Cassembe, Mozambique
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Cassembe is a town in Niassa Province
in northern-central Mozambique
. It lies on the eastern bank of the Luambala River
and on the 242 road between Lichinga
to the west and Marrupa to the east.
Niassa Province
Niassa is a province of Mozambique. It has an area of 129,056 km² and a population of 1.027.037 . It is the most sparsely populated province in the country. Lichinga is the capital of the province. There are a minimum estimated 450,000 Yao people living in Mozambique...
in northern-central Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
. It lies on the eastern bank of the Luambala River
Luambala River
The Luambala is a river of Mozambique. It flows through Niassa Province in a northeast-southwest direction. The Luambala valley was surveyed during the Portuguese Nyasaland. The river was reported to have steep sides and a rock bed. To the east of Cassembe, the Luambala connects with the Lugenda...
and on the 242 road between Lichinga
Lichinga
Lichinga is the capital city of Niassa Province of Mozambique. It lies on the Lichinga Plateau at an altitude of 1360 metre, east of Lake Niassa . The town was founded as Vila Cabral as a farming and military settlement...
to the west and Marrupa to the east.