Maputo (moz)

Maputo

Maputo ranks 1,297th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Dehradun, Zrenjanin, and Nyköping. Memorable people born in Maputo include Eusébio, Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, and Mariza. Memorable people who died in Maputo include Marcelino dos Santos, Ruth First, and Alexandre José Maria dos Santos. Maputo has been the birth place of many athletes, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Maputo is located in Mozambique.

Maputo is the capital and largest city of Mozambique. Located near the southern end of the country, it is within 120 kilometres of the borders with Eswatini and South Africa. The city has a population of 1,088,449 distributed over a land area of 347.69 km2 (134.24 sq mi). The Maputo metropolitan area includes the neighbouring city of Matola, and has a total population of 2,717,437. Maputo is a port city, with an economy centered on commerce. It is noted for its vibrant cultural scene and distinctive, eclectic architecture. Maputo was formerly named Lourenço Marques. Read more on Wikipedia