Mercado do Povo

Mercado do Povo is a marketplace in Maputo Province, Mozambique. Mercado do Povo is situated near the town hall Maputo City Hall, as well as near the government building Ministério do Interior.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Maputo City Hall and Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception.

Maputo City Hall

Town hall

Photo: Teixant, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Maputo City Hall or Municipal Council Building of Maputo is the seat of the local government of the capital of Mozambique. The neoclassical building is located at the head of Praça da Independência, and was erected in 1947.

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception

Church

Photo: Alexander Leisser, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, commonly known as the Maputo Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in downtown Maputo, the capital of Mozambique. Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception is situated 210 metres south of Mercado do Povo.

Praça da Independência

Park

Photo: Gustavo Sugahara, CC BY 2.0.

Praça da Independência is a public square and focal point of Maputo, Mozambique. It was built by the Portuguese as Praça Mouzinho de Albuquerque and was dominated by a statue of Mouzinho de Albuquerque, the former governor-general of Portuguese Mozambique. Praça da Independência is situated 160 metres south of Mercado do Povo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maputo.

Maputo

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Maputo is the capital city of Mozambique. Buildings range from old colonial palaces to new high-rise constructions, but the dominant architecture consists of Stalinist-looking concrete-walled boxes, generally with badly eroded paint and rusty security bars.

Mercado do Povo

Type: Marketplace
Location: Maputo Province, Mozambique, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-25.96715° or 25° 58′ 2″ south

Longitude

32.5738° or 32° 34′ 26″ east

Open location code

5G6J2HMF+4G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 240715561

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=marketplace

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Highlights: Ministério do Interior and Cine África.

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