Place:Niassa, Mozambique

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NameNiassa
Alt namesNiassasource: Wikipedia
TypeProvince
Coordinates13.5°S 36.0°E
Located inMozambique
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Belem
Catur
Chiconono
Cobue
Cuamba
Lichinga
Lugenda
Lupilichi
Macaloge
Mandimba
Maniamba
Marrupa
Matondovela
Matuto
Maua
Mavago
Mazoco
Mecanhelas
Mecula
Metangula
Metarica
Milepa
Nantuengo
Nipepe
Révia
Unango
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Niassa is a province of Mozambique. It has an area of 129,056 km2 and a population of 1,810,794 (2017). It is the most sparsely populated province in the country. Lichinga is the capital of the province. There are a minimum estimated 450,000 Yao people living in Mozambique. They largely occupy the eastern and northern part of the Niassa province and form about 40% of the population of Lichinga, the capital of this province.

The Ruvuma River forms much of the northern boundary of the province with Ruvuma Region, Tanzania while Lake Niassa forms the western border of the province, separating it from Malawi. 75% of the province remains untouched by development, and remains free of landmines.[1] The province shares the Niassa National Reserve with neighboring Cabo Delgado Province.

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