Xinavane
Encyclopedia
Xinavane is a town on the Incomati River, in the Manhiça District
of Maputo Province
, in Mozambique
about 80 kilometres north of Maputo
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and operates a sugar mill at Xinavane.
In 2009 the sugar mill completed a major expansion, engineered and managed by PGBI Engineers & Constructors.
Manhiça District
Manhiça District is a district of Maputo Province in southern Mozambique. The principal town is Manhiça.-Further reading:*...
of Maputo Province
Maputo Province
Maputo is a province of Mozambique; the province excludes the city of Maputo . The province has an area of 26,058 km² and a population of 1,072,086 .Matola is the capital of the province....
, in 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...
about 80 kilometres north of Maputo
Maputo
Maputo, also known as Lourenço Marques, is the capital and largest city of Mozambique. It is known as the City of Acacias in reference to acacia trees commonly found along its avenues and the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. It was famous for the inscription "This is Portugal" on the walkway of its...
.
Economy
Tongaat Hulett Sugar grows sugarcaneSugarcane
Sugarcane refers to any of six to 37 species of tall perennial grasses of the genus Saccharum . Native to the warm temperate to tropical regions of South Asia, they have stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sugar, and measure two to six metres tall...
and operates a sugar mill at Xinavane.
In 2009 the sugar mill completed a major expansion, engineered and managed by PGBI Engineers & Constructors.