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Marracuene
Sign in to saveMarracuene, earlier known as Vila Luísa, is a town in Mozambique's Maputo Province in Marracuene District, located 30 km north of Maputo on the Incomati River. The Parque de Campismo de Marracuene, a popular camping destination, is located nearby.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Marracuene is referenced by 17 other articles, and connects out to Mozambique, Indian Ocean and list of sovereign states.
Vinony files it under Battles involving Mozambique, Conflicts in 1895 and Populated places in Maputo Province.
Its subject is documented across 13 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Marracuene
- Region
- Maputo
- Country
- Moçambique
- Population
- 13,051
- Timezone
- Africa/Maputo
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Marracuene
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Combat de marracuene.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Marracuene at war. 1899.
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Mozambique
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Provinces
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Maputo Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Marracuene District
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2006
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Mozambique
- Located in
- Marracuene District
- Image
- Combat de marracuene.jpg
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- Marracuene
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Encyclopedic overview
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Marracuene, earlier known as Vila Luísa, is a town in Mozambique's Maputo Province in Marracuene District, located 30 km north of Maputo on the Incomati River. The Parque de Campismo de Marracuene, a popular camping destination, is located nearby.
==History== On February 2, 1895, Marracuene was the site of a decisive battle between Portuguese forces under major Caldas Xavier and Gaza forces of emperor Gungunyane. The Portuguese were able to defeat the larger Gaza forces by means of repeating rifles and a machine gun.
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