Maputo

Maputo has expanded through a combination of consolidated central districts and large areas of informal peripheral growth. In many neighbourhoods, streets, drainage, sanitation and secure land tenure have lagged behind settlement, creating uneven access to infrastructure and increasing the cost of later upgrading.

The Maputo Urban Transformation Project focuses on improving informal settlements, replacing the Hulene dumpsite with a sanitary landfill and planning future growth in KaTembe through land demarcation, priority infrastructure and sites-and-services. Urban sanitation investment is also strengthening wastewater systems across the capital. Together, these interventions point toward a more structured model of expansion in which serviced land is prepared before occupation. Maputo’s long-term resilience depends on connecting that planning approach with transport, waste management and basic neighbourhood infrastructure.