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Metropolitan Maputo

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.

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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 and 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 division Area (km²) Population
2007 Census2
Population
2017 Census3
Maputo City 347.0 1,094,628 1,101,170
Matola City 367.7 671,556 1,616,267
Marracuene District 697.1 84,975 230,530
Metropolitan area 1,411.8 1,851,159 2,947,967
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  1. Instituto Nacional de Estatistica Moçambique.
  2. Instituto Nacional de Estatistica Moçambique.
  3. Instituto Nacional de Estatistica Moçambique.