Mozambique in other languages: exonyms, Maputo, flag and 10 provinces
Mozambique is Moçambique in Portuguese, officially República de Moçambique, and its ISO codes are MZ, MOZ and 508. Below are the name in 169 languages and variants, the capital Maputo in 56, and the ten provinces with the city of Maputo.
Official languagesPortuguese (português)
Checked
- alpha-2
- MZ
- alpha-3
- MOZ
- numeric
- 508
República de Moçambique
- English
- MozambiqueRepublic of Mozambique
- Capital
- MaputoMaputo
ISO 3166-1, checked 28 October 2026. Flag after the Wikimedia Commons drawing.
Mozambique in other languages: list of exonyms
| Languages | ISO 639-3 | Name | Romanised |
|---|---|---|---|
| English, Aragonese, Asturian, French, Franco-Provençal, Galician, Hausa, Interlingua, Jersey Norman French, Nahuatl, Dutch, Spanish | eng / arg / ast / fra / frp / glg / hau / ina / jnf / nah / nld / spa | Mozambique | same as written |
| Breton, Croatian, Hungarian, Igbo, Indonesian, Javanese, Novial, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian, Silesian, Turkish, Zazaki | bre / hrv / hun / ibo / ind / jav / nov / pol / slk / slv / szl / tur / zza | Mozambik | same as written |
| Czech, Cornish, Lower Sorbian, Faroese, Finnish, Kven, Upper Sorbian, Norwegian, Northern Sami, Saterland Frisian, Tagalog, Wolof, German, Luxembourgish, Low German | ces / cor / dsb / fao / fin / fkv / hsb / nor / sme / stq / tgl / wol / deu / ltz / nds | Mosambik | same as written |
| Azerbaijani, Crimean Tatar, Gagauz, Karakalpak, Slovio, Turkmen | aze / crh / gag / kaa / slo / tuk | Mozambik / Мозамбик | Mozambik |
| Basque, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Walloon | eus / kin / run / wln | Mozambike | same as written |
| Danish, Portuguese, Swedish | dan / por / swe | Moçambique | same as written |
| Catalan, Occitan | cat / oci | Moçambic | same as written |
| Welsh, Romansh | cym / roh | Mosambic | same as written |
| Estonian, Võro | est / vor | Mosambiik | same as written |
| Latvian, Latgalian, Malagasy | lav / ltg / mlg | Mozambika | same as written |
| Romanian, Aromanian | ron / rup | Mozambic | same as written |
| Afrikaans | afr | Mosambiek | same as written |
| Bambara | bam | Mɔzambiki | same as written |
| Bosnian | bos | Mozambik / Мозамбик / مۉزامبٖىق | Mozambik |
| Esperanto | epo | Mozambiko | same as written |
| West Frisian | fry | Mozambyk | same as written |
| Friulian | fur | Mozambîc | same as written |
| Scottish Gaelic | gla | Mòsaimbic | same as written |
| Irish | gle | Mósaimbíc | same as written |
| Manx | glv | Yn Vosambeeck | same as written |
| Haitian Creole | hat | Mozanbik | same as written |
| Icelandic | isl | Mósambík | same as written |
| Italian | ita | Mozambico | same as written |
| Kurmanji Kurdish | kur | Mozambîk | same as written |
| Latin | lat | Mozambicum, Mosambica | same as written |
| Lingala | lin | Mozambíki | same as written |
| Lithuanian | lit | Mozambikas | same as written |
| Ladin | lld | Mozambich | same as written |
| Maltese | mlt | Możambik | same as written |
| Moldovan | mol | Mozambic / Мозамбик | Mozambic |
| Malay | msa | Mozambique / موزامبيق | Mozambique |
| Norman French | nrm | Mozaumbique | same as written |
| Quechua | que | Musambik | same as written |
| Kalderash Romani | rmy | Mozambiko / मोज़ाम्बिको | Mozambiko |
