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Nampula
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Etymology
The name "Nampula" is said to be derived to the eMakhuwa word "Whampula", which according to local legend refers to a tribal leader of the area in the past.WEB,weblink cmnampula.gov.mz, 2023-09-17, Cidade, pt,weblink 12 Mar 2019,History
Nampula is a relatively new city. It was founded by the Portuguese colonial army in 1907 and elevated to city status in 1956. During the Mozambican War of Independence, Nampula was a strategic military centre for the colonial army in the fight against the FRELIMO liberation movement.After independence in 1975, the Portuguese abandoned Nampula and rural populations migrated to the city, squatting in unplanned areas on the city outskirts. This migratory movement dramatically increased during the Mozambican Civil War, affecting Nampula in the decade between 1982 and 1992. When the war ended the Mozambican Government expected the refugees to return to the countryside, but they remained in the city. After a few years of migratory slowâdown, the growth of the city resumed, as the rapid economic development of Mozambique materialized mostly in the urban areas. Nampula, in the postâwar period, developed into a major Mozambican growth centre, attracting an increasing number of public and private investments in a wide range of economic and social areas. (File:Mahamudo-Amurane.jpg|thumb|left|Mahamudo Amurane (left) was the Mayor of Nampula from 2014 to 2017. )In colonial times there was a Nampula Town Hall with a very limited mandate which was dissolved in 1979. The Municipal Council of Nampula was created in 1998, alongside those of other major Mozambican cities. FRELIMO won the first local elections that year, and in the subsequent elections in 2003, 2008, and 2011. An opposition party, the Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM), won the 2013 municipal elections, led by Mahamudo Amurane. Mayor Amurane was assassinated in October 2017, and investigations into his death proved to be inconclusive.WEB,weblink Mahamudo Amurane, Amurane's death led to a collapse of the MDM's support base in Nampula and another opposition party, RENAMO, won subsequent municipal elections led by Paulo Vahanle. Since the establishment of the city, Nampula has had numerous mayors:{{cn|date=May 2021}}- Aurélio das Neves
- Germano José Joaquim
- Francisco Joaquim de Lima
- Narciso João Iondela
- Ishaca Abdul Ali Baraca
- DionÃsio Cherewa
- Castro Namuaca
- Mahamudo Amurane
- Paulo Vahanle
Administration
Nampula is divided into seven administrative zones, which are also subdivided into localities, as follows: Urbano Central, Anchilo, Muatala, Muhala, Namikopo, Napipine, and Natikiri.WEB, Postos Administrativos,weblinkPopulation
Demographics {| class"wikitable"
! Year (census)! PopulationWEB, Mozambique: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population,weblink 2008-06-18, World Gazetteer, {{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}Religion
Nampula's dominant religions are Christianity and Islam. A small community of Hindus are also present in the city. Its Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima is the archiepiscopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nampula.Education
The city is home to the Faculty of Health Science, Universidade Lurio. In 2009 a course in optometry was launched, the first of its kind in Mozambique. The course was supported through the Mozambique Eyecare Project. The other partners include the Dublin Institute of Technology, University of Ulster and Brien Holden Vision Institute. As of 2019, 61 Mozambican students have graduated with optometry degrees from Universidade Lurio (34 male and 27 female). The optometry course is now fully embedded within Universidade Lurio's systems and continues to recruit new students every year. Importantly, optometry is now registered as a profession in Mozambique and is recognized through membership of the African Council of Optometry (AFCO). Of the graduates, 26 are now working in public hospitals. In addition, 10 have university teaching posts (five male and five female). Seven of the graduates have enrolled on postgraduate programmes (five male and seven female).WEB, 2019, Addressing avoidable vision impairment in Mozambique and the Africa region,weblink Development in Practice, There is a Portuguese international school, Escola Lusófona de Nampula,"ESCOLAS COM CURRÃCULO PORTUGUÃS EM MOÃAMBIQUE" (weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160304094224weblink">Archive). Direção de Serviços de Ensino e Escolas Portuguesas no Estrangeiro (DSEEPE) of the Portuguese Education Ministry. Retrieved on October 26, 2015. as well as four international English schools, with the oldest being Stella Maris International School.WEB, Stella Maris International School,weblinkTransport
File:Nampula Airport.jpg|thumb|Nampula International AirportNampula International Airport- The city has an airport, Nampula International Airport, which is located 4 kilometres away from the city centre. Kenya Airways currently operates thrice-a-week flights from Nairobi, while Airlink connects to Johannesburg in South Africa. LAM connects to domestic places like Pemba, Lichinga, Tete, Beira, Vilankulo, Quelimane and Maputo.
- The Nacala railway serves the city. Additionally, a railway workshop is located in the city.
- The bus stand, which can be accessed from any part of the city within 10 minutes, connects with places within Nampula province and in the neighbouring provinces. The tourist location Ilha de Moçambique, is located 200 km east of Nampula and is accessible by numerous minibuses.
Geography
The city of Nampula lies in the centre of the province of Nampula and is surrounded by plains and rocky outcrops. The city lies amongst rolling hills and mountains, typical of the interior of northern Mozambique.Climate
Nampula has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification: Aw).{{Weather box| location = Nampula| single line = Yes| metric first = Yes| Jan high C = 30.5| Feb high C = 30.4| Mar high C = 29.7| Apr high C = 28.6| May high C = 27.4| Jun high C = 25.7| Jul high C = 25.4| Aug high C = 27.4| Sep high C = 30.0| Oct high C = 31.9| Nov high C = 32.3| Dec high C = 31.1| year high C = 29.2| Jan mean C = 26.0| Feb mean C = 25.9| Mar mean C = 25.5| Apr mean C = 24.4| May mean C = 22.8| Jun mean C = 21.0| Jul mean C = 20.6| Aug mean C = 21.8| Sep mean C = 23.7| Oct mean C = 25.5| Nov mean C = 26.4| Dec mean C = 26.2| year mean C = | Jan low C = 21.5| Feb low C = 21.5| Mar low C = 21.3| Apr low C = 20.2| May low C = 18.1| Jun low C = 16.3| Jul low C = 15.8| Aug low C = 16.2| Sep low C = 17.4| Oct low C = 19.1| Nov low C = 20.5| Dec low C = 21.4| year low C = 19.1| precipitation colour = green| Jan precipitation mm = 227.6| Feb precipitation mm = 216.4| Mar precipitation mm = 181.1| Apr precipitation mm = 81.1| May precipitation mm = 23.2| Jun precipitation mm = 15.5| Jul precipitation mm = 22.1| Aug precipitation mm = 8.1| Sep precipitation mm = 5.6| Oct precipitation mm = 24.2| Nov precipitation mm = 82.9| Dec precipitation mm = 183.8| year precipitation mm = 1071.6| Jan precipitation days = 14.7| Feb precipitation days = 13.2| Mar precipitation days = 13.3| Apr precipitation days = 8.1| May precipitation days = 4.0| Jun precipitation days = 3.4| Jul precipitation days = 3.8| Aug precipitation days = 1.7| Sep precipitation days = 1.3| Oct precipitation days = 2.3| Nov precipitation days = 5.7| Dec precipitation days = 11.1| year precipitation days = 82.6Notable locals
Abel Xavier, a Portuguese football player, Carlos Queiroz, a Portuguese football manager formerly in charge of Real Madrid, and football manager, Paulo Fonseca were also from Nampula, at that time a city of the Portuguese Overseas Province of Mozambique. Nazira Abdula, pediatrician and Mozambican Minister of Health, was born in Nampula. Rui Ãguas, Portuguese racing driver, was born in Nampula.References
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