Catandica (before independence known as Vila Gouveia) is a town located in the province of Manica in Mozambique. It is the administrative center of Báruè District and its most populous town. As of 2008 it had a population of 29,052.
The town, near the border with Zimbabwe, takes its name from the son of a local chief who had served in the Mozambican army.Room, Adrian (1994), Names, Geographical/ Africa, p.44, McFarlan Publishing, Retrieved on June 14, 2008
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