Portuguese landholder and imperialist Joaquim Carlos Paiva de Andrada [pt] established a base at the river mouth at what is now Beira in 1884.

[3] In late 1978 RENAMO guerrillas were "ranging into Sofala Province and launching attacks along the Beira–Chimoio road and rail line, the Dondo–Inhaminga corridor".

[5] In March 2019, the province was severely affected by Cyclone Idai, with its capital city of Beira being largely destroyed.

[7] Sofala Province, in central-eastern Mozambique, covers an area of 68,018 square kilometres (26,262 sq mi).

[11] On the eastern slope of the mountain is a number of vegetation zones according to elevation, and there are numerous limestone caves in the vicinity.