Factores que influenciam a distribuição territorial da população no distrito de Mocuba

Abstract

The distribution of the population on the terrestrial surface, ie the way in which the population is subdivided into territorial units, has not been random as it follows a certain logic and is determined by a variety of factors. A study of this level presupposes the coherent collection of information about the distribution of the population, its analysis and the relationships with aspects of the environment and all the changes that take place over time. The history of the territorial distribution of the population in Mozambique is intimately related to physical, economic and social factors. When looking to analyze the context of population distribution in Mozambique, he shows that the relative economic development of the coast, the transport corridors of urban centers, the banks of the main rivers, are areas that concentrate high population rates. In the study area, according to 1997 census data, of the approximately 214,748 inhabitants, 58% of the population of the district of Mocuba is concentrated in the Municipality of Mocuba, which shows an unequal distribution of the population at the level of the District. Finally, the work analyzes the distribution of the population at the district level with data from the 1980 and 1997 censuses, where it is concluded that it is not homogeneous. The unequal distribution of the population at the district level was probably caused by the implantation of the first agrarian complexes, associated with the installation of the Mocuba textile factory and other cotton companies that functioned over time as attractive factors for the population, the reclassification of some areas of the district , physical and economic factors, the cyclical nature such as forced migrations due to the armed conflict that ended in October 1992.(TRADUÇÁO NOSSA)