| LC control no. | n 2007046905 |
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| Geographic heading | Sofala (Mozambique : Province) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Mozambique--Sofala (Province) |
| Variant(s) | Província de Sofala (Mozambique) Beira (Mozambique : Province) Beira (Mozambique : District) Sofala Province (Mozambique) |
| See also | Manica e Sofala (Mozambique) |
| Found in | 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) 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) Mozambique national mine survey, 1994- : v. 4, t.p. (Sofala Province) |
| Geographic area code | f-mz--- |
| Invalid LCCN | n 90619420 |
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