Provinces of Mozambique

Provinces of Mozambique Províncias de Moçambique (Portuguese)
Category	Unitary state
Location	Mozambique
Number	11 Provinces
Populations	1,446,654 (Gaza) – 6,102,867 (Nampula)
Areas	347 km2 (134 sq mi) (Maputo City) – 129,056 km2 (49,829 sq mi) (Niassa)
Government	Provincial government
Subdivisions	District

Mozambique is divided into 10 provinces (províncias) and 1 capital city (cidade) with provincial status:

Map Key	Province	Capital	Area (km2)	Population (2007 census)	Population (2017 census)	Region
1	Cabo Delgado	Pemba	86,625	1,606,568	2,333,278	North
2	Gaza	Xai-Xai	75,709	1,228,514	1,446,654	South
3	Inhambane	Inhambane	68,615	1,271,818	1,496,824	South
4	Manica	Chimoio	61,661	1,412,248	1,911,237	Central
5	Maputo City	-	347	1,094,628	1,101,170	South
6	Maputo	Matola	26,011	1,205,709	2,507,098	South
7	Nampula	Nampula	81,606	3,985,613	6,102,867	North
8	Niassa	Lichinga	129,056	1,170,783	1,865,976	North
9	Sofala	Beira	68,018	1,642,920	2,221,803	Central
10	Tete	Tete	100,724	1,783,967	2,764,169	Central
11	Zambezia	Quelimane	105,008	3,849,455	5,110,787	North

See also

• List of provinces of Mozambique by Human Development Index
• Districts of Mozambique
• ISO 3166-2:MZ

External links

• Provinces of Mozambique, Statoids.org