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Muanza Facts

Area	1374.6 km²
Population	9,688
Male Population	4,670 (48.2%)
Female Population	5,018 (51.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+5436.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+325.8%
Median Age	13.7 years (Male: 14, Female: 13.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$1,363 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-18.89722, 34.79278

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Muanza Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	175	765	2,275	10,453	9,688	11,937	14,243
Population Density	0.1 / km²	0.6 / km²	1.7 / km²	7.6 / km²	7 / km²	8.7 / km²	10.4 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Muanza Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 325.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Muanza	+5436%	+1166.4%	+325.8%
Sofala Province	—	—	—
Mozambique	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Muanza Median Age

Median Age: 13.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Muanza	13.7 yrs	13.5 yrs	14 yrs
Sofala Province	16.3 yrs	16.9 yrs	15.8 yrs
Mozambique	16.7 yrs	17.5 yrs	15.8 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Muanza Population Density

Population Density: 7 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Muanza	9,688	1,374.6 km²	7 / km²
Sofala Province	2.2 million	67,749.5 km²	31.9 / km²
Mozambique	27.5 million	786,431.3 km²	34.9 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Muanza Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Muanza Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$447	$407	$650	$880	$1,065	$1,369	$1,293	$1,363
Total GDP	$198.3K	$176.9K	$301.9K	$544.9K	$884.9K	$1.4M	$1.9M	$2.3M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Muanza CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Muanza	2,106 tn	0.22 tn	1.5 tons/km²
Sofala Province	467,733 tn	0.22 tn	6.9 tons/km²
Mozambique	5,734,289 tn	0.21 tn	7.3 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Muanza CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	2,106 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.22 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	1.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (7)
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	Medium (4)
Cyclone	High (8)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
6/24/17	2:37 AM	5.6	69.1 km	27,000 m	32km WNW of Dondo, Mozambique	usgs.gov
11/19/16	3:31 AM	4.6	45.6 km	10,000 m	124km N of Dondo, Mozambique	usgs.gov
3/29/15	4:28 PM	4	59.1 km	16,550 m	33km NW of Dondo, Mozambique	usgs.gov
1/19/09	3:20 PM	4.5	90.7 km	10,000 m	Mozambique	usgs.gov
8/31/04	6:22 PM	4.7	75.7 km	33,300 m	Mozambique	usgs.gov
3/3/02	11:02 PM	4.4	87.1 km	10,000 m	Mozambique	usgs.gov
10/16/00	6:03 AM	3.9	73.2 km	10,000 m	Mozambique	usgs.gov
7/25/91	5:09 AM	4.1	94.1 km	10,000 m	Mozambique	usgs.gov
7/24/91	1:54 PM	5.1	69.3 km	32,000 m	Mozambique	usgs.gov
9/16/87	11:58 PM	3.4	92.9 km	10,000 m	Mozambique	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Muanza

Muanza is one of two towns of this name in Mozambique. This one is served by a railway.

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