Maputo
Maputo Location in Mozambique
Coordinates: 25°58′S 32°35′E / -25.967, 32.583
Country	Mozambique
Population (2004)
- City	1,114,000
- Metro	1,691,000

Maputo, formerly Lourenço Marques, is the capital and largest city 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 because of slums and other unofficial settlements. Coal, cotton, sugar, chromite, 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. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 377 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 483 pixel, file size: 95 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Red_pog2. ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mozambique. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Lourenço Marques was a 16th century Portuguese trader. ... Not to be confused with capitol. ... Coal Example chemical structure of coal Coal is a fossil fuel formed in ecosystems where plant remains were saved by water and mud from oxidization and biodegradation. ... For other uses, see Cotton (disambiguation). ... This article is about sugar as food and as an important and widely-traded commodity. ... Chromite, iron magnesium chromium oxide: (Fe,Mg)Cr2O4, is an oxide mineral belonging to the spinel group. ... Binomial name Agave sisalana Perrine Sisal or sisal hemp is an agave Agave sisalana that yields a stiff fiber used in making rope. ... Copra drying in the sun Copra is the dried meat, or kernel, of the coconut. ... For other uses, see Cement (disambiguation). ... Unfired green ware pottery on a traditional drying rack at Conner Prairie living history museum. ... For the UK band, see Furniture (band). ... For other uses, see Shoe (disambiguation). ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Aluminum redirects here. ... Electric phosphate smelting furnace in a TVA chemical plant (1942) Chemical reduction, or smelting, is a form of extractive metallurgy. ... Maputo is a province of Mozambique. ...

Geography

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. Maputo Bay from space, January 1990 Maputo Bay (Baia de Maputo), formerly Delagoa Bay (Port. ... Maputo is the capital of Mozambique. ...

History

View of Lourenço Marques, ca. 1905

Founded in 1876, the city was named after Lourenço Marques, the Portuguese trader who was the first European to explore 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. Image File history File links Lourenco-Marques-pc-c1905. ... Image File history File links Lourenco-Marques-pc-c1905. ... Year 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) // January 31 - United States orders all Indigenous peoples in the United States to move onto reservations February 2 - The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed. ... Lourenço Marques was a 16th century Portuguese trader. ... Events April 11 - Battle of Ceresole - French forces under the Comte dEnghien defeat Imperial forces under the Marques Del Vasto near Turin. ... Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Motto: Praestantia Praevaleat Pretoria (May Pretoria Be Pre-eminent In Excellence) Country Province Established 1855 Area  - Total 1,644 km² (634. ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Combatants British Empire Orange Free State South African Republic Commanders Sir Redvers Buller Lord Kitchener Lord Roberts Paul Kruger Louis Botha Koos de la Rey Martinus Steyn Christiaan de Wet Casualties 6,000 - 7,000 (A further ~14,000 from disease) 6,000 - 8,000 (Unknown number from disease) Civilians... Churchill redirects here. ... Afrikaners are white South Africans of predominantly Calvinist Dutch, German, French Huguenot, Friesian and Walloon descent who speak Afrikaans. ... Geographical renaming is the act of changing the name of a geographical feature or area. ...

Transport

Maputo harbour and city centre in 2006

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Airports

Maputo International Airport is the main international airport of Mozambique. Maputo Public transport is mainly served by Minibus taxis, which are believed to transport the majority of the cities commuters. There is also a state owned bus company with an ineficiente depleated bus fleet that currently has a fleet of 37 buses. The minibuses are largely second hand import from Japan, that do most of the public transport acitivity. There are two major bus terminals in the city One at "Baixa", down town, and another one at Museu " or at the Museum". Maputo International Airport (IATA: MPM, ICAO: FQMA) is an airport located three km (1. ...

Infrastructure

Maputo is home to the Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique's first university, and to the main campus of the Universidade Pedagógica, another major Mozambican university. The city has a museum of Mozambican history, a military museum,Natural History Meseum, and the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima. The Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (Portuguese, Eduardo Mondlane University) is the oldest and largest university in Mozambique. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Our Lady of Fatima Our Lady of Fatima (pron. ...

Maputo is a planned city with square blocks and wide avenues, with Portuguese traces and their typical architecture of the 1970s. Portuguese refugees fled in massive numbers at the end of the independence war in 1975, and the resultant lack of skills and capital, in the context of a fierce civil war and government mismanagement, contributed to its state of dereliction in the years following the declaration of peace. Nevertheless, the city itself was never damaged, since it was tacitly considered neutral ground during both the colonial and the civil war. Recovery has always been very slow owing to a lack of investment. In many cases new buildings are being erected for the rising middle class, rather than existing buildings being renovated, and many city services are still precarious.

The Maputo beach has been spoiled by waste dumped into the bay, so it is not used for recreation, though the water quality does now appear to be improving.

Culture

Maputo International Airport

Maputo is a melting pot of several cultures, with a strong South African influence. The Bantu and Portuguese cultures dominate, but the influence of Arab, Indian, and Chinese cultures is also felt. The cuisine is very elaborate, owing especially to the Portuguese and Muslim heritage. Seafood is also very abundant. For other uses, see Arab (disambiguation). ... There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ... Spaghetti with seafood (Spaghetti allo scoglio). ...

An important cultural and artists' centre in Maputo is the Associação Núcleo de Arte. It is the oldest collective of artists in Mozambique. Seated in an old villa in the centre of Maputo the Núcleo has played a significant role in metropolitan cultural life for decades. Over one hundred painters, sculptors and ceramists are member of the Núcleo, which regularly stages exhibitions on its own premises and over the last few years has actively participated in exchanges with artists from abroad. The Núcleo became well known for their project transforming arms into tools and objects of art. It played an important role for reconciliation after the Mozambican Civil War. The exhibition of art objects such as the Chair of the African King and the Tree of Life was shown around the world, among others in the British Museum in 2006. The Mozambican Civil War started in Mozambique during the 1970s following independence in 1975. ... London museum | name = British Museum | image = British Museum from NE 2. ...

Maputo is home to the Dockanema Documentary Film Festival, and international festival showcasing documentary films from around the world. The 2nd DOCKANEMA festival is scheduled for September 14 - 25, 2007, and will include more than 80 films.

See also

• 2007 Maputo arms depot explosion

The 2007 Maputo arms depot explosion occurred in the afternoon of March 22, 2007 in Maputo, capital city of Mozambique. ...

External links

• Photos and Map of Maputo
• All about Maputo
• Maputo Port Development Company
• Maputo International School
• American International School of Mozambique
• Maputo travel guide from Wikitravel
• Article about the 'Arms for Arts' project of the Núcleo de Arte
• Website of the Núcleo de Arte
• Mozambique Business and Information Portal

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Coordinates: 25°58′S, 32°35′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...