Catandica | |
|---|---|
 Municipal Council of Catandica, Mozambique | |
  Catandica | |
| Coordinates: 18°3′23″S 33°10′29″E / 18.05639°S 33.17472°E | |
| Country |  Mozambique |
| Provinces | Manica Province |
| District | Báruè District |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 29,052 |
| Climate | Cwa |
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.[1] As of 2008 it had a population of 29,052.[2]
The town, near the border with Zimbabwe, takes its name from the son of a local chief who had served in the army.[3]
- ^ "Perfil do Distrito de Báruè" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ministry of State Administration. 2005. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "Mozambique: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 2008-06-18.[dead link]
- ^ Room, Adrian (1994), Names, Geographical/ Africa, p.44, McFarlan Publishing, Retrieved on June 14, 2008