Urbanização em Nacala e Angoche 1960-1994: o processo de fixação sub-urbana e características sócio-culturais da vida dos habitantes duas cidades Moçambicanas

Abstract

This work intends to be a contribution to the analysis of urbanization in Mozambique, specifically in the coastal cities of Angoche and Nacala. It consists of a descriptive part, which deals with: - 1st process of urban growth in these cities since the beginning of the 20th century. XX, - 2nd process of peripheral fixation of local families. The construction of these cities is the result of the European colonial presence in the country, with Angoche being the oldest and Nacala the one that grew the most rapidly. In the late 1960s and early 1960s, there was a growth of native inhabitants who gradually abandoned the countryside. The number of urban inhabitants increased in the years after independence due to various factors (economic, social and more recently, the war).

In the analytical part, aspects of the socio-cultural life of the inhabitants are discussed, in which it is verified that the small size of these cities and the access of their inhabitants to agricultural production allows for the existence of a social structure with characteristics of rural areas. It is the traditional power that watches over all issues (related to land, social behavior, etc.) of the individual's life at the local level. Therefore, it is a power with a deep-rooted community or local dimension that is present throughout the country, although there are differences in different regions, which shows the cultural reality of the country, but also showing common characteristics in its structure. Finally, the work recommends that any government measure that covers local populations (such as the Land Law) must take into account a certain socio-cultural reality(TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)