Inhambane

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Inhambane

Total population

63,837

Coordinates-23.87°, 35.38°

Demographic figures from INE Mozambique. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Inhambane is a city located in southern Mozambique, lying on Inhambane Bay, 470 km northeast of Maputo. It is the capital of the Inhambane Province and, according to the 2017 census, has a population of 79,724, growing from 54,157 in the 1997 census.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

André Bucher

Swiss artist and sculptor (1924-2009)

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Adriano Langa

Mozambican Catholic priest

Afric Simone

Mozambican vocalist, musician, performance artist, multi-instrumentalist, dancer and entertainer

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Rui Knopfli

Mozambican writer

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Mário da Graça Machungo

Mozambican politician (1940-2020)

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Tina Paulino

Mozambican athletics competitor (born 1973)

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Daúto Faquirá

Mozambican football player/manager

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Jeremias Nguenha

Mozambican musicians (1972–2007)

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Maria Benvinda Levy

Prime Minister of Mozambique

Carlos Agostinho do Rosário

Prime Minister of Mozambique (2015-2022)

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Guita Júnior

Mozambique poet

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Abílio Dias Fernandes

Portuguese politician

Graça Samo

activist for women rights

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Nelsa Guambe

Mozambican multidisciplinary artist

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Shaquille Momad Nangy

Mozambican footballer

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Rogério Zandamela

governor of the Bank of Mozambique

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Mozambique

• Mpaka
  286.2 mi away
• Mahamba
  349.4 mi away
• Sekolong (Pitseng)
  572.9 mi away
• Tsoelike
  593.3 mi away
• Matsaneng (Ha Seqoma)
  609.2 mi away
• Motse-Mocha (Machekoaneng)
  617.5 mi away
• Ha Mofoka
  618.8 mi away
• Ha Mochekoane
  621.6 mi away
• Ha Khoane
  623.6 mi away
• Majoematso
  624.8 mi away
• Fakomo
  645 mi away
• Mokgomane
  646.9 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Inhambane

Relatório

Inhambane (Mozambique : Province). Governador · 1907

Sipatsi

Paulus Gerdes · 1994

Mozambique's top tourism province

Robinson, Mike · 2003

Inhambane

Sandro Bruschi · 2003

Culinária de Inhambane

1988

Descubra a natureza de Inhambane

Filipa Serfontein · 2004

Church, state, and people in Mozambique

Alf Helgesson · 1994

Inhambane sem o badalo

Alexandre Chaúque · 2001

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Ocypode celadon

Ocypode celadon

Seen 2026-09-30

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

Seen 2026-09-30

Eared Keyhole Sand Dollar

Sculpsitechinus auritus

Seen 2026-09-04

Ghost Crabs

Ocypode

Seen 2026-09-04

East African Fiddler Crab

Austruca occidentalis

Seen 2026-08-15

Spotbase Burrfish

Cyclichthys spilostylus

Seen 2026-08-14

Longhorn Cowfish

Lactoria cornuta

Seen 2026-08-14

Wedgetail Filefish

Paramonacanthus frenatus

Seen 2026-08-14

Indian Lionfish

Pterois miles

Seen 2026-08-14

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).