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Maputo

Eastern Africa

Maputo is the capital and largest city of Mozambique, near the southern end of the country, within 120 kilometres of the borders with Eswatini and South Africa. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
1,088,449 1
Area (sq km)
347.69 1
Founding Year
1781 1
Population Estimate Year
2017 1
Elevation (m)
47 1
Latitude
25.96889 degrees south 1
Longitude
32.57333 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Coastal
Yes 1
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 2
Connections

Associated With

Mozambique, Countries
Source Maputo (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Mozambique, Countries

Maputo is the capital of Mozambique.

Source Maputo (Wikipedia)
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Site Of

LAM Mozambique Airlines

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Source Wikipedia: LAM Mozambique Airlinestier 2
Mozambique Ports and Railways

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Source Wikipedia: Mozambique Ports and Railwaystier 2
Ministry of Economy and Finance (Mozambique)

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Source Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF): GLEIF record for Ministry of Economy and Finance (Mozambique)headquartersAddress city
Quote, headquartersAddress city
"city": "MAPUTO"
Sources
1. Maputo (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Maputo is the capital and largest city of Mozambique
  • Infobox, Population figure
    1,088,449
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2017 census
  • Infobox, Area
    347.69 km2 (134.24 sq mi)
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    25.96889°S 32.57333°E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    25.96889°S 32.57333°E
  • Infobox, Founded
    1781
  • Infobox, Elevation
    47 m (154 ft)
  • Lead
    Maputo is situated on a large natural bay on the Indian Ocean
  • Associated With: Mozambique, Infobox, Country
    Mozambique
  • Capital Of: Mozambique, Lead section, capital fact
    Maputo is the capital and largest city of Mozambique.
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Maputo - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1040652
    -25.96553 32.58322 P PPLC MZ 11 1254837 70 Africa/Maputo
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 70 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -25.75, 32.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -25.75, 32.75
-25.75 32.75 Aw
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Wikidata: Maputo
Wikidata Q3889, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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