Macia

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Macia is a small town in Gaza Province, Mozambique, and the seat of the Bilene Macia district.

It caters to the areas of Mazivila, Dzimbeni, Macuane, Machimba, Ghombane, Zukula, Nuampaku, Incaia, and Machenganyane. During the Civil War, people around these villages used to live in town, as it was a little bit safer compared to other villages. However, since Renamo forces targeted the towns most, it apparently appeared to the villagers that towns were not the ideal places to hide. As such, they started going back to the bush for the night, going back to town in the morning. Students from the villages of Mazivila and others attended high school there because it had the only Secondary School in the area. The town has a market where people from the small villages come to buy and sell their products.

Macia owes much of its economic vibrancy to its location on the intersection of the main highway of Mozambique (EN1) with the road to Chokwe, Massingir and Chicualacuala, and with the road the coastal resort of Praia do Bilene (Bilene Beach).

The town is also a home to one of the most famous traditional musicians of the country, Domingo Honuane, affectionately known as Xidiminguani, though he originally hails from Vuthu, a nearby village. This small town is starting to develop after being badly destroyed during the Civil War which lasted more than a decade.

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