Nampula
Nampula is the capital city of Nampula Province in Northern Mozambique.
With a population of 743,125, it is the third-largest city in Mozambique after Maputo and Matola. The city is located in the interior of Nampula Province, approximately 200 kilometers from the coast and is surrounded by plains and rocky outcrops. The city is a major regional centre for the entire Northern region of Mozambique, as well as parts of Central Mozambique and border areas of Malawi and Tanzania.
Getting to Nampula
- 01Nampula Airport
- 02Chapas from/to Ilha de Mozambique
Avenida de Trabalho (400 m east of the train station, south-west of the airport).
Worth seeing
- 01Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral
- 02Museu Nacional de Etnologia
Nice collection of artefacts including masks and musical instruments.
Where to eat
The Copacabana in front of the Tropical Hotel is recommended. Good seafood. Cold beer and wines. Picturesque settings. You'll find your NGO guys/ladies from all over the world there! The Restaurant of Tropical Hotel is also good, but less choices than the Copacabana. Avoid the Girassol hotel restaurant at all costs! The food there is warmed up and it's a festival of soggy fries in glassy sauces.
Getting around Nampula the local way
- Go nextOnce in Cuamba, minibuses depart from the train station to Mandimba (on the Malawi border), Lichinga and others.
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