Mozambique Civil Registration
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Online collections
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms at Findmypast - index & images ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages at Findmypast - index & images ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials at Findmypast - index & images ($)
Offices to Contact
Ministry of Justice
Avenida Julius Nyerere 33
Maputo, Mozambique
Telephone No.: (21) 491-613/ 490-940
Fax: (21) 494-264
Also the nearby registration centre
Background
Coverage and Compliance
Legal age for marriage is 18 years old for both sexes. Exemption: 16 years of age for both sexes with parental consent.[1]
Information Recorded in the Records
Birth Records
Concerning the child:
- Name
- Date of birth
- Time of Birth
- Gender
- Ethnicity
- Date of registration
- Attendant during birth
- Place of birth
- Type of place of occurrence (hospital, home, etc.)
- Place of registration
- Living arrangements (orphanhood, etc.)
Concerning the mother:
- Name
- Date of birth or age
- Ethnicity
- Names of parents
- Place of usual residence
- Place/country of birth
- Marital status
- Date of marriage
- Level of education
- Occupation
- Contact information
Regarding the father:
- Name
- Date of birth or age
- Ethnicity
- Names of parents
- Place of usual residence
- Place/country of birth
- Marital status
- Date of marriage
- Level of education
- Occupation
- Contact information
Miscellaneous: Information the declarant of the birth[1]
Marriage Records
- Usual residence of the bride and groom
- Date of birth or age of bride and groom
- Marital status
- Paternal and maternal filiation of the bride and groom
- Date of occurrence
- Date of registration
- Ante-nuptial convention
- Witnesses
- Endorsements (averbamentos)[1]
Death Records
- Name of deceased
- Nationality
- Birth registration
- Age (including months, days, hours and minutes if the deceased was a minor)
- Gender
- Level of education
- Race
- Marital status
- Name of widow or widower if married
- Property regime
- Occupation
- Name of the parents
- Place of usual residence
- Date of death
- Place of death
- Place of registration
- Cause of death
- Type of death if it was not due to natural causes
- Whether the death occurred at work
- Name of informant
Concerning fetal deaths:
- Fetal weight
- Duration of the gestation
- Type of pregnancy
- Type of delivery
- Whether the child was stillborn or died during delivery
Concerning the mother of a child lost as a fetal death:
- Age
- Nationality
- Occupation
- Level of education
- Number of live births during her lifetime
- Number of stillbirths during her lifetime
- Whether the mother died during or after delivery[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women, / UNICEF Data for Mozambique , accessed 22 November 2021. "Data sources: Information on civil registration systems was compiled over a period from December 2016 to November 2017 using the existing relevant legal frameworks and in consultation with CRVS experts, officials within the relevant national institutions, and UNICEF country offices. All reasonable precautions have been taken by UNICEF to verify this country profile; updates will be made to reflect changes in policy and implementation and/or new information."