Cabo Delgado Province
Cabo Delgado
Jimbo la Kabo Delgado (Swahili) | |
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Cabo Delgado, Province of Mozambique | |
| Country | Mozambique |
| Capital | Pemba |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Valige Tauabo |
| Area | |
• Total | 82,625 km2 (31,902 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 2,320,261 |
| • Density | 28.082/km2 (72.732/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 32xxx |
| Area code | (+258) 278 |
| HDI (2019) | 0.391 low · 11th of 11 |
| Official language | Portuguese |
| Provincial de facto language | Swahili |
| Website | www |
Cabo Delgado is the northernmost province of Mozambique. It has an area of 82,625 km2 (31,902 mi2) and a population of 2,320,261 (2017). It borders the Mtwara Region in the neighbouring country of Tanzania, and the provinces of Nampula and Niassa.
The Province is rich in natural resources; such as natural gas, graphite, rare-earth elements, and vanadium.
The region is an ethnic stronghold of the Makonde tribe, with the Makua and Mwani as leading ethnic minorities.