Mabalane

Not to be confused with Mabalane, a village in Botswana.
Mabalane
Mabalane
Coordinates: 23°38′0″S 32°31′0″E / 23.63333°S 32.51667°E / -23.63333; 32.51667Coordinates: 23°38′0″S 32°31′0″E / 23.63333°S 32.51667°E / -23.63333; 32.51667
Country  Mozambique
Provinces Maputo Province
District Moamba District

Mabalane is a town in Mozambique located on the Limpopo River. There was a prison camp and garrison at Mabalane during the revolution.

Mabalane was affected by the floods that affected Mabalane District in February 1996. The flooding of the Limpopo saw the town and 12 villages partly submerged causing serious damage.[1]

Transport

It is served by a station on the southern main line of Mozambique Railways.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Christie, Frances. Mozambique & the Great Flood of 2000. Indiana University Press. p. 176. ISBN 0-253-33978-2. Retrieved 2008-06-15.


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