City profile · Mozambique · Africa
Tete
Tete · Mozambique
City population
357,000
#6
in Mozambique
#1
in Tete
#1,601
worldwide
-16.156, 33.587 · 1,096 km from Maputo
About Tete
Tete is a city in Tete, Mozambique with a population of 357,000. It is the 6th largest of the 66 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mozambique, and the 1,601st largest worldwide. It lies 1,096 km from Maputo.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Tete
Rank in region
#1of 4
Elevation
137 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Maputo
Coordinates
-16.156, 33.587
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.