Businesses in Nacala

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Nacala

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	34
Corporate management	34
Restaurants	31
Shopping	31
Other accommodation	31
Churches	22
Hotels and motels	21
Grocery stores and supermarkets	17
Gas station	16
Bars, pubs and taverns	15
Apartments	14
Department stores	14
Banks	12
Electronics stores	11

Nacala Facts

Area	266.9 km²
Population	288,775
Male Population	143,143 (49.6%)
Female Population	145,632 (50.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+189.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+49.5%
Median Age	17.1 years (Male: 17.5, Female: 16.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$1,040 (2022)
Area Codes	26
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-14.56257, 40.68538
Postal Codes	3112

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Nacala Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	99,610	139,204	193,185	280,020	288,775	318,689	345,901
Population Density	373.2 / km²	521.5 / km²	723.7 / km²	1,049 / km²	1,081.8 / km²	1,193.9 / km²	1,295.8 / km²

* Projected

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

Nacala Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 49.5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Nacala	+189.9%	+107.4%	+49.5%
Nampula Province	—	—	—
Mozambique	—	—	—

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

Nacala Median Age

Median Age: 17.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Nacala	17.1 yrs	16.7 yrs	17.5 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)

Nacala Population Density

Population Density: 1,082 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Nacala	288,775	266.9 km²	1,082 / 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

Nacala Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1830 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.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Nacala

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Nacala

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

Nacala Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$333	$324	$451	$538	$782	$1,158	$1,053	$1,040
Total GDP	$46.3M	$52.7M	$81.3M	$109.6M	$178.9M	$290.4M	$296.1M	$302.3M

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

Nacala CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Nacala	69,105 tn	0.24 tn	258.9 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

Nacala CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	69,105 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.24 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	258.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (8)
Earthquake	Medium (3.4)
Cyclone	Medium (7)

* 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 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
5/21/19	11:56 PM	4.3	34.9 km	10,000 m	36km E of Cidade de Nacala, Mozambique	usgs.gov
11/12/13	12:25 PM	4.4	56.8 km	10,000 m	58km E of Cidade de Nacala, Mozambique	usgs.gov
2/13/12	12:49 AM	5	73.6 km	10,000 m	Mozambique	usgs.gov
10/24/10	2:20 AM	4.3	76.7 km	10,000 m	Mozambique Channel	usgs.gov
3/17/08	10:51 AM	4.5	78.6 km	10,000 m	Mozambique Channel	usgs.gov
8/22/96	7:14 AM	4.6	54.6 km	10,000 m	Mozambique Channel	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Nacala

Nacala, also known as Cidade de Nacala or Nacala-Porto is on the northern coast of Mozambique is the deepest natural port on the east coast of Africa. It serves as the terminal for the Nacala Railway, a rail link to the landlocked Malawi. South of Na..

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