Exports include palm products, sisal, and tea.
Fishing is an important industry, and the town has one of the world's largest coconut plantations.
The Portuguese founded a trading station at Quelimane in 1544, and the town was an important slave market in the 18th and 19th cent. The name is also spelled Quilimane, Kilimane, and Kilimani. Get quality answers at the right price. Listing from Electric Library , a pay service. Copyright 2001 Infonautics Corporation .