Macanga District

Macanga is a district situated in the north part of Tete Province in the central region of Mozambique. Its administrative center is the town of Furancungo. The district is located in the north of the province, and borders with Dedza District and Lilongwe District of Malawi in the north, Angónia District in the east, Tsangano District in the southeast, Chiuta District in the south, and with Chifunde District in the west. The area of the district is 6,999 square kilometres (2,702 mi). It has a population of 112,551 as of 2007. The district belongs to the drainage basin of the Zambezi. The major rivers in the district are the Calidzipiri River, the Lhangue River, the Chiritse River, the Namanzi River, the M'phonfi River, the Modzi River, and the Mavudzi River. According to the Köppen climate classification, the climate of the district is tropical humid (Cw). In the mountains, the average annual rainfall is 1,130 millimetres (44 in). As of 2005, 49% of the population of the district was younger than 15 years.