Maxixe, Mozambique

Maxixe
Maxixe
Coordinates: 23°52′S 35°21′E / 23.867°S 35.35°E / -23.867; 35.35
Country	Mozambique
Provinces	Inhambane Province
District
Population (2007)
– Total	105 895

Maxixe (pronounced 'ma-sheesh') is the largest city and economic capital of the province of Inhambane, Mozambique. It is situated on the Indian Ocean at 23°52′S 35°23′E just south of the Tropic of Capricorn, in a bay opposite historic Inhambane City which can be reached by local ferries. Although Maxixe is the province's principal city, Inhambane City is the seat of the provincial government.

Dhow ferrying passengers from Inhambane to Maxixe in 2006.

Maxixe is named after an African chief. There are shops, petrol stations and restaurants. Throughout the day dhows and ferries make their way between Maxixe and Inhambane.

By road the distance to Inhambane is far longer and is approximately 60 kilometres. ^[1]

Maxixe serves as a convenient stop for transportation heading North or South along the EN1.

Demographics

Year	Population[2]
1997	97 173
2007	105 895

Tourist information

Maxixe is not a tourism hotspot in the sense that nearby Inhambane City is. It is however situated on the main road to the north, and is thus more of a through-route than Inhambane.

Good meals can be had in Capostino, as you enter town from Maputo on the right hand side. It has a blue wall. Do not let the looks deceive you when you enter, because the restaurant serves truly world class seafood. Rooms here are about 550 Meticais ($16) per night, but are VERY basic. No aircon and the mosquito nets are a bit shoddy.

In the main road there a restaurant called STOP. Capostino is both cheaper and better.

If you are a self-caterer driving through or looking for a retailer there is a shop called Taurus three blocks inland from the main road. It can be compared to a SPAR shop in South Africa. Very close to the Taurus is a bakery called Paderia Taj Mahal which sells very good bread. Bakeries in Mozambique are called Padaria.

For tourist groups looking for better, modern overnight accommodation there is an unmarked complex three blocks back called Complexo Sani. It consists of 10 x 2 bedroom houses each with a living room. There is aircon in the rooms and a nice swimming pool. Rooms have televisions. Prices are around $ 70 per 4 sleeper house per night.

20 kilometers from Maxixe is the organic processor called First Natural Choice. They produce Organic Food products for export to Europe. They offer organic products for sale at the small outlet in the front.

References

1. ^ "www.go2africa.com". http://www.go2africa.com/mozambique/maxixe. Retrieved 2008-06-18. 
2. ^ "Mozambique: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&geo=-153. Retrieved 2008-06-18. 

Coordinates: 23°52′S 35°21′E / 23.867°S 35.35°E / -23.867; 35.35