Nampula

Nampula
Nampula
Catholic Cathedral in Nampula
Nampula is located in Mozambique
Nampula
Coordinates: 15°07′S 39°16′E / 15.117°S 39.267°E / -15.117; 39.267
Country  Mozambique
Provinces Nampula Province
District
Population (2007)
 - Total 471,717

Nampula is the capital city of Nampula Province in Mozambique. It has a population of 471,717 (2007 census)[1] making it the third largest city in Mozambique after Maputo and Beira. It is home to the Mozambique National Ethnographic Museum, several markets, cathedrals and mosques.

It is also the center of business in northern Mozambique. Nampula has a few western style hotels and restaurants. It also has an airport and is a transport hub for local transport in Northern Mozambique; however, it is not noted as a tourist destination.

The city is home to the Faculty of Health Science, Universidade Lurio. In 2009 a course in optometry was launched, the first of its kind in Mozambique. The course is supported through the Mozambique Eyecare Proejct. The other partners include Dublin Institute of Technology, University of Ulster and the International Centre for Eyecare Education [2]

Abel Xavier, a Portuguese football player, and Carlos Queiroz, a Portuguese football manager formerly in charge of Real Madrid, are also from Nampula, by then a city of the Portuguese Overseas Province of Mozambique.

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Transport

A railway line serves the city. A railway workshop is located here. The town also has an airport, Nampula Airport.

Demographics

Year Population[3]
1970 126,126
1997 314,965
2007 477,900

Gallery

  • Local women on the street

  • A Makhuwa family in Nampula

  • Local boys in Nampula

References

  1. ^ http://allafrica.com/stories/200911240886.html
  2. ^ http://www.dit.ie/mozambique-eyecare/
  3. ^ "Mozambique: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&geo=-153. Retrieved 2008-06-18. 

External links

Coordinates: 15°07′00″S 39°16′00″E / 15.1166667°S 39.2666667°E / -15.1166667; 39.2666667

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