Chicualacuala is a town located in the province of Gaza in Mozambique. The town is better known by this unofficial name (and the name of the district to which the town belongs) than by its official toponym Vila Eduardo Mondlane.
Chicualacuala | |
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  Chicualacuala | |
| Coordinates: 22°05′S 31°41′E / 22.083°S 31.683°E | |
| Country |  Mozambique |
| Provinces | Gaza Province |
| District | Chicualacuala District |
| Elevation | 448 m (1,470 ft) |
History
editThe colonial name of the town was Malvérnia.
Chicualacuala had a turbulent history with attacks from Rhodesia on numerous occasions because it is the site of a key tropo-spheric communication. The town is located at an important crossing point near the border.[1]
Geography
editNearby towns and villages include Nyala (8.5 km), Samo (14.2 km), Cherilele (6.3 km), Benibueni (6.7 km) and Sambula (21.4 km).
Transport
editThe railway systems of Zimbabwe and Mozambique meet at this town and the railway station is part of the Limpopo railway. The station is paired with the Zimbabwe station of Sango.
See also
editReferences
edit22°05′S 31°41′E / 22.083°S 31.683°E
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