Description

MIG2_1_MZ indicates the person's district of residence 1 year ago within Mozambique. Migration district codes in MIG2_1_MZ are compatible with codes in GEO2_MZ.

Click on the Source Variables tab for information on place of residence for each sample year. Source variables may contain more geographic unit detail but are not suitable for cross-temporal comparison.

Comparability — General

Where boundaries have changed over time, units were harmonized to create units with boundaries that remain stable over time. Where officially-defined districts have populations less than 20,000, they have been regionalized (combined) with neighboring districts.

Boundary Changes:

• Mavago and Mecula districts are combined
• Ibo and Quissanga districts are combined
• Chigubo and Massangena districts are combined
• Maputo City districts 1, 6, and 7 are combined

Other issues:

• Maputo city has been combined to one unit due to very low frequencies in some districts in 2007. Click on source variable MZ2007A_0433 for detailed frequencies from 1997
• Morrumbene and Maxixe (508008011) have been combined due to very low frequencies in Maxixe in 2007. Click on source variable MZ2007A_0433 for detailed frequencies from 1997
• Nacala-Porto and Nacala-Velha (508003018) have been combined due to very low frequencies in Nacala-Porto in 2007. Click on source variable MZ2007A_0433 for detailed frequencies from 1997

Universe

Availability

• Mozambique: 1997, 2007