Place:Catandica, Manica, Mozambique

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NameCatandica
Alt namesVila Gouveiasource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
TypeCity
Coordinates18.05°S 33.183°E
Located inManica, Mozambique
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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. 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 army.

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