| Official Name: | Ancuabe |
| Pushpin Map: | Mozambique |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 240 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Provinces |
| Subdivision Name1: | Cabo Delgado Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ancuabe District |
| Population As Of: | 1997 |
| Population Total: | 12,561 |
| Coordinates: | -12.9833°N 90°W |
Ancuabe is a town in eastern Mozambique in Ancuabe District, Cabo Delgado Province. It is the seat of the district. According to the 1997 census it has a population of 12,561.
Ancuabe is situated away from Ntete, away from Banjira and away from Muero.
Mining plays a key role in the local economy. In 1989 the Irish-based Kenmare Resources joined the Government in a joint venture with the Mozambiquan government to exploit graphite deposits in Ancuabe.
Graphites de Ancuabe Ltda. operated a sizeable mine and plant near Ancuabe from 1994 to 1999.[1] The mined graphite would be transported east to the larger town of Pemba on the coast where the mined material would be cut and processed. Due to a fall in graphite prices work in the mine was suspended in 1999.[2] In 2007, the Mozambique government announced its intention to re-open the mine, depending on the supply of electricity from the Cahora Bassa dam.[3]
Graphite mining in the Ancuabe region resumed in 2017 with the opening of a mine operated by the Dutch firm AMG.[4]
The nearest airport is at Pemba Airport, away.