Chinde
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Chinde is a town of Mozambique
, and a port for the Zambezi valley. It is located on the Chinde River
, and is an important fishing center. It exports copra
and sugar
, and had a population of 16,500 in 1980. Chinde lies in Chinde District
of Zambezia Province
.
was an important trading centre under British Central Africa
in the 1890s. It served as a point for trade between Zambesia and Nyassaland. In 1889 its location on the Chinde River
in the Zambezi
delta saw potential for growth, and in 1891 Chinde replaced Conceicao
as a point of trading.
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
, and a port for the Zambezi valley. It is located on the Chinde River
Chinde River
The Chinde River is a distributary of the Zambezi river delta in Mozambique. The town of Chinde is located on its banks.- External links :*...
, and is an important fishing center. It exports copra
Copra
Copra is the dried meat, or kernel, of the coconut. Coconut oil extracted from it has made copra an important agricultural commodity for many coconut-producing countries. It also yields coconut cake which is mainly used as feed for livestock.-Production:...
and sugar
Sugar
Sugar is a class of edible crystalline carbohydrates, mainly sucrose, lactose, and fructose, characterized by a sweet flavor.Sucrose in its refined form primarily comes from sugar cane and sugar beet...
, and had a population of 16,500 in 1980. Chinde lies in Chinde District
Chinde District
Chinde District is a district of Zambezia Province in Mozambique. The principal town is Chinde.-Further reading:*...
of Zambezia Province
Zambezia Province
Zambezia is the most-populous province of Mozambique, located in the central coastal region south-west of Nampula Province and north-east of Sofala Province. It has a population of 3,794,509 . The provincial capital is Quelimane on the Bons Sinais River.Zambezia has a total area of...
.
History
Chinde, located approximately 40 miles south of QuelimaneQuelimane
Quelimane is a seaport in Mozambique. It is the administrative capital of the Zambezia Province and the province's largest city, and stands 25 km from the mouth of the Rio dos Bons Sinais . The river was named when Vasco da Gama, on his way to India, reached it and saw "good signs" that he was on...
was an important trading centre under British Central Africa
British Central Africa
The British Central Africa Protectorate existed in the area of present-day Malawi between 1893 and 1907.-History:The Shire Highlands south of Lake Nyasa and the lands west of the lake had been of interest to the British since they were first explored by David Livingstone in the 1850s, and...
in the 1890s. It served as a point for trade between Zambesia and Nyassaland. In 1889 its location on the Chinde River
Chinde River
The Chinde River is a distributary of the Zambezi river delta in Mozambique. The town of Chinde is located on its banks.- External links :*...
in the Zambezi
Zambezi
The Zambezi is the fourth-longest river in Africa, and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. The area of its basin is , slightly less than half that of the Nile...
delta saw potential for growth, and in 1891 Chinde replaced Conceicao
Conceição
-Portugal:*Conceição , a parish in Covilhã Municipality*Conceição , a parish in Faro Municipality*Conceição , a parish in the district of Horta*Conceição , a parish in Ourique Municipality...
as a point of trading.