City profile · Mozambique · Africa
Lichinga
Niassa Province · Mozambique
City population
281,341
#8
in Mozambique
#1
in Niassa Province
#2,034
worldwide
-13.313, 35.241 · 1,434 km from Maputo
About Lichinga
Lichinga is a city in Niassa Province, Mozambique with a population of 281,341. It is the 8th largest of the 66 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mozambique, and the 2,034th largest worldwide. It lies 1,434 km from Maputo.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Niassa Province
Rank in region
#1of 3
Elevation
1,349 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Maputo
Coordinates
-13.313, 35.241
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 MozambiqueClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.