Cuamba

Cuamba
(Nova Freixo)
Cuamba
Cuamba
Cuamba is located in Mozambique
Cuamba
Cuamba
Coordinates: 14°49′S 36°33′E / 14.817°S 36.550°E / -14.817; 36.550
Country Mozambique
ProvincesNiassa Province
DistrictCuamba District
Population
 (2007 census)
 • Total79,013

Cuamba is a city and district of Niassa Province in Mozambique, lying north west of Mount Namuli. Before independence the town was known as Nova Freixo (New Ash).[citation needed]

It lies on the EN8 road, which connects it to the city of Nampula in the east and to the Malawian border in the west.[citation needed]