Maputo, Portuguese and the metical: Mozambique essentials before your trip
A first overview of Mozambique: where it is, its capital, and the language and currency listed in the sources consulted.
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Maputo is Mozambique’s capital and a city in the country. Available information identifies it as an initial reference point, but does not describe its neighbourhoods, sights or urban services.
The place
What makes it special
- It is the capital of Mozambique.
Travel atlas
2 articlesArticles in Maputo
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Guides to this place
2 related guides
Sources and references
This profile summarises our destination guides. Their research sources and the geographical reference are listed below.
- Mozambique · Wikidata
- Mozambique · Wikidata
- Mozambique · Wikidata
- Mozambique · Wikidata
- Mozambique · World Countries — mledoze
- Mozambique · World Bank Open Data
- Mozambique · DBpedia
- Epistemologías del Sur y alternativas feministas de vida: las cenicientas de nuestro Mozambique quieren hablar · OpenAlex
- Maputo · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Maputo, Zona Sul, Mozambique · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Maputo Airport · OpenFlights · ODbL 1.0 (base de datos) / DbCL 1.0 (contenidos) · Maputo Airport · OpenFlights · ODbL 1.0
- Maputo · Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · Wikidata · Q3889
- Place identification and coordinates
Profile updated: 27/09/2026