Tete Province
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 Tete, Province of Mozambique |
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| Country | Mozambique |
| Capital | Tete |
| Area | |
| • Total | 98,417 km2 (37,999 sq mi) |
| Population (2007 census) | |
| • Total | 1,783,967 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 23xx |
| Area code(s) | (+258) 252 |
| Website | www |
Coordinates: 15°30′S 32°30′E / 15.500°S 32.500°E
Tete is a province of Mozambique. It has an area of 98,417 km² and a population of 1,783,967 (2007 census).
Tete is the capital of the province. The Cahora Bassa Dam is situated in this province.
On March 21, 2013, Mozambique's Assembly of the Republic authorized the creation of 13 new districts throughout the nation. Two were added to Tete. Tete Province's districts include:
In 1859 Richard Thornton completed the first studies of coal occurrence in the Tete Province as part of an exhibition under Dr. David Livingstone. In his report from the trip, Mr. Thornton stated that the coal, which was dug by natives from an outcropping seam on the bank of the River Muntizi, showed no tendency to cake; was free-burning; contained very little sulphur or iron although a large proportion of ash along with a small amount of gaseous matter
The Tete Province is reported to host coal reserves of approximately 6.7 billion tons, of which 3 billion tons represent sub-economic or economic grades. Now, the province is regarded geologically as the largest undiscovered coal province in the world and it is estimated that the Province could be producing 25% of the world's coking coal by 2025.
The largest coal reserve presently discovered in the Tete Province is the Moatize metallurgical and thermal coal deposit which contains 2.4 billion tons of coal and is located with the Moatize sub-basin.Vale SA bid US$122.8 million for exploration and development rights of the project in 2008. Today, the project is a working mine which has now doubled its original output and is producing 22 million metric tons of coal per year
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