Gorongosa is a town and the administrative centre of Gorongosa District, situated on the main north-south highway of Mozambique, the EN1. Mount Gorongosa rises to the north of the town, and Gorongosa National Park begins a few kilometres to the east. Wikipedia gives coordinates for Gorongosa that fall at about 18.68 degrees south and 34.07 degrees east. The SRTM 90 metre elevation model reads about 366 metres above sea level at that point. Like the rest of Mozambique, Gorongosa keeps Central Africa Time, which is two hours ahead of UTC all year.
Facts
Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Mozambique: Cities and Urban Localities
citypopulation.deCities and Urban Localities table, Gorongosa row, 2007-09-16 census column (census year)Quote, Cities and Urban Localities table, Gorongosa row, 2007-09-16 census column (census year)
Gorongosa SOF 11,968 18,761... 0
2. Opentopodata: SRTM 90 m elevation at the coordinates of Gorongosa
OpentopodataSRTM 90 m elevation at the Wikipedia coordinates of the settlement
"elevation": 366.0
Elevation band of the SRTM 90 m elevation of the settlement
"elevation": 366.0
View the Source 3. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -18.75, 34.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -18.75, 34.25
-18.75 34.25 Aw
4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, africa zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Africa/Maputo, the zone of Mozambique, standard offset 2:00 CATQuote, Zone Africa/Maputo, the zone of Mozambique, standard offset 2:00 CAT
Zone Africa/Maputo
Gorongosa (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Mozambique, Lead, locationQuote, Part Of: Mozambique, Lead, location
Gorongosa is a town and the administrative center of Gorongosa District of Mozambique, situated on the country's main north-south highway (the EN1).
citypopulation.de: Mozambique: Administrative Division (citypopulation.de)
citypopulation.deOn Continent: Africa, Page breadcrumbQuote, On Continent: Africa, Page breadcrumb
Home → Africa → Mozambique
UN Statistics Division, M49 overview (source)
In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), M49 table, Mozambique rowQuote, In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), M49 table, Mozambique row
Mozambique
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