| Sicilian | scn | Mozambicu | same as written |
| Samogitian | smg | Mozambiks | same as written |
| Samoan | smo | Mosamepika | same as written |
| Somali | som | Musambiig | same as written |
| Southern Sotho | sot | Mozambiki | same as written |
| Albanian | sqi | Mozambiku | same as written |
| Sardinian | srd | Mozambighe | same as written |
| Swati | ssw | iMozambiki | same as written |
| Swahili | swa | Msumbiji | same as written |
| Tetum | tet | Mosambike | same as written |
| Uzbek | uzb | Mozambik / Мозамбик / مازەمبىك | Mozambik |
| Vietnamese | vie | Mô-dăm-bích | same as written |
| Volapük | vol | Mosambikän | same as written |
| Zulu | zul | iMozambike | same as written |
| Abkhaz, Abaza, Altai, Avar, Bulgarian, Chuvash, Kabardian, Khakas, Komi, Karachay-Balkar, Kumyk, Lezgi, Meadow Mari, Macedonian, Mongolian, Ossetian, Russian, Yakut, Tuvan, Udmurt, Kalmyk | abk / abq / alt / ava / bul / chv / kbd / kjh / kom / krc / kum / lez / mhr / mkd / mon / oss / rus / sah / tyv / udm / xal | Мозамбик | Mozambik |
| Bashkir, Chechen, Serbian | bak / che / srp | Мозамбик / Mozambik | Mozambik |
| Rusyn, Ukrainian | rue / ukr | Мозамбік | Mozambik |
| Belarusian | bel | Мазамбік / Mazambik | Mazambik |
| Kazakh | kaz | Мозамбик / موزامبيك / Mozambïk | Mozambïk |
| Kyrgyz | kir | Мозамбик / موزامبىك / Mozambik | Mozambik |
| Kurdish (Caucasus) | kmr | Мозамбик / Mozambîk | Mozambîk |
| Tatar | tat | Мозамбик / Mozambik / موزامبىك | Mozambik |
| Tajik | tgk | Мозамбик / مازمبیک / Mozambik | Mozambik |
| Arabic | ara | موزامبيق, موزمبيق, الموزامبيق, الموزمبيق | Mūzāmbīq, Mūzambīq, al-Mūzāmbīq, al-Mūzambīq |
| South Azerbaijani | azb | موزامبیک / Mozambik | Mozambik |
| Sorani Kurdish | ckb | مۆزەمبیق / Mozembîq | Mozembîq |
| Persian | fas | موزامبیک / Mozâmbik | Mozâmbik |
| Western Punjabi, Urdu | pnb / urd | موزمبیق | Mōzambīq |
| Dari | prs | موزمبیک | Mōzambīk |
| Pashto | pus | موزمبيک, موزامبيک | Mōzambīk, Mōzāmbīk |
| Uyghur | uig | موزامبىك / Mozambik / Мозамбик | Mozambik |
| Dhivehi | div | މޮޒަންބީގް | Możanbīg |
| Hebrew | heb | מוזמביק, מוזאמביק | Mōzambīq, Mōzāmbīq |
| Ladino | lad | מוזאמביקי / Mozambike | Mozambike |
| Yiddish | yid | מאָזאַמביק | Mozambik |
| Amharic | amh | ሞዛምቢክ | Mozambik |
| Greek | ell | Μοζαμβίκη | Mozamvíkī |
| Armenian | hye | Մոզամբիկ | Mozambik |
| Georgian, Mingrelian | kat / xmf | მოზამბიკი | Mozambiki |
| Laz | lzz | მოზამბიკი / Mozambik’i | Mozambik’i |
| Hindi | hin | मोज़ाम्बिक | Mozāmbik |
| Bengali | ben | মোজাম্বিক | Mojāmbik |
| Gujarati | guj | મોઝામ્બિક | Mojʰāmbik |
| Odia | ori | ମୋଜାମ୍ବିକ | Mojāmbik |
| Punjabi | pan | ਮੋਜ਼ਾਮਬੀਕ | Mozāmbīk |
| Sinhala | sin | මොසැම්බික් | Mosæmbik |
| Kannada | kan | ಮೊಜಾಮ್ಬಿಕ್ | Mojāmbik |
| Malayalam | mal | മൊസാംബിൿ, മൊസാംബിക്ൿ | Mosāṃbik, Mosāṃbikk |
| Tamil | tam | மொஸாம்பிக், மொசாம்பிக் | Mosāmpik, Mocāmpik |
| Telugu | tel | మొజాంబిక్ | Mojāṃbik |
| Chinese | zho | 莫桑比克 | Mòsāngbǐkè |
| Japanese | jpn | モザンビーク | Mozanbīku |
| Korean | kor | 모잠비크 | Mojambikeu |
| Tibetan | bod | མོ་ཛམ་བིཀ། | Mo.dzam.bik |
| Burmese | mya | မိုဇမ်ဘစ် | Mozãbʰiʿ |
| Thai | tha | โมซัมบิค, โมซัมบิก | Mōsâmbik, Mōsâmbik |
| Khmer | khm | ម៉ូហ្សាំប៊ិក, ម៉ូហ្សំប៉ិក | Mūhsāṃbik, Mūhsaṃbik |
Portuguese, Danish and Swedish keep the cedilla of Moçambique; Swahili alone uses a name of its own, Msumbiji.
