Songo is a town in
Tete Province
Tete is a province of Mozambique. It has an area of 98,417 km² and a population of 2,648,941 (2017 census).
Tete is the capital of the province. The Cahora Bassa Dam is situated in this province.
Districts
On March 21, 2013, Mozambi ...
in
Mozambique
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...
. In 2007 it had a population of inhabitants.
It was elevated to town status 6 July 1972. Near the town is
Songo Airport.
The town is situated five kilometers east of the
Cahora Bassa Dam
The Cahora Bassa Dam is located in Mozambique. It is one of two major dams on the Zambezi river, the other being the Kariba. The dam was finished in December 1974 after much political debate. This dam is used to convert the Zambezi River power i ...
. It was established in 1969 as a settlement for the workers who built the dam, and the town is still dependent on Cahora Bassa.
Songo is unlike other towns in Mozambique in that it does not have any formal center.
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Populated places in Tete Province