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Also known as Nacala Porto [6] The deepest port in Southern Africa. [7] [8] Port of Pebane: Zambezia Province: Pebane: MZPEB: Medium-sized port. The maximum draught is 5.7 meters. [9] Port of Mocambique: Nampula Province: Island of Mozambique
The Port of Maputo, also called the Maputo-Matola port complex, is a Mozambican port located in the cities of Maputo and Matola. They are installed in Maputo Bay , on the north bank of the Espírito Santo estuary , which is separated from the Mozambique Channel by the islands of Inhaca and Portugueses and by the Machangulo peninsula.
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On the Indian Ocean coast are several large seaports, including Nacala, Beira and Maputo, with further ports being developed. There are 3,750 km of navigable inland waterways. There is an international airport at Maputo , 21 other paved airports, and over 100 with unpaved runways.
It is located northeast of Maputo, Mozambique's capital. Pemba is known as a prime destination for water sport and diving enthusiasts due to the bay and coral reef that surrounds the city. Whales , sunfish , sea turtles , and other various oceanic wildlife are known to frequent Pemba's coast.
In the southern parts of Mozambique—Maputo and Gaza provinces as well as the city of Maputo—the official figures are more than twice as high as the national average. In 2011 the health authorities estimated about 1.7 million Mozambicans were HIV-positive, of whom 600,000 were in need of anti-retroviral treatment.
The Port of Beira is a Mozambican port located in the city of Beira, capital of the Sofala Province.It is located in Sofala Bay, which forms a huge complex with the mouth of the Pungoe River, known as the Beira estuary, facing the Mozambique Channel. [2]
Maputo City is the geographically smallest and most densely populated province in Mozambique. [5] Maputo is a cosmopolitan city, with Xitsonga, Portuguese, and, to a lesser extent, Arabic, Indian, and Chinese languages and cultures present. [citation needed] Almost 50% of Maputo speaks Portuguese as a native language as of 2017. [7]