Official Name: | Songo |
Pushpin Map: | Mozambique |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 200 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Provinces |
Subdivision Name1: | Tete Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Cahora-Bassa District |
Population As Of: | 2007 |
Population Total: | 36,523 |
Coordinates: | -15.6142°N 32.7709°W |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Songo is a town in Tete Province in Mozambique. In 2007 it had a population of inhabitants. It was elevated to town status 6 July 1972. Near the town is Songo Airport.
The town is situated five kilometers east of the Cahora Bassa Dam. It was established in 1969 as a settlement for the workers who built the dam, and the town is still dependent on Cahora Bassa.
Songo is unlike other towns in Mozambique in that it does not have any formal center.