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Cuamba

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61: 129: 45: 68: 233:. The land concession of the Niassa Company extended from 1891 and 1929, and it established a military outpost initially called Kuamba in this period. The name referred to a small kingdom in the area, and Cuamba became the official name of the settlement in 1937. Its name was changed to Nova Freixo in 1952, a reference to the city of 350: 412: 245:(1899-1979), the colonial governor-general of Mozambique. The town reverted to its original name of Cuamba in 1976, and was elevated to city status in 1971. 60: 285: 89: 330: 373: 183: 234: 153: 141: 230: 121: 242: 44: 226: 206: 187: 158: 146: 273: 254: 222: 406: 195: 17: 191: 134: 388: 375: 104: 91: 351:"Mozambique: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population" 266: 238: 210: 262: 258: 284:
The town is home to the School of Agriculture of the
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in the east and to the Malawian border in the west.
169: 164: 152: 140: 120: 32: 8: 198:. Before independence the town was known as 29: 295: 342: 272:There is an airport in the city called 163: 119: 84: 53: 41: 168: 151: 139: 7: 27:Place in Niassa Province, Mozambique 413:Populated places in Niassa Province 209:, which connects it to the city of 25: 286:Catholic University of Mozambique 127: 66: 59: 43: 253:It lies on the junction of the 331:Railway stations in Mozambique 67: 1: 429: 229:in what was then known as 221:Cuamba was created by the 265:, and the branch line to 85: 54: 42: 235:Freixo de Espada à Cinta 231:Portuguese East Africa 194:, lying north west of 389:14.81667°S 36.55000°E 241:, the birthplace of 394:-14.81667; 36.55000 385: /  101: /  261:to the seaport of 243:Sarmento Rodrigues 170: • Total 322: 321: 257:line, connecting 177: 176: 105:14.817°S 36.550°E 18:History of Cuamba 16:(Redirected from 420: 400: 399: 397: 396: 395: 390: 386: 383: 382: 381: 378: 365: 364: 362: 361: 347: 296: 186:and district of 133: 131: 130: 116: 115: 113: 112: 111: 106: 102: 99: 98: 97: 94: 70: 69: 63: 47: 30: 21: 428: 427: 423: 422: 421: 419: 418: 417: 403: 402: 393: 391: 387: 384: 379: 376: 374: 372: 371: 369: 368: 359: 357: 355:World Gazetteer 349: 348: 344: 339: 327: 294: 282: 251: 227:charter company 219: 205:It lies on the 188:Niassa Province 159:Cuamba District 147:Niassa Province 128: 126: 110:-14.817; 36.550 109: 107: 103: 100: 95: 92: 90: 88: 87: 81: 80: 79: 78: 77: 76: 75: 71: 50: 38: 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 426: 424: 416: 415: 405: 404: 367: 366: 341: 340: 338: 335: 334: 333: 326: 323: 320: 319: 316: 312: 311: 308: 304: 303: 300: 293: 290: 281: 278: 274:Cuamba Airport 255:Nacala railway 250: 247: 223:Niassa Company 218: 215: 175: 174: 171: 167: 166: 162: 161: 156: 150: 149: 144: 138: 137: 124: 118: 117: 83: 82: 73: 72: 65: 64: 58: 57: 56: 55: 52: 51: 48: 40: 39: 36: 33: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 425: 414: 411: 410: 408: 401: 398: 356: 352: 346: 343: 336: 332: 329: 328: 324: 317: 314: 313: 309: 306: 305: 301: 298: 297: 291: 289: 287: 279: 277: 275: 270: 268: 264: 260: 256: 248: 246: 244: 240: 236: 232: 228: 224: 216: 214: 212: 208: 203: 201: 197: 193: 189: 185: 181: 172: 160: 157: 155: 148: 145: 143: 136: 125: 123: 114: 86:Coordinates: 62: 46: 37:(Nova Freixo) 31: 19: 370: 358:. Retrieved 354: 345: 292:Demographics 283: 271: 252: 220: 204: 199: 196:Mount Namuli 179: 178: 392: / 302:Population 202:(New Ash). 200:Nova Freixo 108: / 380:36°33′00″E 377:14°49′00″S 360:2008-06-18 337:References 225:, a royal 192:Mozambique 165:Population 135:Mozambique 280:Education 249:Transport 142:Provinces 407:Category 325:See also 267:Lichinga 239:Portugal 207:EN8 road 154:District 318:95,084 310:59,396 217:History 211:Nampula 122:Country 96:36°33′E 93:14°49′S 263:Nacala 259:Malawi 180:Cuamba 173:79,013 132:  74:Cuamba 49:Cuamba 34:Cuamba 315:2008 307:1997 299:Year 182:is a 184:city 190:in 409:: 353:. 288:. 276:. 269:. 237:, 363:. 20:)

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History of Cuamba
Cuamba
Cuamba is located in Mozambique
14°49′S 36°33′E / 14.817°S 36.550°E / -14.817; 36.550
Country
Mozambique
Provinces
Niassa Province
District
Cuamba District
city
Niassa Province
Mozambique
Mount Namuli
EN8 road
Nampula
Niassa Company
charter company
Portuguese East Africa
Freixo de Espada à Cinta
Portugal
Sarmento Rodrigues
Nacala railway
Malawi
Nacala
Lichinga
Cuamba Airport
Catholic University of Mozambique
Railway stations in Mozambique
"Mozambique: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population"

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