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Inhambane Province

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located on the coast in the southern part of the country. It has an area of 68,615 km and a population of 1,488,676 (2017 census). The provincial capital is also called
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The climate is tropical throughout, more humid along the coast and dryer inland. The coast has a number of
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The town of Inhambane existed in the 10th century, and was the southernmost port used by
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to write of "The Tasty Tangerines of Inhambane"). The long coastline supports much
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in the Indian Ocean, in the northeast of the province, as well as the
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Imhambane Province is divided into the 12 districts of:
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largest population, and the province's economic capital
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Inhambane is famous for its music, in particular the
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Province

Inhambane, Province of Mozambique
Country
Mozambique
Capital
Inhambane
Area code
HDI
5th of 11
www.inhambane.gov.mz
[iɲɐ̃ˈbani]
province
Mozambique
Inhambane
mangrove
Arabs
slave
Vasco da Gama
Portugal
cashews
Nampula
coconut
citrus
Craveirinha
fishing
tourism
dugong
Funhalouro District
Govuro District

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