Manica is a market town in Manica Province in western Mozambique, lying west of the provincial capital Chimoio near the border with Zimbabwe, with a population of 36,124 at the 2006 census. It was historically the center of the Kingdom of Manica and grew around the regional gold trade, and it is known today for the nearby Chinamapere rock paintings, with the Penha Longa Mountains rising to its north.
Facts
Latitude18.934444 degrees south 2 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. GeoNames: Manica
GeoNames geonameid 1040950 (Manica), cities500/allCountries bulk dump, matched by primary name + country + coordinates within 25km (w-bbfill-geography6-0926)View the Source 2. Manica, Mozambique (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)Quote, P625 (coordinate location)
latitude -18.934444, longitude 32.875556
3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at -18.9344,32.8756
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevationQuote, results elevation
"elevation": 721.0
4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -18.75, 32.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -18.75, 32.75
-18.75 32.75 Cwa
5. GeoNames: Manica - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1040950, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.0 km)Quote, cities500 record 1040950, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.0 km)
-18.93444 32.87556 P PPL MZ 10 41961 720 Africa/Maputo
Manica, Mozambique (Wikipedia)
Lead section
Manica is a market town in western Mozambique, lying west of Chimoio in the province of Manica.
- In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the SourceReader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.