City profile · Mozambique · Africa
Xai-Xai
City population
154,356
#13
in Mozambique
#1
in Gaza Province
#3,691
worldwide
-25.052, 33.644 · 147 km from Maputo
About Xai-Xai
Xai-Xai is a city in Gaza Province, Mozambique with a population of 154,356. It is the 13th largest of the 66 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mozambique, and the 3,691st largest worldwide. It lies 147 km from Maputo.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 5
Elevation
4 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Maputo
Coordinates
-25.052, 33.644
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.