| no. | name | census 1997 | census 2007 | calculation 2013 | annual growth | latitude | longitude | parent division | name variants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maputo | 1 391 499 | 2 343 197 | ||||||
| 2 | Nampula | 314 965 | 477 900 | 596 679 | 3.77 | 15.13°S | 39.24°E | Nampula | |
| 3 | Beira | 412 588 | 436 240 | 441 865 | 0.21 | 19.83°S | 34.84°E | Sofala | |
| 4 | Chimoio | 177 608 | 238 976 | 279 677 | 2.66 | 19.12°S | 33.47°E | Manica | |
| 5 | Nacala | 164 309 | 207 894 | 234 553 | 2.03 | 14.56°S | 40.68°E | Nampula | Naçala |
| 6 | Quelimane | 153 187 | 192 876 | 216 339 | 1.93 | 17.88°S | 36.89°E | Zambezia | Kilimane, Kilmain, Quilimane |
| 7 | Tete | 104 832 | 152 909 | 187 807 | 3.49 | 16.17°S | 33.58°E | Tete | |
| 8 | Lichinga | 89 043 | 142 253 | 183 923 | 4.37 | 13.30°S | 35.24°E | Niassa | Vila Cabral |
| 9 | Pemba | 88 149 | 141 316 | 181 831 | 4.29 | 12.96°S | 40.48°E | Cabo Delgado | Port Amelia, Porto Amélia |
| 10 | Garue | 101 367 | 134 730 | 15.46°S | 36.98°E | Zambezia | |||
| 11 | Gurué | 130 832 | |||||||
| 12 | Xai-Xai | 103 251 | 116 343 | 122 549 | 0.87 | 25.04°S | 33.64°E | Gaza | João Belo |
| 13 | Cuamba | 59 396 | 114 668 | 14.79°S | 36.54°E | Niassa | |||
| 14 | Maxixe | 97 173 | 105 895 | 109 320 | 0.53 | 23.87°S | 35.34°E | Inhambane | |
| 15 | Angoche | 60 495 | 92 590 | 16.23°S | 39.91°E | Nampula | |||
| 16 | Montepuez | 58 594 | 83 677 | 13.12°S | 39.00°E | Cabo Delgado | |||
| 17 | Dondo | 63 757 | 82 978 | 19.62°S | 34.73°E | Sofala | Vila do Dondo | ||
| 18 | Mocuba | 55 923 | 74 329 | 16.85°S | 38.26°E | Zambezia | |||
| 19 | Inhambane | 54 157 | 63 837 | 68 913 | 1.28 | 23.87°S | 35.38°E | Inhambane | |
| 20 | Moçambique | 44 031 | 67 391 | 15.04°S | 40.73°E | Nampula | Ilha de Moçambique | ||
| 21 | Chokwé | 51 635 | 65 487 | 24.53°S | 32.98°E | Gaza | Chokué | ||
| 22 | Chibuto | 47 963 | 60 830 | 24.68°S | 33.53°E | Gaza | |||
| 23 | Moatize | 39 073 | 49 796 | 16.10°S | 33.95°E | Tete | |||
| 24 | Namialo | 39 600 | |||||||
| 25 | Mutuáli | 37 050 | 14.88°S | 37.00°E | Nampula | ||||
| 26 | Manica | 20 662 | 36 440 | 18.97°S | 32.88°E | Manica | |||
| 27 | Gondola | 34 743 | |||||||
| 28 | Mocimboa | 32 765 | 11.32°S | 40.35°E | Cabo Delgado | Mocímboa da Praia | |||
| 29 | Catandica | 32 508 | |||||||
| 30 | Ulongué | 28 320 | |||||||
| 31 | Manjacaze | 28 291 | 24.70°S | 33.88°E | Gaza | ||||
| 32 | Monapo | 26 847 | |||||||
| 33 | Vilanculos | 26 131 | |||||||
| 34 | Macia | 25 649 | 25.02°S | 33.09°E | Gaza | Vila de Macia, Bilene Macia |
