Magude, Maputo Province
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Coordinates: 25°01′23″S 32°38′53″E / 25.02306°S 32.64806°E | |
Country | Mozambique |
Provinces | Maputo Province |
District | Magude District |
Magude is a town in Maputo Province in southern Mozambique. It is the seat of Magude District.
History[]
On 27 March 1974, the Magude train disaster, in which a passenger train collided head-on with a freight train carrying petroleum products, caused 70 deaths and 200 injuries.
Transport[]
The town lies on a railway junction on the southern system.
See also[]
Resources on Magude[]
- Gengenbach, Heidi (2004). Binding Memories: Women as Makers and Tellers of History in Magude, Mozambique. Columbia University Press.
Coordinates: 25°01′23″S 32°38′53″E / 25.02306°S 32.64806°E
Categories:
- Populated places in Maputo Province
- Mozambique geography stubs