Dondo
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| Dondo | |
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 Dondo
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| Coordinates: 19°37′S 34°45′E / 19.617°S 34.75°E | |
| Country |  Mozambique |
| Provinces | Sofala Province |
| District | Dondo District |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 77 532 |
Dondo is a city and seat of Dondo District of Sofala Province in Mozambique.
According to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme following decentralization of political structure in Mozambique in the 1990s, a study in 1998 revealed that elected leaders in the city for Sofala Province lacked the institutional framework for local decision making.[1]
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[edit] Industry
Dondo has a cement works which used limestone mined at Muanza.
Dondo has one of two concrete sleeper plants, the other being at Sena.
[edit] Transport
Dondo has a station on the Mozambican rail network, where the line to Malawi and Moatize junctions from the line to Zimbabwe.
[edit] Demographics
| Year | Population[2] |
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| 1997 | 63 757 |
| 2008 | 77 532 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Key competencies for improving local governance (2005), Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative, United Nations Human Settlements Programme, Open Society Institute (Budapeszt).
- ^ "Mozambique: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&geo=-153. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
Coordinates: 19°37′S 34°45′E / 19.617°S 34.75°E
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