Catandica (before independence known as Vila Gouveia) is a town located in the
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outsi ...
of
Manica in
Mozambique
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Mala ...
. It is the administrative center of
Báruè District.
As of 2008 it had a population of 29,052.
The town, near the border with
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...
, takes its name from the son of a local chief who had served in the army.
[Room, Adrian (1994), ''Names, Geographical/ Africa'', p.44, McFarlan Publishing, Retrieved on June 14, 2008
]
References
Populated places in Manica Province
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