Zavala, Mozambique

Province

Zavala (also Quissico ) is a city in the south of Mozambique on the coast of Mozambique.

Geography

The city is located in the district of Zavala in the province of Inhambane.

In the city there are extensive lagoons.

Population

The largest ethnic group in Zavala form the Chopin.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Cardinal Alexandre José Maria dos Santos ( * 1924), Archbishop of Maputo 1975-2003.
  • José António Pinto Ribeiro de Melo ( born 1946 ), Portuguese lawyer and politician, Minister of Culture in the First Cabinet Sócrates 2008-2009
Inhambane Province Districts of Mozambique
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