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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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Matola is a city and district in Mozambique, serving as the capital of Maputo Province. It has a population of 1,032,197 and covers an area of 373 square kilometers. The city is located at an elevation of 3 meters above sea level and operates in the UTC+01:00 time zone. Its postal code is 1114.
Administratively, Matola is twinned with Viseu, Loures, Alvaiázere, and Viana do Castelo. While OpenStreetMap data identifies a specific unclassified way within the city, other geographic records note a location named Lingamo in the same province with a recorded population of 0. Current weather observations indicate a temperature of 15.1 degrees, 100% humidity, and a pressure of 1023.
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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
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 373
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2017 census
- Settlement.population_rank
- 2nd
- Settlement.population_total
- 1,032,197
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 3
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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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Encyclopedic overview
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- Etymology
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- 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Matola” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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