Choa Mountains

The mountains lie in Báruè District, west of Catandica.

The eastern slope of the mountains rises steeply from the surrounding plateau, forming a 20km-long escarpment northwest of Catandica.

[1][2] The western slopes of the mountains are drained by the Gairezi River, which flows northwards towards the Zambezi River from its source in the Nyanga Mountains.

The eastern slopes intercept winds from the Indian Ocean, and the resulting orographic precipitation sustain lush montane grasslands with pockets of montane evergreen forest at higher elevations.

On the high western slopes, montane grasslands interspersed with protea shrubs are prevalent.