Zambezia is the most-populous province of Mozambique, located in the central coastal region south of Nampula and north of Sofala. It has a population of 3.794.509 (2006).[1] The provincial capital is Quelimane on the Bons Sinais River.
Zambezia has a total area of 103,127 km², much of it drained by the Zambezi River. Much of the coast consists of mangrove swamps, and there is considerable forest inland.
Agricultural products include rice, maize, cassava, cashews, sugarcane, coconuts, citrus, cotton, and tea; the country’s largest tea estates are at Gurúè. Fishing is especially productive of shrimp, and gemstones are mined at several sites.
