Lichinga




Place in Niassa Province, Mozambique







































Lichinga


Lichinga is located in Mozambique

Lichinga

Lichinga




Coordinates: 13°18′46″S 35°14′26″E / 13.31278°S 35.24056°E / -13.31278; 35.24056
Country
 Mozambique
Provinces Niassa Province
Area

 • Total 280 km2 (110 sq mi)
Elevation

 1,398 m (4,587 ft)
Population
(2017 census)

 • Total 213,361
 • Density 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+2 (CAT)
Climate Cwb

Lichinga is the capital city of Niassa Province of Mozambique. It lies on the Lichinga Plateau at an altitude of 1360 metres, east of Lake Niassa (Lake Malawi). The town was founded as Vila Cabral as a farming and military settlement. It is served by Lichinga Airport.




Contents






  • 1 History


    • 1.1 Portuguese rule


    • 1.2 After independence from Portugal




  • 2 Climate


  • 3 Demographics


  • 4 Transport


  • 5 References





History



Portuguese rule


Founded by the Portuguese in 1931 as Vila Cabral,[1] the town was designed to become a fast growth urban centre, its streets and avenues paying attention to a projected future growth. Vila Cabral was upgraded to city status in 1962. In the early 1960s its population was 27,000 inhabitants; by 1970 it had 36,715. The city developed as an agriculture and colonial service centre until the independence of Mozambique from Portugal in 1975. In addition, the town's economy included forestry-based activities and was surrounded by a pine tree plantation, which still remains there.



After independence from Portugal


After independence the new government renamed the city Lichinga. The effects of 17 years of civil war (1975-1992) spread famine and disease in Mozambique resulting in many deaths and refugees in the region around Lichinga.



Climate


Owing to its high altitude location the town experiences a moderate subtropical highland climate (Cwb, according to the Köppen climate classification), with cool weather in the dry season (May to September) and average temperatures of 15.5 oC in July. Summertime is October to April with the hottest weather in November: average temperature 22 oC. This is also the season of heavy rain especially December to March. The annual rainfall is 1,171 mm.






















































































































































































Climate data for Lichinga
Month
 Jan
 Feb
 Mar
 Apr
 May
 Jun
 Jul
 Aug
 Sep
 Oct
 Nov
 Dec
 Year
Record high °C (°F)
 29.2
(84.6)
 28.2
(82.8)
 28.0
(82.4)
 27.1
(80.8)
 27.2
(81.0)
 26.5
(79.7)
 25.7
(78.3)
 27.8
(82.0)
 30.0
(86.0)
 32.7
(90.9)
 32.3
(90.1)
 32.0
(89.6)
 32.7
(90.9)
Average high °C (°F)
 24.5
(76.1)
 24.6
(76.3)
 24.5
(76.1)
 23.8
(74.8)
 22.6
(72.7)
 21.0
(69.8)
 20.4
(68.7)
 22.2
(72.0)
 25.1
(77.2)
 27.1
(80.8)
 26.6
(79.9)
 24.9
(76.8)
 23.9
(75.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)
 19.6
(67.3)
 19.8
(67.6)
 19.4
(66.9)
 18.6
(65.5)
 16.9
(62.4)
 15.0
(59.0)
 14.7
(58.5)
 16.2
(61.2)
 18.7
(65.7)
 20.7
(69.3)
 20.7
(69.3)
 19.8
(67.6)
 18.4
(65.1)
Average low °C (°F)
 16.1
(61.0)
 16.1
(61.0)
 15.8
(60.4)
 14.6
(58.3)
 12.1
(53.8)
 9.8
(49.6)
 9.4
(48.9)
 10.3
(50.5)
 12.4
(54.3)
 14.8
(58.6)
 15.9
(60.6)
 16.1
(61.0)
 13.6
(56.5)
Record low °C (°F)
 12.0
(53.6)
 13.6
(56.5)
 11.4
(52.5)
 8.2
(46.8)
 6.9
(44.4)
 3.8
(38.8)
 3.3
(37.9)
 3.2
(37.8)
 7.2
(45.0)
 9.6
(49.3)
 10.2
(50.4)
 12.0
(53.6)
 3.2
(37.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
 222.5
(8.76)
 224.1
(8.82)
 201.2
(7.92)
 91.9
(3.62)
 24.6
(0.97)
 2.8
(0.11)
 3.6
(0.14)
 1.0
(0.04)
 3.4
(0.13)
 19.4
(0.76)
 103.0
(4.06)
 234.6
(9.24)
 1,132.1
(44.57)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)
 19.4
 16.9
 17.8
 9.8
 2.8
 0.7
 0.9
 0.2
 0.6
 2.6
 9.1
 17.8
 98.6
Average relative humidity (%)
 87
 86
 85
 82
 76
 73
 67
 63
 57
 52
 65
 82
 73
Mean monthly sunshine hours
 130.2
 130.0
 161.2
 183.0
 232.5
 222.0
 213.9
 241.8
 246.0
 279.0
 201.0
 139.5
 2,380.1
Mean daily sunshine hours
 4.2
 4.6
 5.2
 6.1
 7.5
 7.4
 6.9
 7.8
 8.2
 9.0
 6.7
 4.5
 6.5
Source: Deutscher Wetterdienst[2]



Demographics


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.



















Year
 Population[3]
1997 census
 85,758
2007 census
 142,331
2017 census
 213,361


Transport


A railway branch line from the port of Nacala terminates in this town, but is not in use. Transport into and out of the city is either by private car or the public chapa, or minibus system. Air service is provided by Lichinga Airport with flights to Maputo.



References





  1. ^ www.niassatourism.com, Retrieved on June 14, 2008


  2. ^
    "Klimatafel von Lichinga (Vila Cabral), Provinz Niassa / Mosambik" (PDF). Baseline climate means (1961-1990) from stations all over the world (in German). Deutscher Wetterdienst. Retrieved April 19, 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ "Mozambique: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on December 31, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-18.



Coordinates: 13°19′00″S 35°14′00″E / 13.31667°S 35.23333°E / -13.31667; 35.23333








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