Chicualacuala


Chicualacuala is a town located in the province of Gaza in Mozambique. The town is better known by this unofficial name than by its official toponym Vila Eduardo Mondlane.

History

The colonial name of the town was Malvérnia in honor of Godfrey Huggins, 1st Viscount Malvern.
Chicualacuala had a turbulent history with attacks from Rhodesia on numerous occasions because it is the site of a key tropo-spheric communication. The town is located at an important crossing point near the border.

Geography

Nearby towns and villages include Nyala, Samo, Cherilele, Benibueni and
Sambula.

Transport

The railway systems of Zimbabwe and Mozambique meet at this town and the railway station is part of the Limpopo railway. The station is paired with the Zimbabwe station of Sango.