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Gurúè

City population
168,971
#12
in Mozambique
#3
in Zambezia Province
#3,380
worldwide
MaputoGurúè
-15.467, 36.978 · 1,253 km from Maputo
Share of Mozambique
0.5%
Of the national population
Elevation
722 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Maputo
Time zone
Africa/Maputo
IANA zone identifier

About Gurúè

Gurúè is a city in Zambezia Province, Mozambique with a population of 168,971. It is the 12th largest of the 66 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mozambique, and the 3,380th largest worldwide. It lies 1,253 km from Maputo.

Position in Mozambique
#12of 66
LargestSmallest
Position in Zambezia Province
#3of 10
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Rank in region
#3of 10
Coordinates
-15.467, 36.978
Record updated
18 January 2024
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.

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