Maputo

city, port city, municipality of Mozambique, big city
Piiluu	1781
Official name	Maputo
Native label	Maputo
Demonym	Maputien, Maputienne, Maputaise, Maputais
Official language	Portuguese
Paaloŋ	Mozambique
Capital of	Mozambique, Portuguese Mozambique
Located in the administrative territorial entity	Mozambique
Located in time zone	UTC+02:00
Located in or next to body of water	Maputo Bay
Coordinate location	25°54′55″S 32°34′35″E
Office held by head of government	mayor of Maputo
Head of government	Eneas Comiche
Member of	União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiáticas
Shares border with	Maputo Province
Language used	Chopi, Ronga, Mozambican Sign Language
Official website	http://www.cmmaputo.gov.mz
History of topic	history of Maputo, timeline of Maputo
Local dialing code	21
Category for the view of the item	Category:Views of Maputo
Category for maps or plans	Category:Maps of Maputo

Maputo (Portuguese boɔloo: [mɐˈputu]) e la teŋkpoŋ ane kapital ko a Mozambique. Naŋ be a southern teŋɛ baaroŋ zie, o peɛlɛɛ a 120 kilometres (75 miles) neŋ turibogiri o na taa neŋ Eswatini ane South Africa. A teŋɛ taa la noba yagroŋ neŋ 1,088,449 (a 2017^[1]) naŋ taa yɛroŋ neŋ 347.69 km² (134.24 sq mi).

Climate

Climate data for Maputo (Maputo International Airport) (1991–2020 normals, extremes 2007–2023)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	43.6 (110.5)	40.7 (105.3)	39.1 (102.4)	38.1 (100.6)	39.2 (102.6)	35.7 (96.3)	35.8 (96.4)	38.9 (102.0)	41.1 (106.0)	42.0 (107.6)	41.4 (106.5)	44.2 (111.6)	44.2 (111.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30.8 (87.4)	31.4 (88.5)	30.8 (87.4)	29.7 (85.5)	28.2 (82.8)	26.5 (79.7)	26.1 (79.0)	26.7 (80.1)	28.3 (82.9)	27.8 (82.0)	28.9 (84.0)	30.7 (87.3)	28.8 (83.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.6 (79.9)	26.8 (80.2)	26.1 (79.0)	23.9 (75.0)	21.9 (71.4)	20.0 (68.0)	19.7 (67.5)	20.4 (68.7)	22.2 (72.0)	23.1 (73.6)	24.3 (75.7)	25.9 (78.6)	23.4 (74.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22.3 (72.1)	22.9 (73.2)	21.2 (70.2)	19.2 (66.6)	16.8 (62.2)	14.9 (58.8)	14.1 (57.4)	14.9 (58.8)	17.3 (63.1)	18.4 (65.1)	19.9 (67.8)	21.5 (70.7)	18.6 (65.5)
Record low °C (°F)	17.2 (63.0)	18.1 (64.6)	15.9 (60.6)	11.4 (52.5)	8.0 (46.4)	6.7 (44.1)	7.9 (46.2)	8.9 (48.0)	11.2 (52.2)	12.2 (54.0)	13.5 (56.3)	16.5 (61.7)	6.7 (44.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	171.1 (6.74)	130.5 (5.14)	125.6 (4.94)	59.5 (2.34)	31.9 (1.26)	17.6 (0.69)	19.6 (0.77)	15.0 (0.59)	44.4 (1.75)	59.7 (2.35)	81.7 (3.22)	85.0 (3.35)	841.6 (33.14)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	8.1	7.6	7.0	4.4	2.8	2.4	1.8	2.2	3.2	5.5	7.9	7.5	60.4
Average relative humidity (%)	76	76	77	76	74	73	72	71	73	75	75	74	74
Mean monthly sunshine hours	223	210	225	229	253	246	256	252	228	210	198	220	2,750
Source 1: Deutscher Wetterdienst (precipitation and humidity 1961–1990) Starlings Roost Weather
Source 2: Danish Meteorological Institute (sun only)

Administrative Pommu

A teŋɛ po-eŋɛɛ ziiri ayɔpoi naŋ taa main administrative. A ama kaŋa zaa meŋ la taa la a tembilii beebairros.

Administrative Division	City Quarters or Bairros
KaMpfumo	Central A/B/C – Alto Maé A/B – Malhangalene A/B – Polana Cimento A/B – Coop – Sommerschield
Nlhamankulu	Aeroporto A/B – Xipamanine – Minkadjuíne – Unidade 7 – Chamanculo A/B/C/D – Malanga – Munhuana
KaMaxaquene	Mafalala – Maxaquene A/B/C/D – Polana Caniço A/B – Urbanização
KaMavota	Mavalane A/B – FPLM – Hulene A/B – Ferroviário – Laulane – 3 de Fevereiro – Mahotas – Albazine – Costa do Sol
KaMubukwana	Bagamoyo – George Dimitrov (Benfica) – Inhagoia A/B – Jardim – Luís Cabral – Magoanine – Malhazine – Nsalene – 25 de Junho A/B(Choupal) – Zimpeto
KaTembe	Gwachene – Chale – Inguice – Ncassene – Xamissava
KaNyaka	Ingwane – Ribjene – Nhaquene

Turibogiri

A teŋɛ turibogiri o naŋ taa la a ama:

Fortress of Maputo
Maputo Railway Station
Independence Square
Maputo City Hall
Samora Machel Statue
The Museum of Natural History
Vila Algarve – former location of Portuguese Secret Police (PIDE)
Tunduru Gardens

Nembanne mine

Al Bowlly, singer
Carlos Cardoso, journalist
Alberto Chissano, sculptor
Moreira Chonguica, musician, composer, social activist
Gilles Cistac, constitutional lawyer
Mia Couto, writer
José Craveirinha, poet
Eusébio, footballer
Ruth First, South African anti-apartheid activist
Pancho Guedes, architect
Teresa Heinz, philanthropist and political figure, widow of John Heinz and wife of American political figure John Kerry
Josina Z. Machel, women's rights activist
Lucas Macie, painter
Malangatana, artist
Henning Mankell, author, dramatist
Mariza, fado singer
Mexer, footballer
Maria Mutola, runner
Neyma, singer
Lucrécia Paco, actress
Alexandre Quintanilha, scientist
Ricardo Rangel, photojournalist
Nelson Saúte, writer and professor
Laylizzy, hip-hop recording artist, songwriter and performer