Ministry of Public Works and Housing

Ministry of Public Works and Housing is a government building in Maputo Province, Mozambique, which is located on Avenida Karl Marx. Ministry of Public Works and Housing is situated near the government building Ministério dos Recursos Minerais, as well as near the movie theater Cinema Gil Vicente.

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Opening hours: Monday–Friday 8:00 AM–3:30 PM
Type: Government building
Description: governmental building in Maputo, Mozambique
Also known as: “Building of the Ministry of Public Works and Housing”, “Edifício da Repartição Técnica de Obras Públicas|”, and “MOPH”
Address: 606 Avenida Karl Marx, Maputo, Central “B”, KaMpfumo

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: The Iron House and National Library of Mozambique.

The Iron House

Photo: ilan molcho, CC BY 2.0.

The Casa de Ferro is a historic prefabricated iron building located in Maputo, Mozambique. Originally built in Belgium, the structure was bought by the Portuguese colonial government and reassembled in 1892 in Maputo. The Iron House is situated 170 metres southeast of Ministry of Public Works and Housing.

National Library of Mozambique

Library

Photo: F Mira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The National Library of Mozambique is located in Maputo, Mozambique. It is located in a structure which formerly housed the Office of Finance of the Colony of Mozambique. National Library of Mozambique is situated 450 metres southeast of Ministry of Public Works and Housing.

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. Maputo City Hall is situated 320 metres northeast of Ministry of Public Works and Housing.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maputo.

Maputo

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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.

Ministry of Public Works and Housing

Categories: building, cultural heritage, government office, and office
Location: Maputo Province, Mozambique, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-25.96982° or 25° 58′ 11″ south

Longitude

32.57133° or 32° 34′ 17″ east

Levels

Open location code

5G6J2HJC+3G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 253852566

OpenStreetMap feature

building=government

OpenStreetMap feature

office=government

Wikidata ID

Q34955209

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Portuguese—“Ministry of Public Works and Housing” goes by many names.

Chinese: “公安部工程和住房”
German: “Gebäude des Ministeriums für öffentliche Bauten und Wohnen”
Japanese: “公共事業住宅省”
Portuguese: “Edifício do Ministério das Obras Públicas e da Habitação”
Portuguese: “Ministério das Obras Públicas e Habitação”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: MINISTÉRIO DAS OBRAS PÚBLIAS E HABILITAÇÃO (MOPH) and Ministério dos Recursos Minerais.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Parque de estacionamento do Ministério das Obras Públicas e Habitação and Associação da Comunidade Chinesa de Moçambique.

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