Nhamatanda
Sign in to saveNhamatanda is a town in the Sofala Province of Mozambique. It is the administrative center of Nhamatanda District. It lies along the Beira Corridor between Harare in Zimbabwe and Beira, Mozambique's second-largest city. It was largely destroyed by Cyclone Idai in March 2019.
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- Locality
- Nhamatanda
- Region
- Sofala
- Country
- Moçambique
- Population
- 30,087
- Timezone
- Africa/Maputo
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Nhamatanda is a town in the Sofala Province of Mozambique. It is the administrative center of Nhamatanda District. It lies along the Beira Corridor between Harare in Zimbabwe and Beira, Mozambique's second-largest city. It was largely destroyed by Cyclone Idai in March 2019.
== Name == Nhamatanda has had many names. Early in its history, it was known as "Bambu Crick". In the local dialect of Chisena, this means "Mr. Crick" - a reference to a British landowner in the area. English-speakers, however, referred to the place as "Bamboo Creek", a reference to a small river near the town. Which name came first is unknown, and many residents of the area refer variously to these different stories.
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