Chicualacuala
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.
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| Coordinates: 22°05′S 31°41′E | |
| Country |  Mozambique |
| Provinces | Gaza Province |
| District | Chicualacuala District |
| Elevation | 448 m (1,470 ft) |
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 nm), Samo (14.2 nm), Cherilele (6.3 nm), Benibueni (6.7 nm) and Sambula (21.4 nm).
Transport
The railway systems of Zimbabwe and Mozambique meet at this town and the railway station was part of the Rhodesian railway. The station is paired with the Zimbabwe station of Sango.
References
- Cilliers, J.K., Counter-insurgency in Rhodesia (1984), p.177, Routledge, Retrieved on June 14, 2008