Manjacaze

Manjacaze
Manjacaze
	Manjacaze
	Coordinates: 24°43′S 33°53′E / 24.717°S 33.883°E
Country	Mozambique
Provinces	Gaza Province
Population (2008)
• Total	26,641

Manjacaze (Manxakadze) is a town in the province of Gaza, 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.

Notable inhabitants

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

References

↑ "Mozambique: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2008-06-18.

Coordinates: 24°42′42″S 33°52′58″E / 24.71167°S 33.88278°E / -24.71167; 33.88278

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[wg-1] "Mozambique: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2008-06-18.