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Lichinga is a city located in Niassa Province of Mozambique. It lies almost 1500 m above sea level on the Lichinga Plateau, east of Lake Niassa (Lake Malawi). The town has a population of 112,000 and was founded as Vila Cabral as a military settlement and is home to an airport. Owing to its high altitude location the town experiences a temperate-cold climate, with winter months as cold as 0°C and summertime rarely hotter than 32 °C. The town is surrounded by a pine tree plantation.

Railway

A railway branch line from the port of Nacala terminates in this town.

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13°19′S 35°14′E / 13.317°S 35.233°E / -13.317; 35.233

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 [[Image:MZ-Lichinga.png|right|175px|Location of Lichinga in Mozambique]]
-'''Lichinga''' is a city located in the [[Provinces of Mozambique|province]] of [[Niassa]] in [[Mozambique]].  It lies almost 1500 m above [[sea level]] on the [[Lichinga Plateau]], east of [[Lake Niassa]] (Lake Malawi).  The town has a population of 112,000 and was founded as '''Vila Cabral''' as a military settlement and is home to an [[airport]]. Owing to its high altitude location and surrounded by a dense pine-tree plantation, the town experiences a temperate-cold climate, with winter months as cold as 0°C and summertime rarely hotter than 32 °C.
+'''Lichinga''' is a [[city]] located in [[Niassa Province]] of [[Mozambique]].  It lies almost 1500 m above [[sea level]] on the [[Lichinga Plateau]], east of [[Lake Niassa]] (Lake Malawi).  The town has a population of 112,000 and was founded as '''Vila Cabral''' as a military settlement and is home to an [[airport]]. Owing to its high altitude location the town experiences a temperate-cold climate, with winter months as cold as 0°C and summertime rarely hotter than 32 °C. The town is surrounded by a [[pine tree]] [[plantation]].
 == Railway ==