Sofala (Mozambique : Province)
URI(s)
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Codes
Variants
Província de Sofala (Mozambique)
Beira (Mozambique : Province)
Beira (Mozambique : District)
Sofala Province (Mozambique)
Additional Information
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Earlier Established Forms
Sources
found: GEOnet, July 3, 2007(Sofala [short form], Província de--ADM1, 19°45ʹ53ʺS 34°55ʹ43ʺE, variants: Beira, Província de; Beira, Distrito da; MZ05; PPL Sofala also listed)
found: Statoids, July 3, 2007(Provinces: Tete; July 19, 1942: charter of the Mozambique Company expired; its territory, known as Manica and Sofala, became a district of Mozambique; Jan. 1, 1943: Mozambique constituted as four districts: Manica and Sofala, Niassa, Sul do Save, and Zambezia; Oct. 20, 1954: Tete district split from Manica and Sofala; ca. 1978: status of divisions changed from districts to provinces; ca. 1978: Manica and Sofala district divided into Manica province and Sofala province; provinces are sometimes called by the names of their capitals)
found: Mozambique national mine survey, 1994- :v. 4, t.p. (Sofala Province)
Change Notes
2007-07-03: new
2011-07-21: revised
Alternate Formats
