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.
City profile · Mozambique · Africa
Nampula
City population
770,379
#3
in Mozambique
#1
in Nampula
#715
worldwide
-15.116, 39.267 · 1,392 km from Maputo
About Nampula
Nampula is a city in Nampula, Mozambique with a population of 770,379. It is the 3rd largest of the 66 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mozambique, and the 715th largest worldwide. It lies 1,392 km from Maputo.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 15
Coordinates
-15.116, 39.267
Record updated
14 April 2026
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.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Nampula | 770K |
Nampula Population FAQ
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 listed in Mozambique, holding 2.2% of the national population.