Cahora-Bassa District

Cahora-Bassa
Cahora-Bassa District on the map of Mozambique
Cahora-Bassa District on the map of Mozambique
CountryMozambique
ProvinceTete
CapitalChitima
Area
 • Total
8,712 km2 (3,364 sq mi)
Population
 (2007 census)
 • Total
89,956
 • Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)

Cahora-Bassa District is a district of Tete Province in western Mozambique. Its administrative center is the town of Chitima. The district is located in the southwest of the province, and borders Marávia District in the north, Chiuta District in the northeast, Changara District in the east, Zimbabwe in the south, and Magoé District in the west. The area of the district is 8,712 square kilometres (3,364 sq mi).[1] It has a population of 89,956 as of 2007.[2]

  1. ^ "Perfil do Distrito de Cahora Bassa" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ministry of State Administration. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  2. ^ "População da Provincia de Tete". Censo 2007 (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Estatística. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 20 March 2008.