Chokwe, Mozambique Explained

Chokwé, previously 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 north of the capital city of Maputo. This agricultural town is noted for its tomatoes.^{[1] [2]}

Floods of 2000 and 2013

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

Year	Population[6]
1997	51,635
2008	61,666

Transport

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

See also

• Transport in Mozambique
• Railway stations in Mozambique

External links

• Chokwe Airport (TGS)
• Livestock production systems in Chokwe, southern Mozambique
• Desperation grows in rain-soaked Mozambique

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mozambique: Snapshot Of A Nation Rebuilding Its Dreams. Ofeibea. Quist-Arcton. Aug 8, 2000. Mar 21, 2019. AllAfrica.
2. Timberlake, J., Livestock production systems in Chokwe, southern Mozambique, UNDP/FAO, Land and Water Department, National Agronomic Research Institute (INIA) in Maputo
3. Web site: Stewart Sukuma, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, visits flood victims in Mozambique. UNICEF Mozambique - Voices. 2014-06-08. 2013-01-27. 2014-07-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714223943/http://www.unicef.org/mozambique/partners_12197.html. dead.
4. Web site: Fleeing the Floods in Mozambique. UNICEF USA Blog. 2014-06-08.
5. Web site: Visiting Chiaquelane's Medical Tent - Mozambique. ReliefWeb. 2014-06-08. 2013-01-31.
6. Web site: Mozambique: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population . 2008-06-18 . World Gazetteer .