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Administrative subdivisions

The city is divided into seven main administrative divisions.79 Each of these consists of several smaller city quarters or bairros.80

Infrastructure

The central area of Maputo is a planned city with square blocks and wide avenues, with Portuguese traces and their typical architecture of the 1970s.81 After the Carnation Revolution (1974) military coup in Lisbon corpus, Portuguese refugees fled in massive numbers close to the date of independence (1975), and the resultant lack of skills and capital, in the context of a fierce civil war and government mismanagement, contributed to its state of dereliction in the years following these events.82

Recovery of the older infrastructure has been slow and most property developers in recent years have decided to invest in the construction of new properties rather than rehabilitating any of the existing ones.83 The rates for property in the city are high as investment increases, larger numbers of businesses are hoping to locate within easy reach of the airports, banks and other facilities.84

Maputo faces many challenges, such as poor transport and drainage infrastructure, which have profound implications on people's livelihoods, particularly in informal settlements.85 Inadequate planning regulation and law enforcement, as well as perceived corruption in government processes, lack of communication across government departments and lack of concern or government coordination with respect to building codes are major impediments to progressing the development of Maputo's infrastructure, according to the Climate & Development Knowledge Network.[37]86

As a coastal city, Maputo is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of sea level rise, and population growth is putting increasing pressure on the coastal areas.[38]87

PROMAPUTO

In 2007, the municipality of Maputo began a project to seriously consider rehabilitating the city's infrastructure.88 PROMAPUTO was a project that began as co-operation between the local city council and the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank.89 The first phase (PROMAPUTO1) took place between 2007 and 2010 and was chiefly concerned with developing the systems, knowledge and planning required to support the gradual overhaul of the infrastructure.90 The project was broken into several key areas and a budget allocated to each of these, namely: Institutional Development, Financial Sustainability, Urban Planning, Urban Infrastructure Investment and Maintenance, Metropolitan Development (services such as waste collection and disposal).91 The total financial allocation for this phase was US$30 million.92 Little was done, however.93

In 2011, PROMAPUTO2, the second phase of the project began.94 This phase was to last until 2015 and a total of US$105 million was spent.95 The plan called for an IT systems, Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) together with Geographic Information System (GIS).96 These systems would supposedly help the municipality control its budgets and manage tenders, while the GIS would allow for precise information about land location and titling to be kept.97 Several roads should have been expanded and improved and the Avenida Julius Nyerere finally completed.98 Financial sustainability for the project was to be guaranteed through the improved collection of property tax (IPRA).99 The project also coincided with the recent overhaul of the Road Safety and Traffic Regulations (final completion 2020) which was an antiquated system that had not seen changes since the 1950s.100 Amongst the new regulations, heavy penalties and fines would now apply to many detrimental actions done by automobiles, such as pollution, loud noises, and illegal maneuvers.101

Building projects

In spite of its previous instability, Mozambique is experiencing one of the fastest growth rates for a developing country in the world.[39]102 The projected growth rate for 2011 is expected to be around 7.5%, some of it centered on the construction of several capital intensive projects in Maputo.103 Some of the more notable developments include Edificio 24, a mixed-use development that will be located at the center of the city along Avenida 24 Julho and Avenida Salvador Allende.104 The Maputo Business Tower is a modern 19-story building.[40]105 The Radisson Blu corporation has constructed a 22-story hotel with 256 rooms in one of the city's trendiest spots on the marginal along the beach.106 A 15-story building for the second largest telecommunication company in the country, Vodacom, was projected to be completed in 2010.107 The regeneration of the Maputo waterfront is an urban regeneration project that is being developed at site of the former annual industrial fair grounds (FACIM).108

Rehabilitation projects

In February 2011, president Armando Guebuza announced that the Vila Algarve would be restored to its former condition and the building transformed into a museum for the veterans of the civil war.109 The Vila Algarve belonged to the International and State Defence Police (PIDE) during colonial rule.110 It was where political prisoners and others accused of conspiring to harm the regime were taken for interrogation and torture.111 There are claims that several individuals were executed in the building.112 No dates have been released on when the renovation is to commence.113 The building has changed ownership several times and has been an off-on residence for squatters.114

Sports facilities

Maputo hosted the 2011 All-Africa Games.115 The main stadium Estádio do Zimpeto was built in Zimpeto for the Games that also hosted the football and athletics competitions.116 The Zimpeto Olympic Pool for swimming was also built for these Games.117 Other venues in Zimpeto for the Games were the Pavilhão do Zimpeto for basketball and Courts do Zimpeto for tennis.[41]118

