Metangula is a small town on the shore of Lake Niassa, 110 kilometres from the provincial capital, Lichinga, in Niassa Province. The sand beach of Chuanga lies a few kilometres to the north, and the main crops of the area are cassava and cowpeas. Wikipedia gives coordinates for Metangula that fall at about 12.70 degrees south and 34.82 degrees east. The SRTM 90 metre elevation model reads about 476 metres above sea level at that point. Like the rest of Mozambique, Metangula 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, Metangula row, 2007-09-16 census column (census year)Quote, Cities and Urban Localities table, Metangula row, 2007-09-16 census column (census year)
Metangula ( Lago) NIA 6,852 12,772... 0
2. Opentopodata: SRTM 90 m elevation at the coordinates of Metangula
OpentopodataSRTM 90 m elevation at the Wikipedia coordinates of the settlement
"elevation": 476.0
Elevation band of the SRTM 90 m elevation of the settlement
"elevation": 476.0
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 -12.75, 34.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -12.75, 34.75
-12.75 34.75 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
Metangula (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Mozambique, Lead, locationQuote, Part Of: Mozambique, Lead, location
Metangula is a small town on the shores of Lake Niassa, 110 kilometers from the provincial capital of Lichinga in Niassa Province, Mozambique.
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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