Tete, Mozambique

Tete

One-kilometre-long suspension bridge over the Zambezi River

Tete

Coordinates:  [ ⚑ ] : 16°10′S 33°36′E﻿ / ﻿16.167°S 33.6°E﻿ / -16.167; 33.6
Country|  Mozambique
Province| Tete Province
District| Cidade de Tete
Area

• Total| 149.3 km2 (57.6 sq mi)
Elevation

| 140 m (460 ft)
Population

(2017 census)

• Total| 305,722
• Density| 2,000/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
Climate| BSh

Tete is the capital city of Tete Province in Mozambique. It is located on the Zambezi River, and is the site of two of the four bridges crossing the river in Mozambique. A Swahili trade center before the Portuguese colonial era, Tete continues to dominate the west-central part of the country and region, and is the largest city on the Zambezi. In the local language, Nyungwe, Tete (or Mitete) means "reed".

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Transportation
* 3 Demographics
* 4 Climate
* 5 Notable people
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## History

The region was an important Swahili trade center before the Portuguese colonial era. On the east coast of Africa the Portuguese were drawn to Mozambique and the Zambezi river by news of a local ruler, the Munhumutapa, who was said to have had fabulous wealth in gold. In their efforts to reach the Munhumutapa, the Portuguese established in 1531 two settlements far up the Zambezi - one of them, at Tete, some 420 kilometres (260 mi) from the sea. In 1561 Muslims at the Munhumutapa capital convinced the king to kill Gonçalo da Silveira. In retaliation the Portuguese launched a large campaign with 1000 men in 1568 and the Swahili presence at Tete was terminated [1]

## Transportation

Chingozi Airport (IATA: TET, ICAO: FQTT) on the northeastern side of the city has a 2.4 km paved runway. The one-kilometre-long Samora Machel Bridge, finished in 1973 by the Portuguese and designed by Edgar Cardoso, is a vital link on the major highway linking not just the northern and southern parts of the country, but Zimbabwe and Malawi as well. A second bridge south of the city was opened in late 2014 to allow traffic to Zambia or Malawi to bypass the provincial capital.[2] Tete's bridges, the rail Dona Ana Bridge, and the Armando Emilio Guebuza Bridge at Caia are the only bridges across the lower Zambezi.

## Demographics

Year  | Population[3]

|

1997 census  | 101,984
2007 census  | 155,870
2017 census  | 305,722

Projected to be the ninth fastest growing city on the African continent between 2020 and 2025, with a 5.56% growth.[4]

## Climate

Tete has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSh). Script error: No such module "weather box".

## Notable people

* Francisca Chiponda

## References

1. ↑ Oliver, Roland; Atmore Atmore, Anthony Anthony (2001). Medieval Africa, 1250-1800. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 207. ISBN 978-0-521-79024-6.
2. ↑ "Mozambique: Concession for New Bridge Over the Zambez". http://allafrica.com/stories/201007070977.html.
3. ↑ "Mozambique: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&geo=-153.
4. ↑ "Ranked: The World’s Fastest Growing Cities". virtual capitalist. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-worlds-fastest-growing-cities/.
5. ↑ "World Weather Information Service – Tete". World Meteorological Organization. http://worldweather.wmo.int/033/c00123.htm.
6. ↑ "Klimadaten – Tete" (in de). http://wetter.spiegel.de/spiegel/klima.php?r=afrika&land=MZ&stat=67261.
7. ↑ "TETE, MZ Climate: All Years". Starlings Roost Weather. http://starlingsroost.ddns.net/weather/worldclimate/graphs.php?climate=allyears&code=MZ000067261.
8. ↑ "Average Conditions Tete, Mozambique". BBC Weather. http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/1026014.

## External links

| Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Tete.

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* Diocese of Tete

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