Magude is a town in
Maputo Province
Maputo is a province of Mozambique; the province excludes the city of Maputo (which comprises a separate province). The province has an area of and a population of 1,968,906 (2017 census). Its capital is the city of Matola.
Geography
Maputo ...
in southern
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Afr ...
. It is the seat of
Magude District
Magude District is a district of Maputo Province in southern Mozambique. The principal town is Magude. The district is located in the north of the province, and borders Massingir and Chókwè Districts of Gaza Province in the north, Manhiça Dist ...
.
History
On 27 March 1974, the
Magude train disaster, in which a passenger train collided head-on with a freight train carrying petroleum products, caused 70 deaths and 200 injuries.
Transport
The town lies on a railway junction on the southern system.
See also
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Transport in Mozambique
Modes of transport in Mozambique include rail transport, rail, road transport, road, water transport, water, and air transport, air. There are rail links serving principal cities and connecting the country with Malawi, Zimbabwe and South Africa. ...
Resources on Magude
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Populated places in Maputo Province
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