Lupilichi is a village in

Niassa Province Niassa is a province of Mozambique. It has an area of 129,056 km2 and a population of 1,810,794 (2017). It is the most sparsely populated province in the country. Lichinga is the capital of the province. There are a minimum estimated 450,000 Y ...

in northwestern

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 located approximately 25 kilometres south of the border with

Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ...

. The area is noted for its gold reserves and in 1995 it was reported that some 13 tonnes of primary and alluvial gold deposits were illegally mined by Zaireans, Tanzanians and Kenyans in Lupilichi.

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Populated places in Niassa Province {{Mozambique-geo-stub