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Moma District Facts

Area	2122.8 km²
Population	230,687
Male Population	115,595 (50.1%)
Female Population	115,092 (49.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+197.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+53.2%
Median Age	15.9 years (Male: 15.3, Female: 16.4)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$449 (2022)
Area Codes	26
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-16.75944, 39.22222

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Moma District Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	77,430	108,366	150,601	220,778	230,687	253,810	274,661
Population Density	36.5 / km²	51 / km²	70.9 / km²	104 / km²	108.7 / km²	119.6 / km²	129.4 / km²

* Projected

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

Moma District Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 53.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Moma District	+197.9%	+112.9%	+53.2%
Nampula Province	—	—	—
Mozambique	—	—	—

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

Moma District Median Age

Median Age: 15.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Moma District	15.9 yrs	16.4 yrs	15.3 yrs
Nampula Province	16.2 yrs	16.5 yrs	16 yrs
Mozambique	16.7 yrs	17.5 yrs	15.8 yrs

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

Moma District Population Density

Population Density: 109 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Moma District	230,687	2,122.8 km²	109 / km²
Nampula Province	5.3 million	78,175.1 km²	68.3 / 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

Moma District Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1200 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

Moma District Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$262	$254	$371	$341	$488	$443	$388	$449
Total GDP	$24.9M	$28.3M	$47M	$49.1M	$78.5M	$80.1M	$79.7M	$95.7M

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

Moma District CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Moma District	44,341 tn	0.19 tn	20.9 tons/km²
Nampula Province	1,048,653 tn	0.2 tn	13.4 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

Moma District CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	44,341 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.19 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	20.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (7)
Flood	Medium (4)
Cyclone	High (9)

* 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.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
6/16/02	3:00 AM	4.1	70.7 km	10,000 m	Mozambique	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Moma District

Moma District is a district of Nampula Province in north-eastern Mozambique. The principal town is Moma.

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