Nampula is the capital of Nampula Province in northern Mozambique, with a population of 743,125, making it the country's third largest city after Maputo and Matola. It lies inland, about 200 kilometers from the coast, amid plains and rocky outcrops, and serves as a major regional center for northern Mozambique as well as parts of central Mozambique and the border areas of Malawi and Tanzania.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude15.116667 degrees south 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Nampula (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
+1919-00-00T00:00:00Z
P1082 (population)
population 743,000 (2017)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude -15.116667, longitude 39.266667
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 360 m
P2046 (area)
area 320.0 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 743000 (2017)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Nampula - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1033356
-15.11646 39.2666 P PPLA MZ 06 770379 431 Africa/Maputo
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 431 m
View the Source 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 -15.25, 39.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -15.25, 39.25
-15.25 39.25 Aw
Nampula (Wikipedia)
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