Matola
Matola is the largest suburb of the Mozambique capital, Maputo, adjacent to its westernmost side.
Matola is the largest suburb of the Mozambique capital, Maputo, adjacent to its westernmost side. It is the nation's most populated city. Matola is the capital of Maputo Province and has had its own elected municipal government since 1998. It has a port and also the biggest industrial area in Mozambique. The population of Matola was, according to the 2007 census, 671,556 inhabitants, having increased to a 2017 census population of 1,032,197.
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Worth seeing in and around Matola
3 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Maputo–Catembe Bridge
The Maputo–Katembe bridge is a suspension bridge across Maputo Bay in southern Mozambique. The bridge connects the Mozambican capital Maputo, on the northern bank, with its disjunct suburb of Katembe on the southern bank.
9.1 km · bridge in Mozambique · Wikipedia - 02Estádio da Machava
The Estádio da Machava is a multi-purpose stadium in Machava, a mainly residential subdivision of the city of Matola, in the outskirts of Maputo, Mozambique. It is used for football matches and can hold 45,000 spectators.
8.1 km · building in Africa · Wikipedia - 03Estádio da Matola
Matola Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Maputo, Mozambique. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Atlético Muçulmano da Matola.
8.1 km · multi-purpose stadium in Maputo, Mozambique · Wikipedia
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Getting to Matola
- Airports
- Maputo (MPM), 12 km · King Mswati III (SHO), 87 km · Kruger Mpumalanga (MQP), 151 km
- Stations
- Maputo Railway Station, 9.8 km · Port Maputo, 8 km
- Mpaka → Matola85 km · quickest by road, 2h 52m · $10–13
- Beira → Matola723 km · quickest by air, 4h 45m · $180–280
- Mbombela → Matola159 km · quickest by road, 2h 58m · R170–230
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Matola
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Matola. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThere is a minivan/taxi from Manzini to Maputo.
- Get aroundYango is a popular app to order taxis / moto-taxis or tuk-tuks and probably the best choice in town.
- Get around"Tuk-Tuks" are also a great way to see the city.
- Get aroundThe minibuses are always packed far beyond their originally intended capacity, seats are frequently broken, and many travelers have to stand up while riding, though there are no handrails or appropriate places to hang on like in a larger bus.
- Go nextTake the short ferry ride across the bay to visit Catembe.
From Wikivoyage: Maputo, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Matola
Matola is 12 km from Maputo, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- KaTembeMozambican district of Maputo Cidade Province9.6 km
- Distrito Urbano de NlhamankuluMozambican district of "Maputo Cidade" Province9.4 km