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in the west. In the east, the district is bounded by the Indian Ocean. The area of the district is 7,458 square kilometres (2,880 sq mi). In terms of the area, this is the biggest district of
Inhambane Province. It has a population of 184,531 as of 2007.
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The climate is tropical arid in the interior, with the annual rainfall varying between 650 millimetres (26 in) and 750 millimetres (30 in), and tropical humid at the coast, with the annual rainfall being 1,200 millimetres (47 in).
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16:District in Inhambane, Mozambique
297:"Perfil do Distrito de Massinga"
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150:Morrumbene District
146:Vilanculos District
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187:Inhambane District
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142:Inhassoro District
130:Inhambane Province
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684:Sussundenga
388:by province
241:Agriculture
1219:Categories
1192:35°22′55″E
1189:23°19′55″S
1152:Morrumbala
1122:Inhassunge
1001:Nhamatanda
961:Cheringoma
898:Mecanhelas
722:Marracuene
626:Vilanculos
616:Morrumbene
576:Funhalouro
548:Massangena
333:Censo 2007
313:22 October
266:References
223:Portuguese
134:Mozambique
99:Population
56:Mozambique
1167:Nicoadala
1157:Namacurra
976:Gorongosa
966:Chibabava
820:Murrupula
795:Mogovolas
790:Mogincual
727:Matutuíne
679:Mossurize
596:Inhassoro
591:Inharrime
568:Inhambane
553:Massingir
543:Manjacaze
490:Quissanga
455:Montepuez
395:Capital:
177:In 1894,
161:Geography
68:Inhambane
1162:Namarroi
1089:Zambezia
1074:Tsangano
1069:Mutarara
1034:Chifunde
1029:Changara
991:Maringué
986:Machanga
981:Marromeu
908:Metarica
878:Mandimba
868:Lichinga
810:Mossuril
780:Mecubúri
737:Namaacha
611:Massinga
538:Mabalane
465:Muidumbe
343:20 March
207:Massinga
138:Massinga
126:district
80:Massinga
63:Province
31:District
23:Massinga
1137:Milange
1064:Moatize
1059:Marávia
1049:Macanga
1019:Angónia
918:N'gauma
883:Marrupa
835:Nampula
830:Nacarôa
815:Muecate
775:Meconta
755:Angoche
747:Nampula
717:Manhiça
689:Tambara
669:Macossa
664:Machaze
654:Gondola
601:Jangamo
586:Homoine
558:Xai-Xai
523:Chigubo
513:Chibuto
475:Nangade
435:Macomia
415:Ancuabe
247:cassava
233:Economy
211:Chicomo
173:History
107:184,531
75:Capital
51:Country
1172:Pebane
1147:Mopeia
1142:Mocuba
1127:Lugela
1102:Chinde
1039:Chiuta
996:Muanza
956:Chemba
938:Sofala
923:Nipepe
913:Muembe
903:Mecula
893:Mavago
873:Majune
858:Cuamba
850:Niassa
840:Ribáuè
805:Monapo
770:Malema
765:Lalaua
732:Moamba
712:Magude
699:Maputo
674:Manica
641:Manica
631:Zavala
606:Mabote
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528:Chókwè
470:Namuno
445:Meluco
440:Mecúfi
425:Chiúre
420:Balama
398:Maputo
251:cowpea
203:postos
1112:Gurué
1079:Zumbo
1054:Magoé
971:Dondo
928:Sanga
785:Memba
760:Eráti
707:Boane
649:Báruè
621:Panda
533:Guijá
480:Palma
460:Mueda
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1107:Gilé
1011:Tete
951:Caia
946:Buzi
888:Maúa
863:Lago
800:Moma
659:Guro
500:Gaza
345:2008
315:2016
86:Area
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1044:Doa
430:Ibo
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