Chokwe, Mozambique

This article is about the city of Chokwe in Mozambique. For the Central African ethnic group, see Chokwe.

Place in Gaza Province, Mozambique

Chokwe

Chókwè Municipal Council Building

Chokwe

Coordinates: 24°31′31″S 33°0′31″E﻿ / ﻿24.52528°S 33.00861°E﻿ / -24.52528; 33.00861
Country|  Mozambique
Provinces| Gaza Province
Population

(2007 census)

• Total| 53,062

Chokwé, and earlier known as Vila Trigo de Morais, is a rural town and capital of Chokwe District in the province of Gaza in Mozambique. It is located about 230 kilometres (140 mi) north of the capital city of Maputo. This agricultural town is noted for its tomatoes.[1][2]

## Floods of 2000 and 2013[edit]

Despite the relative safety, in 2000 the town and its surroundings were particularly hard hit by rising flood waters from the Limpopo River.

In 2013, the city "was devastated by the flooding of the Limpopo River. Most of its 70,000 residents escaped with whatever they could grab." Many evacuated to the Chiaquelane accommodation center.[3][4][5]

## Demographics[edit]

Year  | Population[6]

|

1997  | 51,635
2008  | 61,666

## Transport[edit]

Chokwe is served by a station on the southern line of Mozambique Railways.

## See also[edit]

* Transport in Mozambique
* Railway stations in Mozambique

## References[edit]

1. ^ Quist-Arcton, Ofeibea (Aug 8, 2000). "Mozambique: Snapshot Of A Nation Rebuilding Its Dreams". Retrieved Mar 21, 2019 - via AllAfrica.
2. ^ Timberlake, J., Livestock production systems in Chokwe, southern Mozambique Archived 2019-02-20 at the Wayback Machine, UNDP/FAO, Land and Water Department, National Agronomic Research Institute (INIA) in Maputo
3. ^ "Stewart Sukuma, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, visits flood victims in Mozambique". UNICEF Mozambique - Voices. 2013-01-27. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
4. ^ "Fleeing the Floods in Mozambique". UNICEF USA Blog. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
5. ^ "Visiting Chiaquelane's Medical Tent - Mozambique". ReliefWeb. 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
6. ^ "Mozambique: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 2008-06-18.[dead link]

## External links[edit]

* Chokwe Airport (TGS)
* Livestock production systems in Chokwe, southern Mozambique Archived 2019-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
* Desperation grows in rain-soaked Mozambique