Businesses in Cuamba

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Cuamba

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	13
Restaurants	10
Shopping	8
Gas station	7
Public administration	6
Hotels and motels	6
Other accommodation	5
Churches	5
Hospitals	5

Cuamba Facts

Area	1812.3 km²
Population	162,877
Male Population	80,501 (49.4%)
Female Population	82,376 (50.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+311.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+79.1%
Median Age	14.6 years (Male: 14.4, Female: 14.9)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$630 (2022)
Area Codes	271
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-14.80306, 36.53722
Postal Codes	3305

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Cuamba Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	39,622	60,940	90,934	151,161	162,877	188,142	213,460
Population Density	21.9 / km²	33.6 / km²	50.2 / km²	83.4 / km²	89.9 / km²	103.8 / km²	117.8 / km²

* Projected

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

Cuamba Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 79.1% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Cuamba	+311.1%	+167.3%	+79.1%
Niassa Province	—	—	—
Mozambique	—	—	—

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

Cuamba Median Age

Median Age: 14.6 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Cuamba	14.6 yrs	14.9 yrs	14.4 yrs
Niassa Province	14.8 yrs	15.3 yrs	14.4 yrs
Mozambique	16.7 yrs	17.5 yrs	15.8 yrs

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

Cuamba Population Density

Population Density: 89.9 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Cuamba	162,877	1,812.3 km²	89.9 / km²
Niassa Province	1.9 million	129,411.3 km²	14.4 / 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

Cuamba Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1860 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

Cuamba Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$222	$247	$347	$462	$571	$637	$575	$630
Total GDP	$13.2M	$17.9M	$29.6M	$46.5M	$67M	$88.2M	$94.6M	$110.4M

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

Cuamba CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Cuamba	34,058 tn	0.21 tn	18.8 tons/km²
Niassa Province	387,906 tn	0.21 tn	3 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

Cuamba CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	34,058 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.21 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	18.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (4)
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	Low (2.2)

* 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, 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.

Cuamba

Cuamba is a city and district of Niassa Province in Mozambique, lying north west of Mount Namuli. Before independence the town was known as Nova Freixo (New Ash). lies on the EN8 road, which connects it to the city of Nampula in the east and to the ..

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