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Nampula

Nampula is the capital of Nampula Province in Northern Mozambique, surrounded by plains and rocky outcrops. The city is connected by plane (LAM) to Maputo; it hosts the regional market and is well supplied with shops, banks, hotels and restaurants. Wikivoyage

Population 743,000 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Mozambique

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Mozambique

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Markets

  • Mercado Novo

    1. Monday: 08:00–18:00
    2. Tuesday: 08:00–18:00
    3. Wednesday: 08:00–18:00
    4. Thursday: 08:00–18:00
    5. Friday: 08:00–18:00
    6. Saturday: 08:00–18:00
    7. Sunday: closed

    08:00–18:00

    400 m from the centre

  • Central Market Veggies

    No hours mapped

    470 m from the centre

  • Feira Municipal

    No hours mapped

    1.3 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 9 places to eat

Getting around

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