Nampula is the capital city of Nampula Province in northeastern Mozambique. By population, it is considered the third largest city in Maputo and Beira.
It is home to the Mozambique National Ethnographic Museum, several markets, cathedrals and mosques.
Nampula is the centre of business in northern Mozambique. It has a few western-style hotels, restaurants and shopping centres. It also has a small international airport connecting to Nairobi in Kenya and Johannesburg in South Africa, and is a transport hub for local transport in northern Mozambique; however, it is not noted as a tourist destination itself.