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Mozambique

Official name:

the Republic of Mozambique

Name in native language:

Moçambique /

Capital:

Maputo

ISO country code

MZ

Nat. statistical agency:

INE

Region:

Eastern Africa

Census Results

1950-09-21 : 5,738,911
1960-09-15 : 6,603,653
1970-12-15 : 8,168,933
1980-08-01 :
1997-08-01 : 15,278,334
2007-09-16 : 20,252,223

the Republic of Mozambique

Administrative units

administrative units	capital	area (sq.km.)	population 1997-08-01/15 census	population 2007-09-16/30 census
source: INE, Mozambique.
Província de Cabo Delgado	Pemba	78,778	1,287,814	1,606,568
Província de Gaza	Xai-Xai	75,334	1,062,380	1,228,514
Província de Inhambane	Inhambane	68,775	1,123,079	1,271,818
Província de Manica	Chimoio	62,272	974,208	1,412,248
Cidade de Maputo	Maputo	347	966,837	1,094,628
Província de Maputo	Matola	22,693	806,179	1,205,709
Província de Nampula	Nampula	79,010	2,975,747	3,985,613
Província de Niassa	Lichinga	122,827	756,287	1,170,783
Província de Sofala	Beira	67,753	1,289,390	1,642,920
Província de Tete	Tete	98,417	1,144,604	1,783,967
Província de Zambézia	Quelimane	103,478	2,891,809	3,849,455
total		799,380	15,278,334	20,252,223

Main cities

name	population 1997-08-01/15 census	population 2007-09-16/30 census
Maputo City	966,837	1,094,628
Matola	424,662	671,556
Beira	397,368	431,583
Nampula	303,346	471,717
Chimoio	171,056	237,497
Nacala Porto	158,248	206,449
Quelimane	150,116	193,343
Tete	101,984	155,870
Xai-Xai	99,442	115,752
Gurué	99,335	..
Maxixe	93,985	108,824
Lichinga	85,758	142,331
Pemba	84,897	138,716
Dondo	61,405	..
Angoche	58,263	..
Cuamba	57,205	80,172
Montepuez	56,433	77,493
Chokwé	56,291	..
Mocuba	54,802	..
Inhambane	52,370	65,149
Manica	52,261	..
source: INE, Mozambique.