Matola
Sign in to saveMatola is the largest suburb of the Mozambique capital, Maputo, adjacent to its westernmost side. It is the nation's most populated city. Matola is the capital of Maputo Province and has had its own elected municipal government since 1998. It has a port and also the biggest industrial area in Mozambique. The population of Matola was, according to the 2007 census, 671,556 inhabitants, having increased to a 2017 census population of 1,032,197.
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Key facts
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.official_name
- Matola
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Antigo edifício do Conselho Municipal da Matola.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Old building of Municipal Council of Matola
- Settlement.image_flag
- Bandeira_de_Matola.png
- Settlement.image_shield
- Brasão_da_Matola.png
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Mozambique
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 200
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Provinces
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Maputo Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Matola
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- district of Mozambique
- Country
- Mozambique
- Located in
- Maputo Province
- Population
- +1032197
- Area
- +373
- Elevation
- +3
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Capital of
- Maputo Province
- Official website
- www.pmaputo.gov.mz/por/Ver-Meu-Distrito/Matola
- Image
- Antigo edifício do Conselho Municipal da Matola.jpg
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8 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Industry
- Transport
- Geography
- Demographics
- Town twinning
- See also
- References
Matola is the largest suburb of the Mozambique capital, Maputo, adjacent to its westernmost side. It is the nation's most populated city. Matola is the capital of Maputo Province and has had its own elected municipal government since 1998. It has a port and also the biggest industrial area in Mozambique. The population of Matola was, according to the 2007 census, 671,556 inhabitants, having increased to a 2017 census population of 1,032,197.
==Etymology== Matola, which is also a common family name, comes from Matsolo a Ronga kingdom that existed in this region when the colonists arrived.