Maputo has a number of stadiums designed for football, which can be modified for other purposes, such as the new Estádio do Zimpeto, Estádio do Maxaquene and the Estádio do Costa do Sol which can seat 32,000, 15,000 and 10,000 people respectively.119 The largest stadium in the Metropolitan Area is, however, the Estádio da Machava (opened as Estádio Salazar), located in neighbouring Matola municipality.120 It opened in 1968, in Machava and was at the time the most advanced in the country conforming to standards set by FIFA and the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).121 The cycling track could be adjusted to allow for 20,000 more seats.[42]122 It was the site where Portugal corpus officially handed over the country to Samora Machel and FRELIMO on 25 June 1975.[43]123 In 2005, the Birmingham based reggae group UB40 held a one-night-only concert in the stadium filled to maximum capacity.124 A newer stadium called the Estádio do Zimpeto which is located in the suburb of Zimpeto will be opened in 2011.125 The stadium will be built in time for the 2011 All-Africa Games with a capacity for 42,000 spectators.126 A smaller football stadium, Estádio Mahafil, holds 4,000 people.127

Beginning in the 1950s, motorsport was introduced to the city.128 At first race cars would compete in areas around the city, Polana and along the marginal but as funding and interest increased, a dedicated race track was built in the Costa Do Sol area along and behind the marginal with the ocean to the east with a length of 1.5 km.129 The initial surface of the new track, named Autódromo de Lourenço Marques did not provide enough grip and a crash in the late 1960s killed eight people and injured many more.130 Therefore, in 1970, the track was renovated and the surface changed to meet the safety requirements that were needed at large events with many spectators.131 The length then increased to 3909 km.132 The city became host to several international and local events beginning with the inauguration on 26 November 1970.[44]133 The track was abandoned after 1975 and events only occurred sporadically such as in 1981 when the government allowed the sport again.134 Since 2000, interest has been rekindled by the Automovel & Touring Club de Moçambique (ATCM) and several events including go-carting, drag racing and motocross are planned.135

The city's main basketball arena is the Pavilhão do Maxaquene which holds up to 3,500 people.136 It is home to Ferroviário de Maputo which competes in the Basketball Africa League and the Mozambican Basketball League.137

Street names

The street names were changed after independence in 1975.138 Close ties with the Eastern Bloc highly influenced the new names that were chosen as did removal of names referring to colonial era figures.139

