters identify the province. For key, see the Provinces of Mozambique page. CG: Códigos Geográficos (geographic codes) defined by the Instituto Nacional de Estatística of Mozambique. The first two digits identify the province. Pop-2007: 2007-08-01 census (source [2]). Pop-1997: 1997-08-01 census.

Change history:

1986: According to source [1], Mozambique Island district in Nampula and Quelimane district in Zambezia were abolished. (Others may have been, too.)
~2002: KaTembe and KaNyaca split from KaMpfumu (former HASC code MZ.MC.DU).
2013-03-21: Source [1] says that thirteen new districts were formed. They were, in Manica province, Macate and Vanduzi districts; in Nampula province, Mozambique Island, Lurde, and Liupo districts; in Tete province, Doa and Marara districts; in Zambezia province, Derre, Luabo, Mocubela, Mulevala, Mulombo, and Quelimane districts. However, Mozambique Island is the same as Ilha de Moçambique, which was listed as a district in both the 1997 and the 2007 census.

Other names of subdivisions:

Accents are often omitted. Distrito Municipal is also called Distrito Urbano.

Gorongosa: Gorongoza (variant)
KaMavota: Distrito Municipal No. 4 (variant)
KaMaxakeni: Distrito Municipal No. 3 (variant)
KaMpfumu: Distrito Municipal No. 1 (variant)
KaMubukwana: Distrito Municipal No. 5 (variant)
KaNhlamankulu: Distrito Municipal No. 2 (variant)
KaNyaca: Distrito Municipal No. 7 (variant)
KaTembe: Distrito Municipal No. 6 (variant)
Manjacaze: Mandlacaze (variant)
Mogincual: Mongicual (variant)
Namarrói: Namaroi (variant)
Rapale-Nampula: Nampula-Rapale (variant)

Sources:

[1] Mozambique: Bill Creating New Districts Passed . AllAfrica online newspaper, citing Agencia de Informaçao de Mocambique (Maputo) (dated 2013-03-21, retrieved 2014-10-16).
[2] "Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação 2007 / Indicadores Socio-Demográficos Distritais" from Mozambique Data Portal, Documents , one for each province (retrieved 2014-10-16.)
[3] Maps of the districts of Mozambique by section: Gaza, Inhambane, Maputo ; Cabo Delgado, Nampula, Niassa, Zambezia ; and Manica, Sofala, Tete .

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