Maputo is located on the west side of Maputo Bay, near the Estuário do
Espírito Santo where the rivers Tembe, Umbeluzi, Matola and Infulene drain. The
bay is 95 kilometers long and 30 kilometers wide. At the extreme east of the
city and bay is the island of Inhaca.The total area covered by the municipality
of Maputo is 346 km² and borders the city of Matola northeast and east,
the districts of Marracuene to the north; Boane in the east and Matutuíne at
the south all of which are part of Maputo Province. The
