Namaacha District
district in Maputo, Mozambique
Namaacha District is a district of Maputo Province in southern Mozambique. The principal town is Namaacha. The district is located in the southwest of the province, and borders with Moamba District in the north, Boane District in the east, Matutuíne District in the south, and with Eswatini and South Africa in the west. The area of the district is 2,196 square kilometres (848 mi2). It has a population of 41,914 as of 2007.
Geography
The principal rivers in the district are the Movene River, the Mabenga River, the Calichane River, the Impaputo River, and the Umbelúzi River.
The eastern part of Lebombo Mountains is in the district.
The climate is tropical humid, varying with altitude, with the average annual rainfall being 751 millimetres (29.6 in).
History
The name Namaacha originates from the king Lomahacha, who was active in the area before the Portuguese colonization. In 1869, the Treaty of Pretoria gave the area to Portugal.
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