Mocímboa da Praia is a port town on the Indian Ocean coast of northern Mozambique, in Cabo Delgado Province, and the seat of Mocímboa da Praia District. It is used as a border post for travel to and from Tanzania, although the border is 127 km away by road. The town was prominent in the colonial period for its port and its easy access to Tanzania, hosted a Portuguese army base during the independence struggle, and sheltered displaced people in the civil war. Its economy relies mainly on fishing and logging. Insurgents linked to ISIL attacked it in 2017 and held it from August 2020 until Rwandan and Mozambican forces retook it in August 2021.
Facts
Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Mozambique: Cities and Urban Localities
citypopulation.deCities table, latest census
39,010
On Continent: Africa, Page header, region path
Africa
View the Source 2. Opentopodata: Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at Mocímboa da Praia
OpentopodataElevation result, band from metresQuote, Elevation result, band from metres
"elevation": 30.0
3. Mocímboa da Praia (Wikipedia)
4. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -11.25, 40.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -11.25, 40.25
-11.25 40.25 Aw
5. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, africa zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Africa/MaputoQuote, Zone Africa/Maputo
2:00 - CAT
UN Statistics Division, M49 overview (source)
In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), M49 table, Mozambique rowQuote, In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), M49 table, Mozambique row
Mozambique
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