Nampula
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| Coordinates: 15°07′S 39°16′E / 15.117°S 39.267°E | |
| Country |  Mozambique |
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| Provinces | Nampula Province |
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| - Total | 477 900 |
Nampula is the capital city of Nampula Province in Mozambique. It has a population of 303,346 (1997 census), making it the third largest city in Mozambique after Maputo and Beira. Today, however, the city population is well over that number. It is home to the Mozambique National Ethnographic Museum, several markets, cathedrals and mosques.
It is also the center of business in northern Mozambique. Nampula has a few western style hotels and restaurants. It also has an airport and is a transport hub for local transport in Northern Mozambique; however, it is not noted as a tourist destination.
Abel Xavier, a Portuguese football player, and Carlos Queiroz, a Portuguese football manager formerly in charge of Real Madrid, are also from Nampula, by then a city of the Portuguese Overseas Province of Mozambique.
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[edit] Transport
A railway line serves this town. A railway workshop is located here. The town also has an airport, Nampula Airport.
[edit] Demographics
| Year | Population[1] |
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| 1970 | 126 126 |
| 1997 | 314 965 |
| 2007 | 477 900 |
[edit] Gallery
 Local women on the street |
 A Makhuwa family in Nampula |
 Local boys in Nampula |
[edit] References
- ^ "Mozambique: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&geo=-153. Retrieved on 2008-06-18.
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Coordinates: 15°07′S 39°16′E / 15.117°S 39.267°E
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