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Gurúè
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Gurúè (also spelt Gurué; known before independence as Vila Junqueiro) is a town located in the northern part of Mozambique, near the center of the province of Zambezia. It serves as the principal town of Gurué District, and is Mozambique's largest tea estate. According to the 2007 census, the town had a population of 145,466, an increase from the 99,335 inhabitants counted in the 1997 census.
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Place details
- Locality
- Gurúè
- Region
- Zambézia
- Country
- Moçambique
- Population
- 168,971
- Timezone
- Africa/Maputo
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Gurúè
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Gurue_Mount_Murresse.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 380px
- Settlement.image_caption
- In the background: Mount Murresse; near the center, to the right: "Plantações Manuel Saraiva Junqueiro" - tea factory.
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Mozambique
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 200
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Provinces
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Zambezia
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Gurué
- Settlement.population_total
- 145,466 (2007 census)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Gurue Mount Murresse.jpg
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- Commons category
- Gurúè
- P12749
- Villars-et-Villenotte
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11 sectionsContents
- History
- Portuguese rule
- After independence from Portugal
- Geography
- Climate
- Economy
- Demographics
- Transportation
- Wildlife
- See also
- References
Gurúè (also spelt Gurué; known before independence as Vila Junqueiro) is a town located in the northern part of Mozambique, near the center of the province of Zambezia. It serves as the principal town of Gurué District, and is Mozambique's largest tea estate. According to the 2007 census, the town had a population of 145,466, an increase from the 99,335 inhabitants counted in the 1997 census.
== History ==
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