Nampula
Northern Mozambique's largest city and regional commercial hub, Nampula is known locally as the "Queen of the North" and offers a walkable centre with a solid spread of cafés, restaurants, hotels, and markets. The Mozambican National Ethnographic Museum sits here, alongside cathedrals and mosques that reflect the city's diverse population. Surrounded by plains and rocky outcrops, it serves as the main transport junction linking the port of Nacala with Malawi and the broader interior.
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- Population770,379
- Nearest water from center 4.6 km2.8 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 8.2 km5.1 mi
Nearest airports
Nampula: quick answers
Where is Nampula?
Nampula is in Mozambique.
How do you get to Nampula?
The nearest airport is Nampula (APL), about 18 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Nampula?
The warmest month is November, averaging 27°C80°F across day and night; the coolest is July, at 20°C69°F. The wettest month is January, with about 271 mm10.6 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Nampula?
OpenStreetMap lists 2 museums, 20 restaurants and 20 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.