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Gurué District

Coordinates: 15°28′S 36°59′E / 15.467°S 36.983°E / -15.467; 36.983
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Panorama of Gurué District, Mount Murresse in the background
Gurué district in Mozambique

Gurué District is a district of Zambezia Province in Mozambique. The principal town is Gurué. Gurué is the country's largest tea-estate and has a population of around 116, 922.

Settlements

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Geography

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Gurué is located 350 km from the next international airport in Blantyre, Malawi.

Economy

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The economy is 90% based on tea plantations, though fruit, coffee, and other plantations do exist. Most people have small subsistence farms because they receive irregular salaries.

Further reading

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15°28′S 36°59′E / 15.467°S 36.983°E / -15.467; 36.983

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