Songo is a town in

Tete Province Tete is a Provinces of Mozambique, province of Mozambique, located in the northwest of the country. It has an area of 98,417 km2 and a population of 2,648,941 (2017 census). Tete, Mozambique, Tete is the capital of the province. The Cahora ...

Mozambique Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Afr ...

. 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 project began to come online in 1979 after much political debate. This dam uses the Zambezi River water to generate ...

. 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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{{Authority control Populated places in Tete Province