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Catandica (before independence known as Vila Gouveia) is a town located in the province of Manica in Mozambique. It is the administrative center of Báruè District and its most populous town. As of 2008 it had a population of 29,052.

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Place details

Locality
Catandica
Region
Manica
Country
Moçambique
Population
25,869
Timezone
Africa/Maputo

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Catandica
Settlement.image_skyline
Conselho Municipal Catandica.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Municipal Council of Catandica, Mozambique
Settlement.pushpin_map
Mozambique
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
200
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Provinces
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Manica Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Báruè District
Settlement.population_as_of
2008
Settlement.population_total
29,052
Settlement.blank_name
Climate
Settlement.blank_info
Cwa

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Catandica (before independence known as Vila Gouveia) is a town located in the province of Manica in Mozambique. It is the administrative center of Báruè District and its most populous town. As of 2008 it had a population of 29,052.

The town, near the border with Zimbabwe, takes its name from the son of a local chief who had served in the Mozambican army.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Catandica” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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