Editing Maputo (section)

==Infrastructure==
[[File:Hotel Polana.jpg|thumb|The Hotel Polana]]
[[File:New_Banco_de_Mo%C3%A7ambique_towers_in_construction,_2015_(2).jpg|thumb|Central Bank of Mozambique]]
[[File:Mercado_Municipal_(4107187974).jpg|thumb|Municipal Market of Maputo]]

The central area of Maputo is a planned city with square blocks and wide avenues, with Portuguese traces and their typical architecture of the 1970s. After the [[Carnation Revolution]] (1974) military coup in [[Lisbon]], Portuguese refugees fled in massive numbers close to the date of independence (1975), and the resultant lack of skills and capital, in the context of a fierce civil war and government mismanagement, contributed to its state of dereliction in the years following these events.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}

Recovery of the older infrastructure has been slow and most property developers in recent years{{which|date=May 2023}} have decided to invest in the construction of new properties rather than rehabilitating any of the existing ones. The rates for property in the city are high as investment increases, larger numbers of businesses are hoping to locate within easy reach of the airports, banks and other facilities.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}

Maputo faces many challenges, such as poor transport and drainage infrastructure, which have profound implications on people's livelihoods, particularly in informal settlements. Inadequate planning regulation and law enforcement, as well as perceived corruption in government processes, lack of communication across government departments and lack of concern or government coordination with respect to building codes are major impediments to progressing the development of Maputo's infrastructure, according to the [[Climate & Development Knowledge Network]].<ref>[http://cdkn.org/future-climate-africa/ Future Climate for Africa] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415220758/http://cdkn.org/future-climate-africa/ |date=2015-04-15 }}. [[Climate & Development Knowledge Network]], accessed 2015-04-16</ref>

As a coastal city, Maputo is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of sea level rise, and population growth is putting increasing pressure on the coastal areas.<ref>[http://cdkn.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/FCFA_PolicyBrief_Accra-Maputo_WEB1.pdf Using climate information to achieve long-term development objectives in coastal Ghana and Mozambique]. [[Climate & Development Knowledge Network]], accessed 2015-04-16</ref>

===PROMAPUTO===
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In 2007, the municipality of Maputo began a project to seriously consider rehabilitating the city's infrastructure. PROMAPUTO was a project that began as co-operation between the local city council and the [[International Development Association]] (IDA) of the [[World Bank]]. The first phase (PROMAPUTO1) took place between 2007 and 2010 and was chiefly concerned with developing the systems, knowledge and planning required to support the gradual overhaul of the infrastructure. The project was broken into several key areas and a budget allocated to each of these, namely: Institutional Development, Financial Sustainability, Urban Planning, Urban Infrastructure Investment and Maintenance, Metropolitan Development (services such as waste collection and disposal). The total financial allocation for this phase was US$30 million. Little was done, however.
[[File:A Direcção dos Correios, Telégrafos e Telefones e o seu pessoal - Lourenço Marques.jpg|thumb|left|Maputo's central mail station]]

In 2011, PROMAPUTO2, the second phase of the project began. This phase was to last until 2015 and a total of US$105 million was spent. The plan called for an IT systems, Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) together with [[Geographic Information System]] ([[GIS]]). These systems would supposedly help the municipality control its budgets and manage tenders, while the [[GIS]] would allow for precise information about land location and titling to be kept. Several roads should have been expanded and improved and the Avenida Julius Nyerere finally completed. Financial sustainability for the project was to be guaranteed through the improved collection of property tax (IPRA). The project also coincided with the recent overhaul of the Road Safety and Traffic Regulations (final completion 2020) which was an antiquated system that had not seen changes since the 1950s. Amongst the new regulations, heavy penalties and fines would now apply to many detrimental actions done by automobiles, such as pollution, loud noises, and illegal maneuvers.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}}

===Building projects===
[[File:Maputo–Katembe bridge from the norther shore; July 2018.jpg|thumb|On November 10, 2018, the [[Maputo–Katembe bridge]], Africa's largest [[suspension bridge]], was inaugurated, connecting the center of the city to the urban district of [[Katembe]], on the south bank of the estuary]]

