Chicualacuala Explained

Official Name:Chicualacuala
Pushpin Map:Mozambique
Pushpin Mapsize:240
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Provinces
Subdivision Name1:Gaza Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Chicualacuala District
Population As Of:2006
Coordinates:-22.0833°N 72°W
Elevation M:448

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.

History

The 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

Nearby towns and villages include Nyala (8.5 km), Samo (14.2 km), Cherilele (6.3 km), Benibueni (6.7 km) andSambula (21.4 km).

Transport

The 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

References

-22.0833°N 72°W

Notes and References

  1. Cilliers, J.K., Counter-insurgency in Rhodesia (1984), p.177, Routledge, Retrieved on June 14, 2008