Lichinga
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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