Catandica

Catandica
Municipal Council of Catandica, Mozambique
Catandica
Coordinates: 18°3′23″S 33°10′29″E / 18.05639°S 33.17472°E / -18.05639; 33.17472
Country Mozambique
ProvincesManica Province
DistrictBáruè District
Population
 (2008)
 • Total
29,052
ClimateCwa

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 and its most populous town. 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 Mozambican army.

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