In spite of its previous instability, Mozambique is experiencing one of the fastest growth rates for a developing country in the world.<ref>"Mozambique: From Post-Conflict Recovery to High Growth" (July 2009) The World Bank [http://siteresources.worldbank.org/IDA/Resources/IDA-Mozambique.pdf]</ref> The projected growth rate for 2011 is expected to be around 7.5%, some of it centered on the construction of several capital intensive projects in Maputo. Some of the more notable developments include Edificio 24, a mixed-use development that will be located at the center of the city along Avenida 24 Julho and Avenida Salvador Allende. The Maputo Business Tower is a modern 19-story building.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mbtmaputo.com/about-mbt.php|title=Maputo Business Tower|website=mbtmaputo.com}}</ref> The Radisson Blu corporation  has  constructed a 22-story hotel with 256 rooms in one of the city's trendiest spots on the ''marginal'' along the beach. A 15-story building for the second largest telecommunication company in the country, [[Vodacom]], was projected to be completed in 2010. The regeneration of the Maputo waterfront is an urban regeneration project that is being developed at site of the former annual industrial fair grounds (FACIM).{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}

===Rehabilitation projects===
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In February 2011, president [[Armando Guebuza]] announced that the [[Vila Algarve]] would be restored to its former condition and the building transformed into a museum for the veterans of the civil war. The Vila Algarve belonged to the [[PIDE|International and State Defence Police (PIDE)]] during colonial rule. It was where political prisoners and others accused of conspiring to harm the regime were taken for interrogation and torture. There are claims that several individuals were executed in the building. No dates have been released on when the renovation is to commence. The building has changed ownership several times and has been an off-on residence for squatters.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}}

===Sports facilities===
Maputo hosted the [[2011 All-Africa Games]]. The main stadium [[Estádio do Zimpeto]] was built in [[Zimpeto]] for the Games that also hosted the football and athletics competitions. The [[Zimpeto Olympic Pool]] for swimming was also built for these Games. Other venues in Zimpeto for the Games were the [[Pavilhão do Zimpeto]] for basketball and [[Courts do Zimpeto]] for tennis.<ref>{{in lang|pt}} [http://allafricagamesmaputo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=154:video-shows-somali-pirates-pursued&catid=84:informacao-geral&Itemid=201 Local Arrangements (Venues)]</ref>

Maputo has a number of stadiums designed for football, which can be modified for other purposes, such as the new [[Estádio do Zimpeto]], [[Estádio do Maxaquene]] and the [[Estádio do Costa do Sol]] which can seat 32,000, 15,000 and 10,000 people respectively. The largest stadium in the Metropolitan Area is, however, the [[Estádio da Machava]] (opened as Estádio Salazar), located in neighbouring [[Matola]] municipality. It opened in 1968, in Machava and was at the time the most advanced in the country conforming to standards set by [[FIFA]] and the [[Union Cycliste Internationale]] (UCI). The cycling track could be adjusted to allow for 20,000 more seats.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/emoitas/3765484514/|title=Estádio Salazar 1968|date=28 July 2009 |access-date=1 October 2017}}</ref> It was the site where [[Portugal]] officially handed over the country to [[Samora Machel]] and [[FRELIMO]] on 25 June 1975.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYFB7lyVk2U| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211107/vYFB7lyVk2U| archive-date=2021-11-07 | url-status=live|title=INDEPENDÊNCIA DE MOÇAMBIQUE|last=ALBERTINO SILVA|date=13 April 2008|access-date=1 October 2017|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2005, the [[Birmingham]] based [[reggae]] group [[UB40]] held a one-night-only concert in the stadium filled to maximum capacity. A newer stadium called the [[Estádio do Zimpeto]] which is located in the suburb of Zimpeto will be opened in 2011.{{update after|2011|12|31}} The stadium will be built in time for the [[2011 All-Africa Games]] with a capacity for 42,000 spectators. A smaller football stadium, [[Estádio Mahafil]], holds 4,000 people.

Beginning in the 1950s, motorsport was introduced to the city. At first race cars would compete in areas around the city, Polana and along the ''marginal'' but as funding and interest increased, a dedicated race track was built in the Costa Do Sol area along and behind the ''marginal'' with the ocean to the east with a length of {{convert|1.5|km|1|abbr=on}}. The initial surface of the new track, named Autódromo de Lourenço Marques did not provide enough grip and a crash in the late 1960s killed eight people and injured many more. Therefore, in 1970, the track was renovated and the surface changed to meet the safety requirements that were needed at large events with many spectators. The length then increased to {{convert|3909|km|0|abbr=on}}. The city became host to several international and local events beginning with the inauguration on 26 November 1970.<ref>[http://autosport.aeiou.pt/gen.pl?p=stories&op=view&fokey=as.stories/64170 "Autódromo Lourenço Marques" (8 January 2009) ''AutoSport''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005064411/http://autosport.aeiou.pt/gen.pl?p=stories&op=view&fokey=as.stories%2F64170 |date=5 October 2011 }}</ref> The track was abandoned after 1975 and events only occurred sporadically such as in 1981 when the government allowed the sport again. Since 2000, interest has been rekindled by the Automovel & Touring Club de Moçambique (ATCM) and several events including go-carting, drag racing and motocross are planned.

