Nampula
Nampula | |
|---|---|
| Catholic Cathedral in Nampula Catholic Cathedral in Nampula | |
| Country |  Mozambique |
| Provinces | Nampula Province |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 471,717 |
Nampula is the capital city of Nampula Province in Mozambique. It has a population of 471,717 (2007 census)[1] making it the third largest city in Mozambique after Maputo and Beira. It is home to the Mozambique National Ethnographic Museum, several markets, cathedrals and mosques.
Overview
It is also the center of business in northern Mozambique. Nampula has a few western style hotels, restaurants and shopping centres. 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.
The city is home to the Faculty of Health Science, Universidade Lurio. In 2009 a course in optometry was launched, the first of its kind in Mozambique. The course is supported through the Mozambique Eyecare Project. The other partners include Dublin Institute of Technology, University of Ulster and the International Centre for Eyecare Education [2]
Abel Xavier, a Portuguese football player, and Carlos Queiroz, a Portuguese football manager formerly in charge of Real Madrid, are also from Nampula, at that time a city of the Portuguese Overseas Province of Mozambique.
Climate
| Climate data for Nampula | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
27 (81) |
26 (79) |
24 (76) |
24 (75) |
26 (78) |
29 (84) |
31 (87) |
31 (88) |
29 (85) |
28 (82) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (74) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (71) |
20 (68) |
18 (64) |
17 (63) |
18 (64) |
19 (67) |
22 (71) |
23 (74) |
23 (74) |
21 (70) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 230 (8.9) |
210 (8.4) |
190 (7.4) |
86 (3.4) |
25 (1) |
20 (0.8) |
18 (0.7) |
10 (0.4) |
7.6 (0.3) |
15 (0.6) |
71 (2.8) |
180 (7.2) |
1,062.6 (41.9) |
| Source: Weatherbase [3] | |||||||||||||
Geography
The city of Nampula lies in the center of the province of Nampula and is surrounded by plains and rocky outcrops and is just tucked in the rolling hills and rising mountains like altitudes of the interior.
Transport
A railway line serves the city. A railway workshop is located here. The town also has an airport, Nampula Airport which is located 4 kilometres away from citycentre. Minibuses which go from Mozambique Island to Nampula daily, the bus stop is 5 minutes away from the train station.
Demographics
| Year | Population[4] |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 126,126 |
| 1997 | 314,965 |
| 2007 | 477,900 |
Gallery
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Local women on the street -
A Makhuwa family in Nampula -
Local boys in Nampula
References
- ^ http://allafrica.com/stories/200911240886.html
- ^ http://mozeyecare.org/
- ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Nampula, Mozambique". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
- ^ "Mozambique: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
External links
15°07′00″S 39°16′00″E / 15.11667°S 39.26667°E
