Mozambique — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Mozambique had an estimated population of 19,416,143 in 2005, with 35 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Mozambique today — population now 36,639,851, against 19,416,143 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 19,416,143 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 20,304,569 | 36,639,851 | +80% |
The two 2005 figures agree closely. Use the UN pair for a like-for-like change.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maputo | 1,810,592 |
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maputo | Maputo | 1,191,613 | 1,254,837 now |
| 2 | Matola | Maputo Provincia | 543,907 | 1,198,988 now |
| 3 | Beira | Sofala | 530,604 | 687,764 now |
| 4 | Nampula | Nampula | 388,526 | 770,379 now |
| 5 | Chimoio | Manica | 256,936 | 422,046 now |
| 6 | Nacala | Nampula | 224,795 | 239,808 now |
| 7 | Quelimane | Zambezia | 188,964 | 349,842 now |
| 8 | Tete | Tete | 129,316 | 357,000 now |
| 9 | Xai-Xai | Gaza | 127,366 | 154,356 now |
| 10 | Garue | Zambezia | 125,042 | — |
| 11 | Maxixe | Inhambane | 119,868 | 126,408 now |
| 12 | Lichinga | Niassa | 109,839 | 281,341 now |
| 13 | Pemba | Cabo Delgado | 108,737 | 232,932 now |
| 14 | Gurué | 108,693 | 168,971 now | |
| 15 | Dondo | Sofala | 78,648 | 82,260 now |
| 16 | Angoche | Nampula | 74,624 | 104,540 now |
| 17 | Inhambane | Inhambane | 73,884 | 95,388 now |
| 18 | Cuamba | Niassa | 73,268 | 91,780 now |
| 19 | Montepuez | Cabo Delgado | 72,279 | 88,442 now |
| 20 | Mocuba | Zambezia | 68,984 | 196,001 now |
| 21 | Chokwé | Gaza | 63,695 | 63,695 now |
| 22 | Chibuto | Gaza | 59,165 | 73,393 now |
| 23 | Moçambique | Nampula | 54,315 | — |
| 24 | Namialo | 32,899 | 37,226 now | |
| 25 | Mutuáli | 30,523 | 32,921 now | |
| 26 | Moatize | 29,062 | 45,213 now | |
| 27 | Gondola | 28,864 | 39,351 now | |
| 28 | Mocimboa | 27,909 | 27,909 now | |
| 29 | Catandica | 27,007 | 25,869 now | |
| 30 | Manjacaze | Gaza | 25,541 | — |
| 31 | Manica | Manica | 25,488 | 41,961 now |
| 32 | Ulongué | 23,528 | — | |
| 33 | Macia | Gaza | 23,156 | 32,286 now |
| 34 | Monapo | 22,304 | 50,134 now | |
| 35 | Vilanculos | 21,709 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zambezia | 3,949,841 |
| 2 | Nampula | 3,780,844 |
| 3 | Sofala | 1,702,305 |
| 4 | Cabo Delgado | 1,583,884 |
| 5 | Tete | 1,417,354 |
| 6 | Inhambane | 1,371,712 |
| 7 | Gaza | 1,275,495 |
| 8 | Manica | 1,202,715 |
| 9 | Maputo | 1,191,613 |
| 10 | Maputo Provincia | 997,945 |
| 11 | Niassa | 942,435 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.