Moçambique, Mosambik, Msumbiji
Moçambique is Portuguese, the only official language, and the cedilla goes with it into Danish and Swedish. The adjective is moçambicano, the currency the metical. Spanish, French, Dutch and Hausa write Mozambique without the cedilla, and that spelling became the English one.
From there the name splits along spelling habits. Languages that write the k sound with k end in -ik: Mozambik in Polish, Turkish, Hungarian and Croatian, Mosambik in German, Czech, Finnish and Norwegian, where the z becomes s. Romanian has Mozambic, Catalan and Occitan Moçambic, Italian Mozambico, Irish Mósaimbíc. Swahili goes its own way with Msumbiji.
Arabic writes موزامبيق, also with the article, الموزامبيق. Chinese uses 莫桑比克, Japanese モザンビーク.
Maputo in other languages
| Languages | ISO 639-3 | Name | Romanised |
|---|---|---|---|
| English, Esperanto, French, Portuguese, German, Luxembourgish, Low German, Irish | eng / epo / fra / por / deu / ltz / nds / gle | Maputo | same as written |
| Latvian, Lithuanian, Samogitian, Tetum | lav / lit / smg / tet | Maputu | same as written |
| Azerbaijani, Moldovan, Turkmen | aze / mol / tuk | Maputu / Мапуту | Maputu |
| Bosnian | bos | Maputo / Мапуто / ماپۆتۉ | Maputo |
| Icelandic | isl | Mapútó | same as written |
| Kurmanji Kurdish | kur | Mapûto | same as written |
| Malay | msa | Maputo / ماڤوتو | Maputo |
| Uzbek | uzb | Maputu / Мапуту / مەپۇتۇ | Maputu |
| Bulgarian, Mongolian | bul / mon | Мапуто | Maputo |
| Russian, Ukrainian | rus / ukr | Мапуту | Maputu |
| Bashkir, Belarusian | bak / bel | Мапуту / Maputu | Maputu |
| Kazakh | kaz | Мапуту / ماپۋتۋ / Mapwtw | Mapwtw |
| Kyrgyz | kir | Мапуту / ماپۇتۇ / Maputu | Maputu |
| Serbian | srp | Мапуто / Maputo | Maputo |
| Tatar | tat | Мапуту / Maputu / ماپۇتۇ | Maputu |
| Tajik | tgk | Мапуту / مپوتو / Maputu | Maputu |
| Arabic | ara | مابوتو, مبوتو | Mābūtū, Mabūtū |
| South Azerbaijani | azb | ماپوتو / Maputu | Maputu |
| Persian | fas | ماپوتو / Mâputo | Mâputo |
| Pashto | pus | ماپوتو | Māpūtō |
| Uyghur | uig | ماپۇتۇ / Maputu / Мапуту | Maputu |
| Urdu | urd | ماپوٹو | Māpūṫō |
| Hebrew | heb | מפוטו, מאפוטו | Mapūṭō, Māpūṭō |
| Yiddish | yid | מאַפּוטאָ | Maputo |
| Amharic | amh | ማፑቶ | Maputo |
| Greek (Demotic) | ell | Μαπούτο | Mapoýto |
| Greek (Katharevousa) | ell | Μαποῦτο | Mapoỹto |
| Armenian | hye | Մապուտու | Mapoutou |
| Georgian | kat | მაპუტუ, მაპუტო | Maputu, Maputo |
| Hindi | hin | मपूतो, मापुटो | Mapūto, Māpuṭo |
| Bengali | ben | মাপুতো, মাপুটো | Māputo, Māpuṭo |
| Punjabi | pan | ਮਾਪੂਟੋ | Māpūṭo |
| Kannada | kan | ಮಪುತೊ | Maputo |
| Malayalam | mal | മപൂട്ടോ | Mapūṭṭō |
| Tamil | tam | மபூட்டோ | Mapūṭṭō |
| Telugu | tel | మాపుటొ | Māpuṭo |
