Maputo was the most populated city in Mozambique as of 2020. Around 1.2 million people lived in the country's capital. Other 675 thousand individuals dwelled in the neighboring Matola, which is part of Maputo's metropolitan area. Overall, Mozambique had a total population of over 30 million people as of the same year.
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Worldometer. (October 5, 2021). Main cities in Mozambique as of 2020, by population (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267994/most-populated-cities-in-mozambique/
Worldometer. "Main cities in Mozambique as of 2020, by population (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 5, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267994/most-populated-cities-in-mozambique/
Worldometer. (2021). Main cities in Mozambique as of 2020, by population (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267994/most-populated-cities-in-mozambique/
Worldometer. "Main Cities in Mozambique as of 2020, by Population (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267994/most-populated-cities-in-mozambique/
Worldometer, Main cities in Mozambique as of 2020, by population (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267994/most-populated-cities-in-mozambique/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Main cities in Mozambique as of 2020, by population (in 1,000s) [Graph], Worldometer, October 5, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267994/most-populated-cities-in-mozambique/