# Minheuene Locality, Meza, Ancuabe District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/ancuabe/meza/minheuene/ Locality · Meza # Minheuene Minheuene is a locality of Mozambique in Meza, Ancuabe District, Cabo Delgado Province. It covers **722.0 km²**. 33 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 722km² - 428 mtypical elevation ## Where is Minheuene? Minheuene lies in [Meza](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/ancuabe/meza/), [Ancuabe District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/ancuabe/), [Cabo Delgado Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other localities: [Meluco-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/meluco/meluco-sede/meluco-sede/), [Meza-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/ancuabe/meza/meza-sede/), [Nacuale](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/ancuabe/ancuabe-sede/nacuale/), [Namanhumir-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/montepuez/namanhumbir/namanhumir-sede/), [Nanjua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/ancuabe/meza/nanjua/) and [Ravia](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/meluco/meluco-sede/ravia/). By area it is the 340th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 47.9% of [Meza](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/ancuabe/meza/). The centre of Minheuene is about 1,620 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 12.9073° S, 39.4492° E. Source: [INE- Instituto Nacional de Estatisca via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-moz). ## Know before you go: Minheuene - Time zoneUTC+2, no daylight saving · Africa/Maputo - CurrencyMetical (MZN) - Country calling code+258 - LanguagesPortuguese, Makhuwa - Plug typesType C, D, F · 220 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format4 digits (####) ### Nearest airports - Pemba Airport (POL) · Pemba117 km - Nacala International Airport (MNC) · Nacala223 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 04:50) and shortest in Jun (about 11.4 hours, sunrise around 05:41, sunset around 17:03). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Minheuene Open gazetteers list **33 villages, towns and localities** in Minheuene. Settlements here lie between about 288 m and 485 m above sea level (median 428 m). - Assane - Camope - Cauo - Chefe Lile - Chitima - Insania - Iupuro - John - Marraparre - Mbong - Megama - Meia - Mepoto - Miquito - Muaja - Muepurra - Mussa - Nalile - Namaica - Namùine - Nancoi - Nanjua - Nantôa - Nasimoja - Ndala - Nicocoro - Nãoia - Polupo - Régulo Polupo - Sicôto - Talique - Teucha - Técùa Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Minheuene Named natural and historic features inside Minheuene, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 9 rivers and streams. - Cora - Naje - Namitique - Namituca - Napete - Natove - Nituco - Rio Muaguide - Unpace ### Hills and mountains 3 hills. - Monte Meza · 491 m - Monte Tapanuni · 462 m - Monte Nacuchupa · 448 m Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Minheuene and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ancuabe District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (22 °C). About 1,322 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (349 mm) and the driest Sep (13 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 349 Feb 25 262 Mar 25 208 Apr 24 147 May 23 25 Jun 22 24 Jul 22 16 Aug 23 18 Sep 25 13 Oct 27 24 Nov 28 50 Dec 27 185 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Minheuene Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Saúde de Metoro · Metoro-Sede 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.07902&mlon=39.76636#map=17/-13.07902/39.76636) Police station police station nacololo · Metoro-Sede 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.05790&mlon=39.74775#map=17/-13.05790/39.74775) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Other localities in Meza - Campine - Meza-Sede - Nanjua ## Quick answers - Where is Minheuene?In Meza, Ancuabe District, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique - What borders Minheuene?Meluco-Sede, Meza-Sede, Nacuale, Namanhumir-Sede, Nanjua and Ravia - What time zone is Minheuene in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Minheuene?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Minheuene?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Minheuene?33 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Minheuene?Settlements lie between 288 m and 485 m - What is the highest point in Minheuene?Monte Meza (491 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Minheuene?May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Minheuene?Centro de Saúde de Metoro, about 39 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Minheuene?MZ02020303 (OCHA common operational dataset)