Maputo

[muh-poo-toh]

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Mozambique, on Delagoa Bay.

Maputo

/ məˈpuːtəʊ /

noun

1. Former name (until 1975): Lourenço Marques. the capital and chief port of Mozambique, in the south on Delagoa Bay: became capital in 1907; the nearest port to the Rand gold-mining and industrial region of South Africa. Pop: 1 316 000 (2005 est)