The city's main basketball arena is the [[Pavilhão do Maxaquene]] which holds up to 3,500 people. It is home to [[Ferroviário de Maputo (basketball)|Ferroviário de Maputo]] which competes in the [[Basketball Africa League]] and the [[Mozambican Basketball League]].

===Street names===

The street names were changed after independence in 1975. Close ties with the [[Eastern Bloc]] highly influenced the new names that were chosen as did removal of names referring to colonial era figures.

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
! colspan=2 | Street names in Lourenço Marques and Maputo
|-
! Lourenço Marques
! Maputo
|-
| Avenida 18 de Maio
| Avenida Mártires de Inhaminga
|-
| Avenida 31 de Janeiro
| Avenida Agostinho Neto
|-
| Avenida 5 de Outubro
| Avenida Josina Machel
|-
| Praça 7 de Março
| Praça 25 de Junho
|-
| Avenida Afonso de Albuquerque
| Avenida Ahmed Sekou Touré
|-
| Rua Aires de Ornelas
| Rua de Kassuende
|-
| Rua Alexandre Herculano
| Rua Timor Leste
|-
| Avenida Almirante Canto e Castro
| Avenida da Tanzania
|-
| Avenida Álvares Cabral
| Avenida Zedequias Manganhela
|-
| Museu Álvaro de Castro
| Museu de História Natural
|-
| Avenida Alves Correia
| Avenida da Zambia
|-
| Casa Amarela
| Museu Nacional da Moeda
|-
| Avenida Anchieta
| Avenida Olof Palme
|-
| Avenida Andrade Corvo
| Avenida Ho Chi Min
|-
| Escola Andrade Corvo
| Escola Primária do 1º e 2º Graus 16 de Junho
|-
| Avenida de António Enes
| Avenida Julius Nyerere
|-
| Liceu António Enes
| Escola Secundária Francisco Manyanga
|-
| Rua António de Oliveira Salazar
| Rua da Mesquita
|-
| Cabaret Aquário
| Escola Nacional de Dança
|-
| Rua Major Araújo
| Rua Bagamoyo
|-
| Edifício do Atneu Grego
| Palácio dos Casamentos
|-
| Avenida Augusto de Castilho
| Avenida Vladimir Lenine
|-
| Rua dos Aviadores
| Rua da Argélia
|-
| Edifício do Banco Nacional Ultramarino
| Banco de Moçambique
|-
| Bartolomeu Dias, Rua
| Avenida Mártires de Mueda
|-
| Belegard da Silva, Avenida
| Avenida Francisco O. Magumbwé
|-
| Caldas Xavier, Avenida
| Avenida Marian N'gouabi
|-
| Câmara Municipal, Edifício da
| Conselho Executivo
|-
| Consiglieri Pedroso, Rua
| Rua Revolução de Outubro
|-
| Couceiro da Costa, Avenida
| Avenida Armando Tivane
|-
| Desportivo de Lourenço Marques, Grupo
| Grupo Desportivo de Maputo
|-
| Dicca, Cinema, Estudio 222
| Matchedje Cine-Estúdio 222
|-
| Diogo Cão, Avenida
| Avenida Lucas Luali
|-
| Direcção Geral das Alfândegas, Edifício da
| Reitoria da Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
|-
| Doutor Serrão, Avenida do
| Avenida Emília Daússe
|-
| Dr. Brito Camacho, Rua do
| Avenida Patrice Lumumba
|-
| Dom João de Castro, Avenida
| Rua Dom João de Castro
|-
| Dom Luiz 1º, Avenida
| Avenida Samora Machel
|-
| Dom Manuel I, Avenida
| Avenida da Marginal
|-
| Duques de Connaught, Avenida dos
| Avenida Friedrich Engels
|-
| Eduardo Costa, Rua
| Rua de Mukumbura
|-
| Estâncias, Estrada das
