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Mozambique Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of Mozambique with its 11 first-level divisions, the capital Maputo and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Mozambique

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 11 units

Mozambique is divided into 11 first-level administrative divisions:

Cabo DelgadoGazaInhambaneManicaMaputoMaputoNampulaNiassaSofalaTeteZambezia

Largest cities in Mozambique

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1MaputoCapital1,446,000
2Matola543,907
3Beira530,604
4Nampula388,526
5Chimoio256,936
6Nacala224,795
7Quelimane188,964
8Tete129,316
9Xai-Xai128,805
10Maxixe119,868

Maputo is the largest urban area in Mozambique with about 1,446,000 people.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in Mozambique: ≈ 2,425 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

🌊 Rivers

  • Punguè
  • Licungo
  • Ruvuma
  • Limpopo
  • Lúrio
  • Mazoe
  • Save
  • Zambezi
  • Shire
  • Luangwa
  • Maputo
  • Ligonha

🏞️ Lakes

  • Lake Malawi
  • Lago de Cahora Bassa

Ethnic groups in Mozambique

CIA World Factbook · 2017
African
99%Mestizo
0.8%other
0.2%

African 99% (Makhuwa, Tsonga, Lomwe, Sena, and others), Mestizo 0.8%, other (includes European, Indian, Pakistani, Chinese) 0.2% (2017 est.)

Regionally, African is the most common ethnic group across most of the 11 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2017 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Mozambique

CIA World Factbook · 2017
Catholic
27.3%Islam
19.1%Pentecostal
16.7%Saio/Zione
16.3%no religion
13.5%other
4.3%Anglican
1.7%unknown
1.2%

Catholic 27.3%, Islam 19.1%, Pentecostal 16.7%, Saio/Zione 16.3%, no religion 13.5%, other 4.3%, Anglican 1.7%, unknown 1.2% (2017 est.)

Regionally, Catholic is the most common religious group across most of the 11 divisions, while Islam predominates in 3 divisions (Niassa, Cabo Delgado, Nampula); Saio/Zione predominates in 3 divisions (Inhambane, Gaza, Maputo).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2017 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Mozambique

CIA World Factbook · 2017
Makhuwa
26.1%Portuguese
16.6%Tsonga
8.6%Sena
7.1%Lomwe
7.1%Chuwabo
4.7%Ndau
3.8%Tswa
3.8%other Mozambican languages
11.8%other
0.5%unspecified
1.8%

Makhuwa 26.1%, Portuguese (official) 16.6%, Tsonga 8.6%, Nyanja 8.1, Sena 7.1%, Lomwe 7.1%, Chuwabo 4.7%, Ndau 3.8%, Tswa 3.8%, other Mozambican languages 11.8%, other 0.5%, unspecified 1.8% (2017 est.)

Regionally, Makhuwa is the most common language group across most of the 11 divisions, while Yao predominates in 1 division (Niassa); Lomwe predominates in 1 division (Zambezia); Nyungwe predominates in 1 division (Tete); Ndau predominates in 1 division (Manica).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2017 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.