Official Name: | Metangula |
Pushpin Map: | Mozambique |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 200 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Provinces |
Subdivision Name1: | Niassa Province |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Coordinates: | -12.7°N 83°W |
Metangula is a small town on the shores of Lake Niassa, 110 kilometers from the provincial capital of Lichinga in Niassa Province, Mozambique. A few kilometers north of Metangula lies the beautiful sand beach of Chuanga. The main agricultural crops from the area are cassava (mandioca) and Vigna beans (feijāo nhemba).