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Nacala developed as a deep waters port and an industrial, agricultural and exporting centre during the last period of Portuguese rule.

Nacala
Mozambique
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Nacala

Mozambique

Country
Mozambique
Population
225.0K
Coordinates
-14.54, 40.67
767th most populous city in the world

Nacala is a city on the northern coast of Mozambique. Located in the southwestern indentation of inner Fernao Veloso Bay, it is the deepest natural port on the east coast of Africa. Nacala serves as the terminal for the Nacala railway, a rail line to the landlocked Malawi.

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Photo: Stig Nygaard from Copenhagen, Denmark · CC BY 2.0