Mucojo
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Coordinates: 12°3′55″S 40°28′45″E / 12.06528°S 40.47917°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Cabo Delgado |
District | Macomia |
Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
Population (2015)
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• Total | 1,683 |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 ( CAT) |
Mucojo is a town in Macomia District in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique. [2] It has been the site of the heaviest and worst fighting of the Insurgency in Cabo Delgado.
The Mucojo residents have for long been supporters of the FRELIMO and still are. [3]
The town has been the site of the heaviest and bloodiest fighting during the Battle of Mucojo. [4] The Mozambican Army as well as the Rwandan Army have been fighting militants in Mucojo since 2020. [5] The town has switched hands between anti-Islamic militants, Islamic State affiliates, and the Mozambican army, and at times even the locals. [6] The town was finally liberated on 29 October by Mozambican and Rwandan forces. [7]
On 6 September, the Mwani population of Mucojo rebelled and killed the head of the town, a member of the Makonde. [8]
During the 2022 Mozambican floods, Mucojo was badly affected and relief groups came to its aid. [9]
There is a domestic airfield on the outskirts of the town. [10]