Maputo is the capital of Mozambique. A port on the Indian Ocean, its economy is centered around the harbour. It has an official population of approximately 966,837 (1997), but the actual population is estimated to be much higher due to slums and other unofficial settlements. Coal, cotton, sugar, chrome, sisal, copra, and hardwood are the chief exports. The city manufactures cement, pottery, furniture, shoes, and rubber. There is also a large aluminium smelting plant, Mozal. The city is surrounded by Maputo Province, but is administered as its own province. Maputo is located at 25°54'55" South, 32°34'35" East (-25.915278, 32.576389). ^*

Maputo is located on the west side of Maputo Bay, at the mouth of the Tembe River. The bay is 95 km (50 mi) long and 30 km (20 mi) wide. The Maputo River empties into the southern end of the bay.

Founded in the late 18th century, the city was named Lourenço Marques for Lourenço Marques, the Portuguese trader who first explored the area in 1544. In 1895, construction of a railroad to Pretoria, South Africa caused the city's population to grow. In 1898, Lourenço Marques became the capital of Mozambique. During the Second Boer War, Winston Churchill, after being captured by the Boers, made a daring escape to Lourenço Marques by slipping past the sentries. After independence, the city's name was changed to Maputo. Maputo's name reputedly has its origin in an old, fierce tribal leader, Maputa, who once ruled over the region.

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Arrastão Memórias do Iémen: Chegado de Maputo – cidade que adorei – e com o Arrastão ainda em obras, deixo... http://bit.ly/8DAaae
arrastao (Arrastão) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:05:55 -0000
Arrastão Memórias do Iémen: Chegado de Maputo – cidade que adorei – e com o Arrastão ainda em obras, deixo... http://bit.ly/8DAaae
Chego ao Porto de Maputo e já dei pela falta de 30 graus celsius...
pauloalves (PauloAlves) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:38:17 -0000
Chego ao Porto de Maputo e já dei pela falta de 30 graus celsius...
@Maryin72 :) soube ontem que o Fran Healy dos Travis.. o que vi em Maputo... conseguiu ter o MacCartney no disco a solo dele... toca baixo
jpaulosantos (João Paulo Santos) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:31:08 -0000
@Maryin72 :) soube ontem que o Fran Healy dos Travis.. o que vi em Maputo... conseguiu ter o MacCartney no disco a solo dele... toca baixo
Recent Project Management courses in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Gabarone, Maputo, Dar es Salaam and Mhlume/Simunye http://tr.im/recentcourses
projectania (Tania Melnyczuk) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:13:44 -0000
Recent Project Management courses in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Gabarone, Maputo, Dar es Salaam and Mhlume/Simunye http://tr.im/recentcourses
Hmmmm? What song next? How about "Maputo" by David Sanborn!
spiritsax1 (Thomas Cox) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:34:10 -0000
Hmmmm? What song next? How about "Maputo" by David Sanborn!
Ferias em Maputo, xtao a cuiar
DinoCross (Dino Cross) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:48:51 -0000
Ferias em Maputo, xtao a cuiar

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