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Nampula

Nampula · Mozambique
City population
770,379
#3
in Mozambique
#1
in Nampula
#715
worldwide
MaputoNampula
-15.116, 39.267 · 1,392 km from Maputo
City population
770,379
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Mozambique
#3
of 66 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#715
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Mozambique
2.2%
of the national population

About Nampula

At 2.2% of the national population, Nampula holds the third-largest share among Mozambican cities, though this reflects the country's dispersed settlement pattern rather than extreme concentration. The city proper has 770,379 residents and sits 1,392 km from the capital. Within its region, Nampula is the largest of 15 listed cities; nearby urban centres include Nametil 68 km away with 52,457 residents and Monapo 113 km distant with 50,134.

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
#3of 66
LargestSmallest
Position in Nampula
#1of 15
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Mozambique
Region
Nampula
Rank in region
#1of 15
Distance to capital
1,392 km
to Maputo
Elevation
431 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Maputo
Coordinates
-15.116, 39.267
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.

68KMNametil52K people74KMMurrupula20K people80KMNamialo37K people103KMRibáuè30K people113KMMonapo50K 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. Nampula770K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Nampula 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
Nampula770K

Nampula Population FAQ

What is the population of Nampula?

Nampula has a city population of 770,379. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Nampula?

Nampula is in Nampula, Mozambique, 1,392 km from the capital, Maputo. Its coordinates are -15.116, 39.267.

How big is Nampula compared with other cities in Mozambique?

It is the 3rd largest of the 66 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mozambique, holding 2.2% of the national population.

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