Chemba District

The district is located in the north of the province, and borders with Tete Province in the northeast, Caia District in the southeast, Maringué District in the southwest, and with Tambara District of Manica Province in the northwest. The area of the district is 3,998 square kilometres (1,544 mi). It has a population of 65,107 as of 2007. The district is located at the right bank of the Zambezi. The climate of the district is tropical semi-arid at the bank of the Zambezi and tropical dry in the interior. The average annual rainfall at the bank of the Zambezi is 715 millimetres (28.1 in); in the interior of the district it is 650 millimetres (26 in). The name Chemba as the designation of the area appeared in the colonial times, its origin is unclear. As of 2005, 48% of the population of the district was younger than 15 years.