Inhambane
is a city located in southern Mozambique, lying on Inhambane Bay, 470 km
northeast of Maputo. It is the capital of the Inhambane Province and according
to the 2008 census has a population of 65,837, growing from the 1997 census of
54,157. It is a sleepy historic town known for its rusting colonial
architecture and has been popular with tourists in recent years. The settlement
owes
