Metropolitan Maputo Explained

Metropolitan Maputo is the name for the broader Maputo-Matola area which includes the districts of Marracuene and the city of Matola in the country of Mozambique.

The borders of the metropolitan area are between the borders of the east to the towns of Boane and Matutuíne. The total estimated area is 1,411.8 square kilometers. The most recent population Census in August 2017 has put Metropolitan Maputo at 2,947,967 people.[1]

Administrative divisionArea (km²) Population
2007 Census[2]
Population
2017 Census[3]
Maputo City347.01,094,6281,101,170
Matola City367.7671,5561,616,267
Marracuene District697.184,975230,530
align=left style="border-top:3px solid grey;"Metropolitan area1,411.81,851,1592,947,967

Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estatistica Moçambique.
  2. Instituto Nacional de Estatistica Moçambique.
  3. Instituto Nacional de Estatistica Moçambique.