Official Name: | Magude |
Pushpin Map: | Mozambique |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 200 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Provinces |
Subdivision Name1: | Maputo Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Magude District |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Coordinates: | -25.0231°N 32.6481°W |
Magude is a town in Maputo Province in southern Mozambique. It is the seat of Magude District.
On 27 March 1974, the Magude train disaster, in which a passenger train collided head-on with a freight train carrying petroleum products, caused 70 deaths and 200 injuries.
The town lies on a railway junction on the southern system.