Manjacaze

Manjacaze
Manjacaze Municipal Council Building
Manjacaze
Coordinates: 24°43′S33°53′E / 24.717°S 33.883°E / -24.717; 33.883
Country	Mozambique
Provinces	Gaza Province
Population  (2008)
• Total	26,641

Manjacaze (Mandlakazi) is a town in the province of Gaza, located in southern Mozambique. It serves as the administrative center of Manjacaze District.

Demographics

Year	Population [1]
2008	26 641

Economy

The town formerly had a cashew processing plant, which was shut down in the early 21st century. The cashew processing plant was opened up again in 2006, madecaju.

Transport

Manjacaze was connected to the port city of Xai-Xai by the 762mm gauge Gaza Railway. It is a railway junction.

See also

• Transport in Mozambique
• Railway stations in Mozambique

Notable inhabitants

• Paulina Chiziane, author
• Eduardo Mondlane, President of FRELIMO, 1962-1969
• Gabriel Estavao Monjane, tallest African - see List of tallest people

References

1. "Mozambique: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 2008-06-18.^{[ dead link ]}

24°42′42″S33°52′58″E / 24.71167°S 33.88278°E / -24.71167; 33.88278