Mossuril District

Mossuril District is a district of Nampula Province in north-eastern Mozambique. The principal town is Mossuril. Mossuril is a coastal district located in the Bay of Mossuril. It is eight kilometres from Mozambique Island by boat or approximately 51 kilometres by road. The district is said to be home to the oldest surviving European building in the Southern Hemisphere, the church of 'Nossa Senhora dos Remédios' in the village of Cabaceira. The beaches of Chocas Mar, at the far tip of the district, are also a popular tourist attraction.

The Mossuril Film Festival (Portuguese: Festival Fim do Caminho) is an annual film festival held in Mossuril, Mozambique Island and Nampula, headquartered in Mossuril.

Further reading

Mossuril Film Festival - website

Coordinates: 14°57′58″S 40°39′40″E / 14.966°S 40.661°E / -14.966; 40.661

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 7/6/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.