Chokwe, Mozambique
Chokwe | |
|---|---|
 Chókwè Municipal Council Building | |
  Chokwe Location within Mozambique | |
| Coordinates: 24°31′31″S 33°0′31″E / 24.52528°S 33.00861°E | |
| Country |  Mozambique |
| Provinces | Gaza Province |
| Population (2007 census) | |
• Total | 53,062 |
Chokwé, previously known as Vila Trigo de Morais, is a rural town and capital of Chokwe District in the province of Gaza in Mozambique. It is located about 230 kilometres (140 mi) north of the capital city of Maputo. This agricultural town is noted for its tomatoes.[1][2] Local services are overseen by the town's Municipal Council.
Flooding
The town and its surroundings are vulnerable to flooding caused by the rising waters of the Limpopo River.
In 2013, the city "was devastated" by the flooding river. Many of its residents were evacuated to the Chiaquelane accommodation center.[3][4][5] Oxfam UK has noted that blockages in drainage channels also exacerbate the impact of river floods, and reported in 2026 on a community project aimed at removing and recycling materials which were blocking the town's main drainage channel.[6]
Demographics
| Year | Population[7] |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 51,635 |
| 2008 | 61,666 |
| 2013 | 70,000 (est.)[5] |
Transport
Chokwe is served by a station on the southern line of Mozambique Railways.
See also
References
- ↑ Quist-Arcton, Ofeibea (Aug 8, 2000). "Mozambique: Snapshot Of A Nation Rebuilding Its Dreams". Retrieved Mar 21, 2019 – via AllAfrica.
- ↑ Timberlake, J., Livestock production systems in Chokwe, southern Mozambique Archived 2019-02-20 at the Wayback Machine, UNDP/FAO, Land and Water Department, National Agronomic Research Institute (INIA) in Maputo
- ↑ "Stewart Sukuma, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, visits flood victims in Mozambique". UNICEF Mozambique - Voices. 2013-01-27. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
- ↑ "Fleeing the Floods in Mozambique". UNICEF USA Blog. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
- 1 2 "Visiting Chiaquelane's Medical Tent - Mozambique". ReliefWeb. 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
- ↑ Oxfam UK, "This project has transformed our Community" in VOICES, Spring/Summer 2026, pages 4-5
- ↑ "Mozambique: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 2008-06-18.