Lourenço Marques
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Lourenço Marques is the former name of Maputo, the capital city and main port of Mozambique.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former city name
→
toponym → |
| colonialPower |
Portugal
→
|
| country |
Mozambique
→
|
| dateRenamed |
1976
→
|
| economicRole |
export center for southern Africa
→
|
| hadFunction |
capital city
→
commercial hub → seaport → |
| locatedIn |
southern Mozambique
→
|
| locatedOn |
Indian Ocean
→
Maputo Bay → |
| namedAfter |
Lourenço Marques (Portuguese explorer)
→
|
| nowKnownAs |
Maputo
→
|
| officialLanguageDuringColonialPeriod |
Portuguese
→
|
| portType |
natural harbor
→
|
| railConnectionsTo |
Eswatini
NERFINISHED
→
South Africa → |
| region |
Maputo Province
NERFINISHED
→
|
| renamedTo |
Maputo
→
|
| servedAsCapitalUntil |
1975
→
|
| status |
historical name
→
|
| urbanSuccessor |
Maputo
→
|
| usedAsNameInLanguage |
English
→
Portuguese → |
| wasAdministrativeCenterOf |
Portuguese Mozambique
→
|
| wasCapitalOf |
Mozambique
→
|
| wasMainPortOf |
Mozambique
→
|
| wasMajorCityIn |
southern Africa
→
|
| wasPartOf |
Portuguese Mozambique
→
|
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Otelo
→
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho → Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho → |
placeOfBirth |
|
Maputo
→
|
formerName |