Tete Province

Tete is a province of Mozambique. It has an area of 100,724 km² and a population of approximately 1.551.949 (2006). [cite web |url=http://www.ine.gov.mz/Ingles/o_pais/populacao_total_prov |title=Total Population By Provinces - 2006 |accessdate=2008-06-15 |work=Instituto Nacional de Estatística |date= ]

Tete is the capital of the province. The Cahora Bassa Dam is situated in this province.

Districts

Angónia is a district in the Tete province and borders with Malawi. The main town in Angonia is Ulongué. Known for its technical training center, Hefsiba. The center was found in 1995 and is part of the Reformed Ecumenical Council's "Igreja Reformada em Moçambique" or Reformed Church in Mozambique.

Tete Province's districts include:
*Angónia District
*Cahora-Bassa District
*Changara District
*Chifunde District
*Chiuta District
*Macanga District
*Magoé District
*Marávia District
*Moatize District
*Mutarara District
*Tsangano District
*Zumbo District

Postage stamps

In 1913 and 1914, Portugal issued postage stamps specifically for the province. The 1913 stamps were those of the Vasco da Gama issue of 1898, overprinted "REPUBLICA / TETE" and a new denomination in centavos. Each of the eight values from Macau, Portuguese Africa, and Timor were overprinted, yielding a total of 24 stamps.

In 1914, the omnibus Ceres issue of Portugal included 16 values for Tete, ranging from 1/4 centavo to one escudo. Subsequently Tete reverted to using the stamps of Mozambique.

Although these stamps are not rare, none costing the collector over about US$10, genuinely-used examples are harder to find, and command a premium of about 50-100% over unused.

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