Businesses in Vilankulo

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Vilankulo

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Other accommodation	46
Education	23
Hotels and motels	22
Restaurants	20
Shopping	16
Apartments	16
Bed and breakfasts	12
Bars, pubs and taverns	12
Churches	9

Vilankulo Facts

Area	1609.8 km²
Population	91,587
Male Population	42,514 (46.4%)
Female Population	49,073 (53.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+167.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+39.8%
Median Age	18.1 years (Male: 17, Female: 19)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$3,987 (2022)
Area Codes	258, 293
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-22.00000, 35.31667
Postal Codes	1304

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Vilankulo Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	34,302	46,992	65,535	98,952	91,587	97,601	102,504
Population Density	21.3 / km²	29.2 / km²	40.7 / km²	61.5 / km²	56.9 / km²	60.6 / km²	63.7 / km²

* Projected

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

Vilankulo Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 39.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Vilankulo	+167%	+94.9%	+39.8%
Inhambane Province	—	—	—
Mozambique	—	—	—

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

Vilankulo Median Age

Median Age: 18.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Vilankulo	18.1 yrs	19 yrs	17 yrs
Inhambane Province	17.5 yrs	19.8 yrs	14.9 yrs
Mozambique	16.7 yrs	17.5 yrs	15.8 yrs

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

Vilankulo Population Density

Population Density: 56.9 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Vilankulo	91,587	1,609.8 km²	56.9 / km²
Inhambane Province	1.5 million	68,783.9 km²	21.4 / 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

Vilankulo Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1300 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 Vilankulo

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Vilankulo

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

Vilankulo Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$365	$385	$554	$1,051	$1,366	$1,984	$3,233	$3,987
Total GDP	$18.3M	$21.8M	$35.1M	$75.5M	$107.8M	$170.4M	$300.2M	$384M

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

Vilankulo CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Vilankulo	16,930 tn	0.18 tn	10.5 tons/km²
Inhambane Province	310,341 tn	0.21 tn	4.5 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

Vilankulo CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	16,930 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.18 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	10.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (7.9)
Flood	Medium (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 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
11/4/16	3:21 AM	4.3	97.2 km	10,000 m	214km NNE of Inhambane, Mozambique	usgs.gov
3/2/83	2:41 PM	4.8	23.6 km	5,000 m	Mozambique	usgs.gov
10/1/82	1:51 AM	4.3	69.5 km	33,000 m	Mozambique	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Vilankulo

Vilankulo (or Vilanculos) is a coastal town in Mozambique, lying in the Vilanculos District of Inhambane Province. Vilankulo is named after local tribal chief Gamala Vilankulo Mukoke, and some of the "bairros" (suburbs) are named after his sons. Know..

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