Montepuez
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| subdivision_name1 = Cabo Delgado Province
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File:Montepuez_(4872098500).jpg
Montepuez is the second largest city in the province of Cabo Delgado in Mozambique, after the provincial capital of Pemba.
It is the seat of Montepuez District.
Economy
Since 2011, Montepuez has been one of the world's largest producers of rubies. Discovered in 2009, the ruby deposits here are thought to potentially comprise 40% of the world's ruby supply.{{Cite web|url=https://earthjournalism.net/stories/the-deadly-rubies-of-mozambiques-montepuez|title=The deadly rubies of Mozambique's Montepuez|date=15 March 2016}}
Demographics
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! Year |
| 1997
| 58,594 |
| 2007
| 76,004 |
| 2015
| 230,013 |
Climate
{{Weather box
|location = Montepuez
|single line = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|Jan high F = 86
|Feb high F = 87
|Mar high F = 87
|Apr high F = 86
|May high F = 85
|Jun high F = 82
|Jul high F = 81
|Aug high F =84
|Sep high F = 87
|Oct high F = 91
|Nov high F =93
|Dec high F = 90
|year high F = 87
|Jan low F = 69
|Feb low F = 69
|Mar low F = 68
|Apr low F = 67
|May low F = 63
|Jun low F = 60
|Jul low F = 59
|Aug low F = 59
|Sep low F = 62
|Oct low F = 64
|Nov low F = 67
|Dec low F = 69
|year low F = 65
|Jan precipitation inch = 9.7
|Feb precipitation inch =8.5
|Mar precipitation inch = 7.9
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.5
|May precipitation inch = 0.4
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.1
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.1
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.1
|Sep precipitation inch = 0
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.3
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.6
|Dec precipitation inch = 6
|year precipitation inch = 37.1
{{cite web
|url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=32276&refer=wikipedia |title =Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Montepuez, Mozambique
|publisher=Weatherbase
|year=2011
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Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
|date=November 2011
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References
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Category:Populated places in Cabo Delgado Province
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