Espungabera is a township in the

Mossurize District Mossurize District is a district of Manica Province in western Mozambique. The principal town is Espungabera. The district is located in the south of the province, and borders with Sussundenga District in the north, Chibabava District of Sofala P ...

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in central

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. It is situated from a border post with

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, which is open daily from 8:00 to 17:00 or 18:00. Espungabera has 3 fuel stations but supplies can run out. The language spoken on either side of the border is chiNdau. During the

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of the late 70s to early 90s it was one of the strategic towns where the FPLM maintained a heavy mechanized presence, since the Espungabera-

Dombé Dombé is a town on the north bank of the Buzi River in Sussundenga District of Manica Province in central Mozambique dombe. During the Frelimo-Renamo struggle of the 70s to early 90s it was a strategic town where the FPLM maintained a heavy mech ...

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road link which offered access to

, was repeatedly attacked and disrupted by insurgents. In 2010 the Espungabera-Dombé road was being rehabilitated, which was expected to improve the area's economic and tourism potential. The Pafuri border post with

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can be reached via Chitobe (in

Machaze District Machaze District is a district of Manica Province in western Mozambique. The principal town is Machaze. The district is located in the south of the province, and borders with Mossurize District in the north, Chibabava District of Sofala Province ...

) and Save Centro to Massangena or Zambaredja, but an

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is required.

References

{{coordinates, 20, 27, 11, S, 32, 46, 21, E, region:MZ_type:landmark, display=title, name=Espungabera Populated places in Manica Province