Namaacha

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Namaacha Waterfalls ( Cascatas de Namaacha )

Namaacha is a small town ( vila ) in the Maputo province in southern Mozambique , near the border with Eswatini . Namaacha is an administrative post ( posto administrativo ) and the capital of the district of the same name . The place name is derived from Lomahasha , the name of a previous tribal ruler in the region.

geography

The city is located on the edge of the Lebombo Mountains , a mountain range that stretches from Mozambique to KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa . There are a good 75 kilometers between the capital Maputo and Namaacha. In the place (or in the area of ​​the administrative post of the same name) lived on January 1, 2005 about 29,272 people. The surrounding villages of Kala-Kala, Chimachuanine, Impaputo, Mafuiane and Matsequenha are also included in Namaacha. This means that the administrative post itself is 1,372 square kilometers in size.

The EN2 road , which connects Eswatini with the urban area around Maputo, runs through the village . The place is therefore particularly important because of the border traffic to and from Eswatini , as the Namaacha / Lomahasha border post is not far.

history

Igreja da Nossa Senhora de Fátima

Namaacha was elevated to a small town ( vila ) on April 20, 1964, while still in colonial times . In 2008 the government of Mozambique announced the establishment of ten new municipalities (roughly urban districts, Portuguese : município ), including Namaacha. The creation of a Munizip is primarily associated with the privilege of being able to choose the local government in local elections. In the local elections in 2008 and 2013 Jorge Tinga (was FRELIMO ) elected mayor.

Since 1998 Namaacha has been twinning with the Portuguese town of Santa Comba Dão .

Attractions

There is an important church in the village, it is called Igreja da Nossa Senhora de Fátima , it was consecrated in 1944. Furthermore, the waterfalls of Namaacha are known regionally.

Web links

Commons : Namaacha  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Perfil do Distrito de Namaacha, Província de Maputo. (pdf) Ministério da Administração Interna, 2005, accessed on September 27, 2014 (Portuguese).
  2. ↑ Rui Lamarques: Autárquicas 2013: Namaacha pode ser um lugar melhor. In: A Verdade. May 13, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2014 (Portuguese).
  3. ↑ Mais 10 autarquias para Moçambique. (No longer available online.) In: Portal do Governo de Moçambique. Governo de Moçambique, April 2, 2008, archived from the original on December 23, 2014 ; Retrieved September 27, 2014 (Portuguese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.portaldogoverno.gov.mz
  4. ↑ Eleições Autarquica 2013 Eleição do Presidente do Conselho Municipal. (No longer available online.) Comissão Nacional de Eleições, 2013, archived from the original on September 6, 2014 ; Retrieved September 27, 2014 (Portuguese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.stae.org.mz
  5. ↑ Geminações de Cidades e Vilas. Associação Nacional dos Municípios Portugueses, accessed September 27, 2014 (Portuguese).
  6. ^ Santuário Nossa Senhora de Fátima vale também pela sua história. In: O País. May 17, 2010, accessed December 22, 2014 (Portuguese).

Coordinates: 25 ° 59 ′ 7.7 ″  S , 32 ° 1 ′ 5 ″  E