General info

Entity:
Mozambique
Capital:
Maputo
Population (2008-07-01):
21,284,700 (CIA)
Area:
801,590 sq.km.
Country code:
mz
Region:
Eastern Africa

Mozambique

Administrative units

administrative units capital area (sq.km.) population
1997-08-01/15
census		 population
2007-09-16/30
census
source: INE, Mozambique.
note: 2007 results are preliminary figures.
Província de Cabo Delgado Pemba 77,867 1,287,814 1,632,809
Província de Gaza Xai-Xai 75,539 1,062,380 1,259,713
Província de Inhambane Inhambane 68,615 1,123,079 1,267,035
Província de Manica Chimoio 61,661 974,208 1,418,927
Cidade de Maputo . Maputo 300 966,837 1,099,102
Província de Maputo Matola 26,058 806,179 1,259,713
Província de Nampula Nampula 78,197 2,975,747 4,076,642
Província de Niassa Lichinga 122,176 756,287 1,178,117
Província de Sofala Beira 68,018 1,289,390 1,654,163
Província de Tete Tete 97,285 1,144,604 1,832,339
Província de Zambézia Quelimane 103,127 2,891,809 3,892,854
total   799,380 15,278,334 20,530,714

Main cities

name population
1997-08-01/15
census		 population
2007-09-16/30
census
Maputo City 966,837 1,099,102
Matola 424,662 675,422
Beira 397,368 436,240
Nampula 303,346 ..
Chimoio 171,056 238,976
Nacala Porto 158,248 ..
Quelimane 150,116 192,876
Tete 101,984 152,909
Xai-Xai 99,442 ..
Guruè 99,335 ..
Maxixe 93,985 105,895
Lichinga 85,758 142,253
Pemba 84,897 141,316
Dondo 61,405 ..
Angoche 58,263 ..
Cuamba 57,205 ..
Montepuez 56,433 ..
Chokwe 56,291 ..
Mocuba 54,802 ..
Inhambane 52,370 63,867
Manica 52,261 ..
source: INE, Mozambique.