| Rua das Estâncias
|-
| Fazenda, Edifício da
| Conselho de Ministros
|-
| Fernandes Tomaz, Avenida
| Avenida Mártires da Machava
|-
| Fonte Luminosa, Praça da
| Praça Robert Mugabe
|-
| Funchal, Prédio
| Hotel Rovuma
|-
| Gago Coutinho, Aeroporto
| Aeroporto de Mavalane
|-
| General Bettencourt, Avenida do
| Rua da Base Ntchinga
|-
| General Botha, Rua do
| Avenida Tomás Nduda
|-
| General Craveiro Lopes, Avenida
| Avenida dos Accordos de Lusaka
|-
| General Machado, Avenida do
| Avenida Guerra Popular
|-
| General Machado, Escola
| Universidade Pedagógica
|-
| General Rosado, Rua do
| Avenida Kim Il Sung
|-
| Gomes Freire, Avenida
| Avenida Paulo Samuel Kankhomba
|-
| Governador Simas, Rua do
| Rua Mateus Sansão Muthemba
|-
| Guerra Junqueiro, Rua
| Rua José Mateus
|-
| Heróis de Marracuene, Rua dos
| Rua da Resistência
|-
| Hotel Clube
| Centro Cultural Franco-Moçambicano
|-
| Infante, Cinema
| Cinema Charlot
|-
| João Albasini, Largo
| Praça 21 de Outubro
|-
| João Belo, Escola Primária
| Escola Primária 7 de Setembro
|-
| João das Regras, Rua
| Rua de Nachingwea
|-
| João de Deus, Avenida
| Avenida Romão Fernandes Farinha
|-
| José Cabral, Parque
| Parque dos Continuadores
|-
| Joaquim de Araújo, Escola
| Escola Secundária Estrela Vermelha
|-
| Lapa, Rua
| Rua Joaquim Lapa
|-
| Lar Moderno, Edifício do
| Centro de Estudos Brasileiro
|-
| Latino Coelho, Avenida
| Avenida Maguiguana
|-
| Lidemburgo, Rua de
| Avenida Rio Tembe
|-
| Lisboa, Miradouro de
| Miradouro
|-
| Lisboa, Rua de
| Avenida Milagre Mabote
|-
| Luciano Cordeiro, Avenida
| Avenida Albert Luthuli
|-
| Mac Mahon, Praça
| Praça dos Trabalhadores
|-
| Manuel de Arriaga, Avenida
| Avenida Karl Marx
|-
| Manuel Rodrigues, Cinema
| Cine Teatro África
|-
| Massano de Amorim, Avenida
| Avenida Mao Tsé Tung
|-
| Mendonça Barreto, Avenida
| Avenida do Rio Limpopo
|-
| Mouzinho de Albuquerque, Praça
| Praça da Independência
|-
| Nevala, Rua de
| Avenida Nkwam Nkruma
|-
| Nossa Senhora de Fátima, Avenida
| Avenida Kenneth Kaunda
|-
| Oliveira Salazar, Estádio
| Estádio da Machava
|-
| Paiva de Andrada, Avenida
| Avenida Mahomed Siad Barre
|-
| Paiva Manso, Avenida
| Avenida Filipe Samuel Magaia
|-
| Pero da Covilhã, Rua
| Rua Belmiro O. Muianga
|-
| Pero de Alenquer, Rua
| Avenida Amílcar Cabral
|-
| Pesca Desportiva, Clube de
| Escola Náutica de Moçambique
|-
| Pinheiro Chagas, Avenida
| Avenida Eduardo Mondlane
|-
| Porto, Rua do
| Rua Malhangalene
|-
| Princesa Patrícia, Rua da
| Avenida Salvador Allende
|-
| Rebelo da Silva, Escola Primária
| Escola Primária 3 de Fevereiro
|-
| República, Avenida da
| Avenida 25 de Setembro
|-
| Sagres, Rua de
| Avenida 10 de Novembro
|-
| Salazar, Liceu
| Escola Secundária Josina Machel
|-
| Sporting Clube de Lourenço Marques
| Clube de Desportos Maxaquene
|-
| Turismo, Hotel
| Hotel Ibis
|-
| Vasco da Gama, Jardim
| Jardim Tunduro
|-
| Vasco da Gama, Mercado
| Mercado Municipal (Bazar da Baixa)
|-
|}