Distribuição territorial da população e serviços sociais básicos no posto administrativo de Nhamatanda

Abstract

Today, a distinction is made in relation to the three levels of scientific knowledge. Among them is the superorganic, covered by the Social Sciences. And, when we study the level of superorganic knowledge, we see that in it, the Social Sciences are interested in man and society. Among the Social Sciences, Geography deals with the study of man in terms of spatial distribution and the causes of this distribution. The distribution of population in a given territory does not happen by chance, it follows a certain logic and ends up being determined by a varied group of factors. When carrying out a study of this kind, its analyzes are made not only in terms of the spatial variation of densities, but also the levels of this variation must be taken into account. The present work of a degree in Geography addresses precisely the population in this aspect, the way in which it is organized and distributed in the territory, in its relationship with basic social services in the administrative post of Nhamatanda. This work is structured in seven (7) chapters, the first one refers to the introductory part. The author places some constraints created by the dispersed way in which the population is distributed in Mozambique and in the area under study. Here, in the first chapter, the objectives, assumptions and methodology used in this work are also defined. The second and third chapters are entirely devoted to the theoretical framework, location and brief characterization of the area under study. In the three chapters that follow, the author presents the results of the work and discusses them in the light of the criteria defined for the implementation of the services in reference. The last chapter refers to the conclusions of the work. In general, the way in which the population is distributed in the territory under study is not a function of the location of basic social services, but according to the existence or not of economic and physical-natural factors. Historical factors also had, at one point, a major influence on the distribution of population in the administrative post of Nhamatanda.(TRADUÇÁO NOSSA)