Official Name: | Lugela District |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map: | Mozambique |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 200 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Zambezia Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
Subdivision Name2: | Lugela |
Area Total Km2: | 6001 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Total: | 133439 |
Iso Code: | MZ |
Area Code Type: | Area Code & Prefix |
Timezone: | CAT |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Coordinates: | -15.3167°N 47°W |
Lugela District is a district of Zambezia Province in Mozambique. It covers 6110 km2 with 133.439 inhabitants in 2005. Its seat is the town of Lugela.
The district is inhabited mostly by the ethnic group of Manhauas and Emanhua is the most spoken language.
Lugela District borders in the north with the Namarroi District from which it is separated by the Lú River. In the south it separated from the Mocuba District by the Lugela River and Licungo River. In the east it borders to the Ile District and in the west with Milange District.
Its highest peak is Mount Mabu that culminates to 1,700 m.