Ancuabe

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subdivision_name1 = Cabo Delgado Province
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subdivision_name2 = Ancuabe District
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Ancuabe is a town in eastern Mozambique in Ancuabe District, Cabo Delgado Province. It is the seat of the district. According to the 1997 census it has a population of 12,561.

Geography

Ancuabe is at an elevation of Unit foot|1174|0. It is situated Unit mile|1.2|0 away from Ntete, Unit mile|2.1|0 away from Banjira and Unit mile|1.7|0 away from Muero.

Economy

Mining plays a key role in the local economy. In 1989 the Irish-based Kenmare Resources joined the Government in a joint venture with the Mozambiquan government to exploit graphite deposits in Ancuabe.

Graphites de Ancuabe Ltda. operated a sizeable mine and plant near Ancuabe from 1994 to 1999. [cite book|author=Kogel, Jessica Elzea|title=Industrial Minerals & Rocks: Commodities, Markets, and Uses |date=2006|isbn=0873352335|publisher=Society for Mining, Metallurgy, andExploration |pages=p.512|accessdate=2008-06-26] The mined graphite would be transported east to the larger town of Pemba on the coast where the mined material would be cut and processed. Due to a rise in graphite prices work in the mine was suspended in 1999. [cite news|first=Paul |last= Fauvet| url=http://www.un.org/ecosocdev/geninfo/afrec/subjindx/143moz1.htm | title=Mozambique: growth with poverty |work=Africa Recovery |date=2000-10-12 |accessdate=2008-06-26] In 2007, the Mozambique government announced its intention to re-open the mine, depending on the supply of electricity from the Cahora Bassa dam. [cite news|first= |last= | url= | title=Resuming Graphite Production Dependent On Electricity |work=Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique |date=2007-09-24 |accessdate=2008-06-26]

Transport

The nearest airport is at Pemba Airport, Unit mile|39|0 away.

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