Situated in north eastern Mozambique in the Sofala province, Beira is the country's second largest city with a population ranging from 350,000 to 500,000 people. It holds the regionally-significant Port of Beira.
Beira (Mozambique), city and seaport, eastern Mozambique, capital of Sofala Province, on Mozambique Channel (an arm of the Indian Ocean), at the mouth of the navigable Pungwe River.
It is connected by rail with neighboring countries and serves as a port for Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and central Mozambique.
Before 1942, when the province of Manica e Sofala was incorporated into Mozambique, Beira was the capital of the territory of the Portuguese-chartered Mozambique Company.
It holds the regionally-significant Port of Beira which acts as a gateway for both the interior and the land-locked nations of Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi.
Beira is also noteworthy as it was the core city for Renamo (The National Resistance of Mozambique) during the post-revolution Civil War (which ended only in 1994).
During the colonial period Beira was noted for its large English-speaking population, and was a favourite holiday destination for white Rhodesians.
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