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City profile · Mozambique · Africa

Beira

Sofala · Mozambique
City population
687,764
#4
in Mozambique
#1
in Sofala
#804
worldwide
MaputoBeira
-19.844, 34.839 · 719 km from Maputo
City population
687,764
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Mozambique
#4
of 66 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#804
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Mozambique
1.9%
of the national population

About Beira

At 804th among the world's cities by population, this Mozambican centre holds 687,764 residents and accounts for 1.9% of the national total. Located 719 km from the capital Maputo in the Sofala region, it ranks fourth among Mozambique's 66 listed cities and first within its province. The nearest substantial urban centre is Dondo, 28 km away with 82,260 residents.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Mozambique
#4of 66
LargestSmallest
Position in Sofala
#1of 7
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Mozambique
Region
Sofala
Rank in region
#1of 7
Distance to capital
719 km
to Maputo
Elevation
6 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Maputo
Coordinates
-19.844, 34.839
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 66 in Mozambique

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

28KMDondo82K people39KMBúzi16K people92KMNhamatanda30K people150KMGondola39K people153KMGorongosa22K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Beira688K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Beira compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Beira688K

Beira Population FAQ

What is the population of Beira?

Beira has a city population of 687,764. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Beira?

Beira is in Sofala, Mozambique, 719 km from the capital, Maputo. Its coordinates are -19.844, 34.839.

How big is Beira compared with other cities in Mozambique?

It is the 4th largest of the 66 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mozambique, holding 1.9% of the national population.

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