1. Maputo – 1,101,000
Capital and largest city; political, economic, and cultural hub with a major port.
2. Matola – 1,032,000
Industrial center adjacent to Maputo, known for manufacturing and shipping.
3. Nampula – 743,000
Northern commercial center and transport hub.
4. Beira – 646,000
Major port city and gateway to central Mozambique.
5. Chimoio – 403,000
Capital of Manica Province, near the Zimbabwe border.
6. Quelimane – 350,000
Coastal city and provincial capital, known for agriculture and trade.
7. Tete – 305,000
City on the Zambezi River, center of coal mining and energy projects.
8. Nacala – 300,000
Important deep-water port in the north.
9. Xai-Xai – 250,000
Coastal provincial capital with agriculture and fishing.
10. Pemba – 226,000
Coastal city known for beaches, diving, and oil exploration.
11. Lichinga – 213,000
Highland city near Lake Niassa, known for agriculture.
12. Maxixe – 209,000
Port town opposite Inhambane, serving as an economic hub.
13. Mocuba – 168,000
Agricultural city in Zambezia Province.
14. Angoche – 124,000
Coastal city and fishing center in Nampula Province.
15. Gurué – 116,000
Tea-producing city in Zambezia Province.
16. Montepuez – 101,000
Mining town in Cabo Delgado, known for ruby deposits.
17. Cuamba – 79,000
Railway town in Niassa Province.
18. Dondo – 78,000
Town near Beira, known for agriculture and industry.
19. Inhambane – 81,000
Historic coastal town and tourism destination.
20. Moatize – 39,000
Mining town near Tete, center of coal extraction.
21. Vilankulo – 38,000
Tourism hub and gateway to the Bazaruto Archipelago.
22. Marracuene – 35,000
Town north of Maputo, known for beaches and markets.
23. Manica – 34,000
Border town near Zimbabwe, known for trade and farming.
24. Chokwe – 31,000
Agricultural town in Gaza Province.
25. Mandimba – 30,000
Town in Niassa Province near Malawi border.
26. Maganja da Costa – 28,000
Agricultural town in Zambezia Province.
27. Mueda – 26,000
Plateau town in Cabo Delgado Province.
28. Marrupa – 25,000
Town in Niassa Province, known for farming.
29. Namaacha – 24,000
Border town with Eswatini, known for agriculture.
30. Buzi – 23,000
Rural town in Sofala Province, known for sugarcane farming.
31. Mueda – 22,000
Town in northern Mozambique with historical significance.
32. Catandica – 21,000
Agricultural town in Manica Province.
33. Marromeu – 20,000
Sugar-producing town in Sofala Province.
34. Chiúre – 19,000
Market town in Cabo Delgado Province.
35. Nhamatanda – 18,000
Town in Sofala Province, agricultural hub.
36. Magude – 17,000
Agricultural town in Maputo Province.
37. Manjacaze – 17,000
Farming town in Gaza Province.
38. Morrumbala – 16,000
Town in Zambezia Province near the Shire River.
39. Mueda – 15,000
Plateau town known for agriculture and history.
40. Namapa – 15,000
Town in Nampula Province, center for cashew production.
41. Manhiça – 14,000
Agricultural center north of Maputo.
42. Pebane – 13,000
Coastal fishing town in Zambezia Province.
43. Chinde – 12,000
Port town at the mouth of the Zambezi River.
44. Lalaua – 11,000
Small inland town in Nampula Province.
45. Mabalane – 10,000
Remote town in Gaza Province.
46. Funhalouro – 9,000
Rural settlement in Inhambane Province.
47. Zumbo – 8,000
Remote town at the confluence of the Zambezi and Luangwa rivers.
48. Massinga – 7,000
Town in Inhambane Province known for farming.
49. Chemba – 6,000
Town in Sofala Province along the Zambezi River.
50. Panda – 5,000
Agricultural settlement in Inhambane Province.
