However, in the post independence period it has seen an influx of people from other ethnic groups.

In 2013, singer Stewart Sukuma, National Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF Mozambique, visited flood victims at the Chiaquelane accommodation center in Chókwè District, evacuated due to flooding of the Limpopo River.

[1] The four administrative divisions (posto administrativo) are:[1] In the district, there are 31,000 farms which have on average 2.1 hectares (0.0081 sq mi) of land.

The main agricultural products are corn, cassava, cowpea, peanut, sweet potato, and rice.

[6] The Limpopo Railroad (Southern System) runs through the district, connecting Maputo and Chicualacuala.