Chibabava District is a district

District

Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipalities, or subdivisions of municipalities.-Austria:...

 of Sofala Province

Sofala Province

Sofala is a province of Mozambique. It has an area of 68,018 km² and a population of 1.676.131 . Beira is the capital of the province. The province is named for the ruined port of Sofala.- Districts :Districts of Sofala Province include:...

 in Mozambique

Mozambique

Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...

. The principal town is
Chibabava.

History of Chibabava

In the area which is today known as Chibabava, there lived a man whom the Portuguese found when they first arrived. The man's name was "Chibhabha", and he was the chief of the area. This name was difficult for the Portuguese to spell, so they spelled it as "Chibabava". The area became known as Chibabava.

Further reading

• District profile (PDF)