Tete Province
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Coordinates: 15°30′S 32°30′E / 15.5°S 32.5°E
Tete is a province of Mozambique. It has an area of 100,724 km² and a population of approximately 1.551.949 (2006).[1]
Tete is the capital of the province. The Cahora Bassa Dam is situated in this province.
[edit] Districts
Tete Province's districts include:
- Angónia District
- Cahora-Bassa District
- Changara District
- Chifunde District
- Chiuta District
- Macanga District
- Magoé District
- Marávia District
- Moatize District
- Mutarara District
- Tsangano District
- Zumbo District
[edit] Postage stamps
In 1913 and 1914, Portugal issued postage stamps specifically for the province. The 1913 stamps were those of the Vasco da Gama issue of 1898, overprinted "REPUBLICA / TETE" and a new denomination in centavos. Each of the eight values from Macau, Portuguese Africa, and Timor were overprinted, yielding a total of 24 stamps.
In 1914, the omnibus Ceres issue of Portugal included 16 values for Tete, ranging from 1/4 centavo to one escudo. Subsequently Tete reverted to using the stamps of Mozambique.
Although these stamps are not rare, none costing the collector over about US$10, genuinely-used examples are harder to find, and command a premium of about 50-100% over unused.
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