Bairro de
The place
Bairro de ("Neighborhood of", truncated name) in Nampula province, Nampula/Ribáuè area (northern Mozambique, Mozambique), at 233 m elevation, Makua-Lomwe plateau. New Mozambique cluster that appeared in batch 337. Rural Mozambican settlement (the name "Bairro" means informal neighborhood around Nampula, 700,000 inhabitants, 3rd largest city in Mozambique), an area of Brachystegia woodland (miombo woodland, one of the world's lesser-known biomes, 3 million km² across southern Africa, extraordinary biodiversity but under pressure from charcoal burning for urban use), and heritage of the Makua people (Bantu people of northern Mozambique, 4 million, matrilineal descent rare in Africa).
The setting
Nampula, Nampula/Ribáuè, northern Mozambique, 233 m, Makua-Lomwe plateau, new cluster from batch 337, bairro = informal neighborhood around Nampula, 700,000 inhabitants, 3rd city in Mozambique, Brachystegia miombo woodland, 3 million km² across southern Africa, biodiversity threatened by charcoal burning for urban use, Makua Bantu people, 4 million, matrilineal descent rare in Africa.
