Its economy is predominantly agricultural, but it has an important logistics sector, as it serves as the junction point of the country's road-rail systems.[1]
Transport
The city's railway station serves as the junction of the national railway network, between the Sena railway and the Nacala railway.[2][3]
^Nacala Railway Line. Virtual PIDA Information Centre - Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa. 2021.
^Placido, Antonio; Marchesini, Marco; Cerreta, Vincenzo. The importance of railways for developing countries. The feasibility study for the rehabilitation of the Mchinji to Nkaya rail line in Malawi. In.: Transport Infrastructure and Systems. CRC Press. 1st Edition. 2017.