Magude is a town in Maputo Province in southern Mozambique. It is the seat of Magude District.
History
On 27 March 1974, the Magude train disaster, in which a passenger train collided head-on with a freight train carrying petroleum products, caused 70 deaths and 200 injuries.
Transport
The town lies on a railway junction on the southern system.
See also
Resources on Magude
- Gengenbach, Heidi (2004). Binding Memories: Women as Makers and Tellers of History in Magude, Mozambique. Columbia University Press.
25°01′23″S 32°38′53″E / 25.02306°S 32.64806°E