Mucojo
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Mucojo
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  Mucojo | |
| Coordinates: 12°3′55″S 40°28′45″E / 12.06528°S 40.47917°E | |
| Country |  Mozambique |
| Province | Cabo Delgado |
| District | Macomia |
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• 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 2022, the Mwani population of Mucojo rebelled and killed the head of the town, a member of the Makonde.[8]