Chiure Explained

Official Name:Chiure
Pushpin Map:Mozambique
Pushpin Mapsize:240
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mozambique
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ancuabe District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:Central Africa Time
Utc Offset:+2
Coordinates:-13.3825°N 39.7817°W

Chiure or Chiure Novo is a town in Chiure District in Cabo Delgado Province in northeastern Mozambique.[1]

It is the capital of Chiure District.The District has the highest population of all Districts in Cabo Delgado province.Construction of a district hospital was completed in 2009.

The local population is predominantly Makua. Portuguese is widely spoken in the district Capital as it is the official language of Mozambique, but in outlying towns and villages Emakua may be the only spoken language.

References

Republica de Mocambique, Ministerio da Administracao Estatal, Perfil do Distrito de Chiure, 2005https://web.archive.org/web/20120610054454/http://www.portaldogoverno.gov.mz/Informacao/distritos/cdelgado/Chiure.pdf

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NGA GeoName Database . . 2008-06-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080608190852/http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/geonames4.asp . 2008-06-08 . dead .