Mabalane

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Mabalane
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Mabalane
Coordinates: 23°38′0″S32°31′0″E / 23.63333°S 32.51667°E / -23.63333; 32.51667
Country Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Provinces Maputo Province
District Moamba District

Mabalane is a town in Mozambique located on the Limpopo River. There was a prison camp and garrison at Mabalane during the revolution.

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Mabalane was affected by the floods that affected Mabalane District in February 1996. The flooding of the Limpopo saw the town and 12 villages partly submerged causing serious damage. [1] Before the national independence, it was known as Vila Pinto Teixeira in honor of Francisco dos Santos Pinto Teixeira (1887–1983), Portuguese military engineer.[ citation needed ]

Transport

It is served by a station on the southern main line of Mozambique Railways.

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References

  1. Christie, Frances; Hanlon, Joseph (2001). Mozambique & the Great Flood of 2000 . Indiana University Press. pp.  176. ISBN   0-253-33978-2 . Retrieved 2008-06-15. mabalane mozambique.