Cabo Delgado is the northernmost province of Mozambique. It has an area of 82,625 km² and a population of 2,320,261 (2017). As well as bordering the neighboring country of Tanzania, it borders the provinces of Nampula and Niassa. The region is an ethnic stronghold of the Makonde tribe. Macua and Mwani ethnic groups are also present.
Niassa is a province of Mozambique. It has an area of 122,827 km2 and a population of 1,810,794 (2017). It is the most sparsely populated province in the country. Lichinga is the capital of the province. There are a minimum estimated 450,000 Yao people living in Mozambique. They largely occupy the eastern and northern part of the Niassa province and form about 40% of the population of Lichinga, the capital of this province.
Nampula is a province of northern Mozambique. It has an area of 79,010 km² and a population of 5,758,920. Nampula is the capital of the province.
Montepuez District is a district of Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique. It seat lies at Montepuez town.
Ibo District is a small district of Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique. Its principal town is Vila do Ibo on Ibo Island.
Palma District is a district of Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique. It covers 3,576 km² with 52,269 inhabitants (2015). Its principal town is Palma.
Balama District is a district of Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique. It covers 5,540 km² with 142,968 inhabitants.
Macomia District is a district of Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique. It covers 4,252 km² with 91,033 inhabitants.
Mecúfi District is a district of Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique. It covers 1,254 km² with 48,503 inhabitants.
Meluco District is a district of Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique. It covers 5,799 km² with 26,221 inhabitants.
Namuno District is a district of Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique. It covers 6,037 km² with 211,737 inhabitants (2015).
Nangade District is a district of Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique. It covers 3,005 km² with 71,588 inhabitants (2015).
Metuge District is a district of Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique.
Quissanga District is a district of Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique. It covers 2,150 square kilometres (830 sq mi) with 40,486 inhabitants (2015).
Mocímboa da Praia District is a district of Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique. The district capital is Mocímboa da Praia town.
Ancuabe is a town in eastern Mozambique in Ancuabe District, Cabo Delgado Province. It is the seat of the district. According to the 1997 census it has a population of 12,561.
Balama is a town in Balama District of Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique. It is the seat of the district.
Chiure or Chiure Novo is a town in Chiure District in Cabo Delgado Province in northeastern Mozambique.
The Balama mine is one of the largest graphite mines in Mozambique and in the world. The mine is located in the northern part of the country in Cabo Delgado Province. The mine has estimated reserves of 1.15 billion tonnes of ore 10.2% graphite.
The Islamist insurgency in Mozambique is an ongoing conflict in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique, between Islamist militants attempting to establish an Islamic state in the region, and Mozambican security forces. Civilians have been the main targets of attacks by Islamist militants. The main insurgent faction is Ansar al-Sunna, a native extremist faction with tenuous international connections. From mid-2018, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has allegedly become active in northern Mozambique as well, and claimed its first attack against Mozambican security forces in June 2019.
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