• Street names in Lourenço Marques and Maputo140
• Lourenço Marques; Maputo141
• Avenida 18 de Maio; Avenida Mártires de Inhaminga142
• Avenida 31 de Janeiro; Avenida Agostinho Neto143
• Avenida 5 de Outubro; Avenida Josina Machel144
• Praça 7 de Março; Praça 25 de Junho145
• Avenida Afonso de Albuquerque; Avenida Ahmed Sekou Touré146
• Rua Aires de Ornelas; Rua de Kassuende147
• Rua Alexandre Herculano; Rua Timor Leste148
• Avenida Almirante Canto e Castro; Avenida da Tanzania149
• Avenida Álvares Cabral; Avenida Zedequias Manganhela150
• Museu Álvaro de Castro; Museu de História Natural151
• Avenida Alves Correia; Avenida da Zambia152
• Casa Amarela; Museu Nacional da Moeda153
• Avenida Anchieta; Avenida Olof Palme154
• Avenida Andrade Corvo; Avenida Ho Chi Min155
• Escola Andrade Corvo; Escola Primária do 1º e 2º Graus 16 de Junho156
• Avenida de António Enes; Avenida Julius Nyerere157
• Liceu António Enes; Escola Secundária Francisco Manyanga158
• Rua António de Oliveira Salazar; Rua da Mesquita159
• Cabaret Aquário; Escola Nacional de Dança160
• Rua Major Araújo; Rua Bagamoyo161
• Edifício do Atneu Grego; Palácio dos Casamentos162
• Avenida Augusto de Castilho; Avenida Vladimir Lenine163
• Rua dos Aviadores; Rua da Argélia164
• Edifício do Banco Nacional Ultramarino; Banco de Moçambique165
• Bartolomeu Dias, Rua; Avenida Mártires de Mueda166
• Belegard da Silva, Avenida; Avenida Francisco O.167 Magumbwé168
• Caldas Xavier, Avenida; Avenida Marian N'gouabi169
• Câmara Municipal, Edifício da; Conselho Executivo170
• Consiglieri Pedroso, Rua; Rua Revolução de Outubro171
• Couceiro da Costa, Avenida; Avenida Armando Tivane172
• Desportivo de Lourenço Marques, Grupo; Grupo Desportivo de Maputo173
• Dicca, Cinema, Estudio 222; Matchedje Cine-Estúdio 222174
• Diogo Cão, Avenida; Avenida Lucas Luali175
• Direcção Geral das Alfândegas, Edifício da; Reitoria da Universidade Eduardo Mondlane176
• Doutor Serrão, Avenida do; Avenida Emília Daússe177
• Dr. Brito Camacho, Rua do; Avenida Patrice Lumumba178
• Dom João de Castro, Avenida; Rua Dom João de Castro179
• Dom Luiz 1º, Avenida; Avenida Samora Machel180
• Dom Manuel I, Avenida; Avenida da Marginal181
• Duques de Connaught, Avenida dos; Avenida Friedrich Engels182
• Eduardo Costa, Rua; Rua de Mukumbura183
• Estâncias, Estrada das; Rua das Estâncias184
• Fazenda, Edifício da; Conselho de Ministros185
• Fernandes Tomaz, Avenida; Avenida Mártires da Machava186
• Fonte Luminosa, Praça da; Praça Robert Mugabe187
• Funchal, Prédio; Hotel Rovuma188
• Gago Coutinho, Aeroporto; Aeroporto de Mavalane189
• General Bettencourt, Avenida do; Rua da Base Ntchinga190
• General Botha, Rua do; Avenida Tomás Nduda191
• General Craveiro Lopes, Avenida; Avenida dos Accordos de Lusaka192
• General Machado, Avenida do; Avenida Guerra Popular193
• General Machado, Escola; Universidade Pedagógica194
• General Rosado, Rua do; Avenida Kim Il Sung195
• Gomes Freire, Avenida; Avenida Paulo Samuel Kankhomba196
• Governador Simas, Rua do; Rua Mateus Sansão Muthemba197
• Guerra Junqueiro, Rua; Rua José Mateus198
• Heróis de Marracuene, Rua dos; Rua da Resistência199
• Hotel Clube; Centro Cultural Franco-Moçambicano200
• Infante, Cinema; Cinema Charlot201
• João Albasini, Largo; Praça 21 de Outubro202
• João Belo, Escola Primária; Escola Primária 7 de Setembro203
• João das Regras, Rua; Rua de Nachingwea204
• João de Deus, Avenida; Avenida Romão Fernandes Farinha205
• José Cabral, Parque; Parque dos Continuadores206
• Joaquim de Araújo, Escola; Escola Secundária Estrela Vermelha207
• Lapa, Rua; Rua Joaquim Lapa208
• Lar Moderno, Edifício do; Centro de Estudos Brasileiro209
• Latino Coelho, Avenida; Avenida Maguiguana210
• Lidemburgo, Rua de; Avenida Rio Tembe211
• Lisboa, Miradouro de; Miradouro212
• Lisboa, Rua de; Avenida Milagre Mabote213
• Luciano Cordeiro, Avenida; Avenida Albert Luthuli214
• Mac Mahon, Praça; Praça dos Trabalhadores215
• Manuel de Arriaga, Avenida; Avenida Karl Marx216
• Manuel Rodrigues, Cinema; Cine Teatro África217
• Massano de Amorim, Avenida; Avenida Mao Tsé Tung218
• Mendonça Barreto, Avenida; Avenida do Rio Limpopo219
• Mouzinho de Albuquerque, Praça; Praça da Independência220
• Nevala, Rua de; Avenida Nkwam Nkruma221
• Nossa Senhora de Fátima, Avenida; Avenida Kenneth Kaunda222
• Oliveira Salazar, Estádio; Estádio da Machava223
• Paiva de Andrada, Avenida; Avenida Mahomed Siad Barre224
• Paiva Manso, Avenida; Avenida Filipe Samuel Magaia225
• Pero da Covilhã, Rua; Rua Belmiro O.226 Muianga227
• Pero de Alenquer, Rua; Avenida Amílcar Cabral228
• Pesca Desportiva, Clube de; Escola Náutica de Moçambique229
• Pinheiro Chagas, Avenida; Avenida Eduardo Mondlane230
• Porto, Rua do; Rua Malhangalene231
• Princesa Patrícia, Rua da; Avenida Salvador Allende232
• Rebelo da Silva, Escola Primária; Escola Primária 3 de Fevereiro233
• República, Avenida da; Avenida 25 de Setembro234
• Sagres, Rua de; Avenida 10 de Novembro235
• Salazar, Liceu; Escola Secundária Josina Machel236
• Sporting Clube de Lourenço Marques; Clube de Desportos Maxaquene237
• Turismo, Hotel; Hotel Ibis238
• Vasco da Gama, Jardim; Jardim Tunduro239
• Vasco da Gama, Mercado; Mercado Municipal (Bazar da Baixa)240

Transport

Airports

Maputo International Airport is the main international airport of Mozambique.241 An international terminal was opened in 2010 with a capacity for 900,000 passengers per year; a domestic terminal was completed in 2012.[45][46][47]242