| Chinese | zho | 馬普托/马普托 | Mǎpǔtuō |
| Japanese | jpn | マプト | Maputo |
| Korean | kor | 마푸토 | Maputo |
| Thai | tha | มาปูโต | Māpūtō |
| Khmer | khm | ម៉ាពុតូ, ម៉ាផូតូ | Māputū, Māpʰūtū |
The 10 provinces of Mozambique and the city of Maputo
Mozambique is divided into ten provinces (províncias) and the capital city, which has the rank of a province. The table runs from Niassa in the north to Maputo in the south, in the order of the official province numbers.
| ISO 3166-2 | Portuguese | English | Administrative centre | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provinces províncias10 | ||||
| MZ-A | Província do Niassa | Niassa Province | LichingaLichinga | |
| MZ-P | Província de Cabo Delgado | Cabo Delgado Province | PembaPemba | |
| MZ-N | Província de Nampula | Nampula Province | NampulaNampula | |
| MZ-T | Província de Tete | Tete Province | TeteTete | |
| MZ-Q | Província da Zambézia | Zambézia Province | QuelimaneQuelimane | |
| MZ-B | Província de Manica | Manica Province | ChimoioChimoio | |
| MZ-S | Província de Sofala | Sofala Province | BeiraBeira | |
| MZ-G | Província de Gaza | Gaza Province | Xai-XaiXai-Xai | |
| MZ-I | Província de Inhambane | Inhambane Province | InhambaneInhambane | |
| MZ-L | Província de Maputo | Maputo Province | MatolaMatola | |
| City cidade1 | ||||
| MZ-MPM | Cidade de Maputo | Maputo City | MaputoMaputo | |
Codes and names: ISO 3166-2:MZ on the ISO Online Browsing Platform, as tabulated in Wikipedia's ISO 3166-2:MZ, checked 28 October 2026; no change to the entry is recorded there. Seats: Wikipedia, Provinces of Mozambique, same date.
Maputo and the provincial seats
Until 1976 the capital was called Lourenço Marques (Wikipedia, Maputo). That name does not appear in the list; Maputo is the form every language uses today, with small changes: Maputu in Latvian, Lithuanian and Tetum, Мапуту in Russian and Ukrainian but Мапуто in Bulgarian and Serbian, and Mapútó with accents in Icelandic.
The provincial seats rarely share the name of their province. Cabo Delgado is governed from Pemba, Niassa from Lichinga, Manica from Chimoio, Zambézia from Quelimane, and Maputo Province from Matola, a separate city next to the capital.
The ten largest towns
- Maputo
- Matola
- Beira
- Nampula
- Chimoio
- Nacala
- Quelimane
- Mocuba
- Tete
- Xai-Xai
Questions about the names and provinces of Mozambique
What is Mozambique called in Portuguese?
Moçambique; the full name is República de Moçambique.
How many provinces does Mozambique have?
Ten, plus the city of Maputo with provincial rank. ISO 3166-2 codes all eleven, from MZ-A Niassa to MZ-MPM Maputo City.
What are the ISO codes of Mozambique?
MZ (alpha-2), MOZ (alpha-3) and 508 (numeric) in ISO 3166-1.