Maputo

[ muh-poo-toh ]

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Mozambique, on Delagoa Bay.

Maputo

/ məˈpuːtəʊ /

noun

1. the capital and chief port of Mozambique, in the south on Delagoa Bay: became capital in 1907; the nearest port to the Rand gold-mining and industrial region of South Africa. Pop: 1 316 000 (2005 est) Former name (until 1975)Lourenço Marques

Example Sentences

In Mozambique, studies are under way to gauge how much mangrove preservation can protect communities against cyclones, says Célia Macamo, a marine biologist at Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo, Mozambique.

From Science News

He now divides his time between Sweden and Maputo, Mozambique, where he works as a director at Teatro Avenida.

From The Daily Beast