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{{Infobox subdivision type
| name               = Provinces of Mozambique<br>Províncias de Moçambique ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]])
| alt_name           = 
| map                = [[File:Mozambique, administrative divisions - Nmbrs - colored 2018.svg|250px]]
| category           = [[Unitary state]]
| territory          = [[Mozambique]]
| start_date         =
| current_number     = 11 Provinces
| number_date        =
| population_range   = 1,446,654 ([[Gaza Province|Gaza]]) – 6,102,867 ([[Nampula Province|Nampula]])
| area_range         = {{Convert|347|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} ([[Maputo City]]) – {{Convert|129056|km2|sqmi||abbr=on}} ([[Niassa Province|Niassa]])
| government         = Provincial government
| subdivision        = [[Districts of Mozambique|District]]
}}
{{Politics of Mozambique}}

[[Mozambique]] is divided into 10 [[province]]s (''províncias'') and 1 capital city (''cidade'') with provincial status:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ 
|-bgcolor=#ACE1AF
!Map Key
!Province
!Capital
!Area <br> (km<sup>2</sup>) <ref>[http://www.geohive.com/cntry/mozambique.aspx Mozambique at GeoHive] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924062250/http://www.geohive.com/cntry/mozambique.aspx |date=2014-09-24 }}</ref>
!Population <br> (2007 census)
!Population <br> (2017 census)
!Region
|-
|2
|[[Cabo Delgado Province|Cabo Delgado]]
|[[Pemba, Mozambique|Pemba]]
|86,625
|1,606,568
|2,333,278
|North
|-
|8
|[[Gaza Province|Gaza]]
|[[Xai-Xai]]
|75,709
|1,228,514
|1,446,654
|South
|-
|9
|[[Inhambane Province|Inhambane]]
|[[Inhambane]]
|68,615
|1,271,818
|1,496,824
|South
|-
|6
|[[Manica Province|Manica]]
|[[Chimoio]]
|61,661
|1,412,248
|1,911,237
|Central
|-
|10
|[[Maputo City]]
|[[Maputo]]
|347
|1,094,628
|1,101,170
|South
|-
|11
|[[Maputo Province|Maputo]]
|[[Matola]]
|26,011
|1,205,709
|2,507,098
|South
|-
|3
|[[Nampula Province|Nampula]]
|[[Nampula]]
|81,606
|3,985,613
|6,102,867
|North
|-
|1
|[[Niassa Province|Niassa]]
|[[Lichinga]]
|129,056
|1,170,783
|1,865,976
|North
|-
|7
|[[Sofala Province|Sofala]]
|[[Beira, Mozambique|Beira]]
|68,018
|1,642,920
|2,221,803
|Central
|-
|4
|[[Tete Province|Tete]]
|[[Tete, Mozambique|Tete]]
|100,724
|1,783,967
|2,764,169
|Central
|-
|5
|[[Zambezia Province|Zambezia]]
|[[Quelimane]]
|105,008
|3,849,455
|5,110,787
|North
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[List of provinces of Mozambique by Human Development Index]]
*[[Districts of Mozambique]]
*[[ISO 3166-2:MZ]]

==External links==
* [https://www.statoids.org/en/mz/admin-levels/l1/map/mozambique/provinces Provinces of Mozambique], Statoids.org

==References==
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{{MZ Provinces}}
{{Articles on first-level administrative divisions of African countries}}

[[Category:Provinces of Mozambique| ]]
[[Category:Subdivisions of Mozambique]]
[[Category:Lists of administrative divisions|Mozambique, Provinces]]
[[Category:Administrative divisions in Africa|Mozambique 1]]
[[Category:First-level administrative divisions by country|Provinces, Mozambique]]
[[Category:Mozambique geography-related lists]]