Catembe

Catembe is a triangulation station in , .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Library of Mozambique and Maputo Railway Station.

Library
The is located in , . It is located in a structure which formerly housed the Office of Finance of the Colony of Mozambique. is situated 3½ km north of Catembe.

Railway station
Photo: Dumplestilskin, Public domain.
The Central Railway Station is a historic train station in , . Administered by Mozambique Ports and Railways, it is located on the CFM Sul line, which links to , , and . is situated 4 km north of Catembe.

The Casa de Ferro is a historic prefabricated iron building located in , . Originally built in , the structure was bought by the Portuguese colonial government and reassembled in 1892 in Maputo. is situated 4 km north of Catembe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maputo.

is the capital city of . Buildings range from old colonial palaces to new high-rise constructions, but the dominant architecture consists of Stalinist-looking concrete-walled boxes, generally with badly eroded paint and rusty security bars.

Catembe

Latitude
-26.00528° or 26° 0′ 19″ south
Longitude
32.56417° or 32° 33′ 51″ east
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
5G5JXHV7+VM
Geo­Names ID
1050840
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