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City profile · Mozambique · Africa

Gurúè

Zambezia Province · Mozambique
City population
168,971
#12
in Mozambique
#3
in Zambezia Province
#3,380
worldwide
MaputoGurúè
-15.467, 36.978 · 1,253 km from Maputo
City population
168,971
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Mozambique
#12
of 66 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#3,380
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Mozambique
0.5%
of the national population

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
Mozambique
Region
Zambezia Province
Rank in region
#3of 10
Distance to capital
1,253 km
to Maputo
Elevation
722 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Maputo
Coordinates
-15.467, 36.978
Record updated
2024-01-18
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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