Maxixe, Mozambique

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Place in Inhambane Province, Mozambique

23°52′S 35°21′E / 23.867°S 35.350°E / -23.867; 35.350Country

MozambiqueProvincesInhambane ProvincePopulation

(2017 census)

• Total123,868

Maxixe (Portuguese pronunciation: [maˈʃiʃ]) is the largest city and economic capital of the province of Inhambane, Mozambique. It is situated on the Indian Ocean at 23°52′S 35°23′E just south of the Tropic of Capricorn, in a bay opposite historic Inhambane City which can be reached by local ferries. Although Maxixe is the province's principal city, Inhambane City is the seat of the provincial government.

Dhow ferrying passengers from Inhambane to Maxixe in 2006.

By road the distance to Inhambane is far longer and is approximately 60 kilometres.^[1]

Maxixe serves as a convenient stop for transportation heading North or South along the EN1.

Demographics

Year	Population^[2]
1997	97,173
2007	105,895

References

^ "www.go2africa.com". Retrieved 2008-06-18.
^ "Mozambique: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 2008-06-18.^{[dead link]}