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16:Capital of Niassa Province, Mozambique
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19:Place in Niassa Province, Mozambique
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328:Köppen climate classification
38:Municipal Council of Lichinga
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320:subtropical highland climate
158:1,398 m (4,587 ft)
810:Average precipitation days
596:Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
456:Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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1104:www.niassatourism.com
94:13.31278°S 35.24056°E
386:Record high °C (°F)
176: • Density
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666:Record low °C (°F)
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1057:2017 census
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1041:1997 census
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1015:Demographics
740:mm (inches)
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1176:January 26,
1036:Population
239:Vila Cabral
235:Lake Niassa
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1366:Categories
1279:Mozambique
1275:Provincial
1221:35°14′00″E
1218:13°19′00″S
1201:2008-06-18
1124:2023-04-08
1091:References
1021:Yao people
999:Source 1:
812:(≥ 1.0 mm)
284:Portuguese
227:Mozambique
163:Population
124:Mozambique
85:35°14′26″E
82:13°18′46″S
1310:Inhambane
1151:April 19,
1075:from the
1067:Transport
308:civil war
185:Time zone
155:Elevation
131:Provinces
1340:Zambezia
1060:213,361
1052:142,331
952:Percent
947:2,380.1
857:Average
805:(44.57)
736:Average
289:forestry
251:Tanzania
215:Lichinga
63:Lichinga
26:Lichinga
1320:Nampula
1044:85,758
803:1,132.1
800:(9.24)
795:(4.06)
790:(0.76)
785:(0.13)
780:(0.04)
775:(0.14)
770:(0.11)
765:(0.97)
760:(3.62)
755:(7.92)
750:(8.82)
745:(8.76)
731:(33.8)
726:(50.9)
721:(48.0)
716:(47.3)
711:(43.9)
706:(35.2)
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696:(36.9)
691:(35.4)
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676:(51.8)
671:(50.7)
661:(56.5)
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636:(50.5)
631:(48.9)
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616:(58.3)
611:(60.4)
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591:(65.1)
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541:(66.9)
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431:(87.8)
426:(85.6)
421:(84.2)
416:(80.6)
411:(90.3)
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396:(86.4)
391:(86.9)
314:Climate
257:History
202:Climate
171:213,361
111:Country
1330:Sofala
1325:Niassa
1315:Manica
1295:Matola
944:139.5
941:201.0
938:279.0
935:246.0
932:241.8
929:213.9
926:222.0
923:232.5
920:183.0
917:161.2
914:130.0
911:130.2
342:Month
121:
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1081:chapa
1033:Year
852:98.6
849:17.8
822:17.8
819:16.9
816:19.4
798:234.6
793:103.0
753:201.2
748:224.1
743:222.5
381:Year
272:Makua
190:UTC+2
1335:Tete
1305:Gaza
1178:2023
1153:2017
861:(%)
846:9.1
843:2.6
840:0.6
837:0.2
834:0.9
831:0.7
828:2.8
825:9.8
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763:24.6
758:91.9
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659:13.6
654:16.1
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644:14.8
639:12.4
634:10.3
619:12.1
614:14.6
609:15.8
604:16.1
599:16.1
589:18.4
584:19.8
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574:20.7
569:18.7
564:16.2
559:14.7
554:15.0
549:16.9
544:18.6
539:19.4
534:19.8
529:19.6
519:23.9
514:24.9
509:26.6
504:27.1
499:25.1
494:22.2
489:20.4
484:21.0
479:22.6
474:23.8
469:24.5
464:24.6
459:24.5
449:36.4
444:32.0
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434:36.4
429:31.0
424:29.8
419:29.0
414:27.0
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366:Aug
363:Jul
360:Jun
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351:Mar
348:Feb
345:Jan
293:pine
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142:Area
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689:1.9
684:7.8
679:9.0
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324:Cwb
268:Yao
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207:Cwb
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