Nampula
| Nampula | |
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 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 |
| City Status | 1956 |
| Elevation | 360 m (1,180 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 471,717 |
| Area code(s) | (+258) 26 |
| Climate | Aw |
Nampula is the capital city of Nampula Province in Mozambique.
It has a population of 471,717 (2007 census), 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.
Nampula is the centre of business in northern Mozambique. It has a few western-style hotels, restaurants and shopping centres. It also has a small international airport connecting to Nairobi in Kenya and Johannesburg in South Africa, and is a transport hub for local transport in northern Mozambique; however, it is not noted as a tourist destination itself.
Its Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima is the archiepisciopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nampula.
Abel Xavier, a Portuguese football player, and Carlos Queiroz, a Portuguese football manager formerly in charge of Real Madrid, were also from Nampula, at that time a city of the Portuguese Overseas Province of Mozambique.
The city of Nampula lies in the centre of the province of Nampula and is surrounded by plains and rocky outcrops. The city lies amongst rolling hills and mountains, typical of the interior of northern Mozambique.
Local women on the street
A Makhuwa family in Nampula
Local boys in Nampula
Coordinates: 15°07′00″S 39°16′00″E / 15.11667°S 39.26667°E
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