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Massinga, Mozambique
The town of Massinga lies in South-eastern Mozambique in the province of Inhambane, almost 600km north of the country's capital, Maputo. It lies about an hour from the Indian Ocean. The population the Massinga district, which includes the town and its surrounding rural communities is roughly 200,000 people.
The official language in Mozambique is Portuguese, but most Mozambicans speak their own local dialect. In Massinga, that dialect is Xitswa.
This country struggled through a civil from 1977 to 1992 that claimed the lives of up to one million Mozambicans because of widespread fighting and famine. These years destroyed the economy and the country's infrastructure and much of the country still lives in poverty, with the average income of under $200 US/year.
The official language in Mozambique is Portuguese, but most Mozambicans speak their own local dialect. In Massinga, that dialect is Xitswa.
This country struggled through a civil from 1977 to 1992 that claimed the lives of up to one million Mozambicans because of widespread fighting and famine. These years destroyed the economy and the country's infrastructure and much of the country still lives in poverty, with the average income of under $200 US/year.
