Pungwe River
Pungwe River is a 400 km long river in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. It rises below Mount Nyangani in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe and then flows southeastwards through the Manica and Sofala provinces of Mozambique.Photo: Babakathy, Public domain.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Mozambique
- Also known as: “Púngoè River”, “Pungué”, “Pungué River”, “Rio Púngoè”, and “Rio Púnguè”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Beira railway station.
Beira railway station
Railway station
Photo: Christian Spannagel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beira railway station is the principal railway station and important landmark in Beira, Mozambique. Beira railway station is situated 4 km east of Pungwe River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beira.
Beira
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beira is the capital and largest city of Sofala Province, in the central region of Mozambique. Beira is where the Pungwe River meets the Indian Ocean. It is the fourth-largest city by population in Mozambique, after Maputo, Matola and Nampula.
Pungwe River
- Categories: river, watercourse, and body of water
- Location: Mozambique, Southern Africa, Africa
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Satellite Map
Discover Pungwe River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Pungwe River” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Pungwerivier”
- Arabic: “نهر بنجوي”
- Asturian: “Ríu Pungwe”
- Cebuano: “Pungué”
- Cebuano: “Pungwe”
- Chinese: “蓬圭河”
- Chuvash: “Пунгве”
- Czech: “Púnguè”
- Czech: “Pungwe”
- Dutch: “Pungwe”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر بنجوى”
- Finnish: “Pungwe”
- French: “Pungue”
- German: “Mutarazi Falls”
- German: “Pungue”
- German: “Pungwe”
- German: “Rio Pungué”
- Hebrew: “נהר פונגווה”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Pungwe”
- Irish: “Abhainn Pungwe”
- Lithuanian: “Pungvė”
- Malagasy: “Pungwe”
- Mingrelian: “პუნგვე”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Pungwe”
- Portuguese: “Rio Púnguè”
- Russian: “Пунгве”
- Shona: “Rwizi Pungwe”
- Spanish: “Río Pungwe”
- Swahili: “Mto Pungwe”
- Welsh: “Afon Pungwe”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ponta Gea and Esturro.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ponta Chiveve and Universidade Pedagogica.
Mozambique: Must-Visit Destinations
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