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City profile · Mozambique · Africa

Matola

Maputo Province · Mozambique
City population
1,198,988
#2
in Mozambique
#1
in Maputo Province
#448
worldwide
MaputoMatola
-25.962, 32.459 · 12 km from Maputo
City population
1,198,988
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Mozambique
#2
of 66 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#448
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Mozambique
3.4%
of the national population

About Matola

Ranked 448th in the world, this city of 1,198,988 accounts for 3.4% of Mozambique's population, making it the country's second-largest city proper. It sits 12 km from the national capital, Maputo, which holds 1,254,837 residents. Boane lies 16 km away with a population of 27,325.

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
#2of 66
LargestSmallest
Position in Maputo Province
#1of 4
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Mozambique
Region
Maputo Province
Rank in region
#1of 4
Distance to capital
12 km
to Maputo
Elevation
42 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Maputo
Coordinates
-25.962, 32.459
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.

12KMMaputo1.25M people16KMBoane27K people68KMKamaqhekeza25K people · South Africa71KMManhiça65K people74KMRessano Garcia110K 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. Matola1.2M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Matola 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
Matola1.2M

Matola Population FAQ

What is the population of Matola?

Matola has a city population of 1,198,988. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Matola?

Matola is in Maputo Province, Mozambique, 12 km from the capital, Maputo. Its coordinates are -25.962, 32.459.

How big is Matola compared with other cities in Mozambique?

It is the 2nd largest of the 66 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mozambique, holding 3.4% of the national population.

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