Matola
Matola, Mozambique's most populous city and industrial hub just west of Maputo, offers a low-rise urban streetscape of wide red-dirt roads, flowering trees, and civic buildings that give a grounded, working-city feel close to the coast.
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- Population1,198,988
- Nearest water from center 2.9 km1.8 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 24 km15 mi
Matola: quick answers
Where is Matola?
Matola is in Mozambique, about 12 km7.7 miles in a straight line from Maputo.
How do you get to Matola?
The nearest airport is Maputo (MPM), about 30 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Matola?
The warmest month is February, averaging 26°C78°F across day and night; the coolest is July, at 19°C66°F. The wettest month is January, with about 122 mm4.8 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Matola?
OpenStreetMap lists 6 restaurants and 8 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Matola?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Namaacha, Marracuene and Maputo.