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Metangula Facts

Area	687.9 km²
Population	70,380
Male Population	34,277 (48.7%)
Female Population	36,103 (51.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+562.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+112.9%
Median Age	15 years (Male: 14.3, Female: 15.9)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-12.69500, 34.81583

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Metangula Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	10,627	19,761	33,055	64,144	70,380
Population Density	15.4 / km²	28.7 / km²	48.1 / km²	93.2 / km²	102.3 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Metangula Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 94.1% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Metangula	+503.6%	+224.6%	+94.1%
Niassa Province	+394%	+206.1%	+92.3%
Mozambique	+173.4%	+111.3%	+53.8%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Metangula Median Age

Median Age: 15 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Metangula	15 yrs	15.9 yrs	14.3 yrs
Niassa Province	14.8 yrs	15.3 yrs	14.4 yrs
Mozambique	16.7 yrs	17.5 yrs	15.8 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Metangula Population Density

Population Density: 102 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Metangula	70,380	687.9 km²	102 / km²
Niassa Province	1.9 million	129,411.3 km²	14.4 / km²
Mozambique	27.5 million	786,431.3 km²	34.9 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Metangula Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1850 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Metangula CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Metangula	14,700 tn	0.21 tn	21.4 tons/km²
Niassa Province	387,906 tn	0.21 tn	3 tons/km²
Mozambique	5,734,289 tn	0.21 tn	7.3 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Metangula CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	14,700 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.21 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	21.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (7)
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	Medium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
4/23/18	4:17 PM	4.7	55.3 km	10,000 m	54km N of Nkhotakota, Malawi	usgs.gov
7/21/17	2:31 PM	4.3	72.4 km	12,800 m	8km W of Chipyela, Malawi	usgs.gov
4/27/98	5:16 AM	3.8	37.5 km	10,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
9/3/89	1:11 AM	4.3	92.9 km	10,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
4/1/89	9:10 AM	4.3	92.6 km	10,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
3/11/89	1:40 AM	3.5	45.5 km	10,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
8/1/86	7:55 AM	3.5	77.4 km	10,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
7/13/86	8:42 PM	3.3	58.3 km	10,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
7/21/80	3:27 AM	4.2	86.3 km	33,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
11/26/78	4:27 PM	4.2	28.8 km	33,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Metangula

Metangula is a small town on the shores of Lake Niassa, 150 kilometers from the provincial capital of Lichinga in Niassa Province, Mozambique. A few kilometers north of Metangula lies the beautiful sand beach of Chuanga. The main agricultural crops f..

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