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Maputo, officially named Lourenço Marques until 1976, is the capital and most populous city of Mozambique. The city is named after chief Maputsu I of the Tembe clan, a subgroup of Tsonga people. Located near the southern end of the country, it is positioned within 120 km (75 miles) of the Eswatini and South Africa borders. The city has a population of 1,088,449 (as of 2017) distributed over a land area of 347,69 km2 (134 sq mi). The Maputo metropolitan area includes the neighbouring city of Matola, and has a total population of 2,717,437. Maputo is a port city, with an economy centered on commerce. It is also noted for its vibrant cultural scene and distinctive, eclectic architecture.

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Maputo to Bilene Maputo to Tanzania Maputo to Manzini Maputo to Lilongwe Maputo to Johannesburg Airport JNB Maputo to Benguerra Island Maputo to Inhaca Island Maputo to Macaneta Maputo to Marloth Park Maputo to Luanda Maputo to Tofo Maputo to Windhoek Maputo to Mazimene Maputo to Mombasa Maputo to Massinga Beach Maputo to Madagascar Maputo to Brazil Maputo to Praia de Bilene Maputo to Zimbabwe Maputo to Pretoria Maputo to Gaborone Maputo to Praia de Macaneta Maputo to Kubuta Maputo to Addis Ababa Airport ADD Maputo to Brazzaville Maputo to Hanoi Maputo to San Martinho Beach Club Bilene Maputo to Botswana Maputo to Las Vegas Maputo to Ponta Grossa Maputo to Mirador Rio Copacabana Hotel Rio de Janeiro Maputo to Maldives Maputo to Morrumbene District Maputo to Islet of Saint Lawrence Maputo to Toulouse Maputo to Kharkiv Maputo to Curitiba Maputo to Klerksdorp Maputo to Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary Maputo to Pietermaritzburg Maputo to Khau Phạ Pass Maputo to Chicualacuala Mozambique Maputo to Dakar Maputo to Kamchatka Peninsula Maputo to Rome Maputo to Kotor Maputo to Holiday Inn Johannesburg Rosebank an IHG Hotel Maputo to Inhambane State Maputo to Belo Horizonte Maputo to Cobue