# Meculane Locality, Katapua, Chiúre District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/chiure/katapua/meculane/ Locality · Katapua # Meculane Meculane is a locality of Mozambique in Katapua, Chiúre District, Cabo Delgado Province. It covers **1,348.8 km²**. 62 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1,349km² - 405 mtypical elevation ## Where is Meculane? Meculane lies in [Katapua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/chiure/katapua/), [Chiúre District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/chiure/), [Cabo Delgado Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 7 other localities: [Bilibiza](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/chiure/namogelia/bilibiza/), [Campine](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/ancuabe/meza/campine/), [Jonga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/chiure/chiure-sede/jonga/), [Massingir](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/montepuez/mapupulo/massingir/), [Meloco-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/namuno/meloco/meloco-sede/), [Muatuca](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/namuno/meloco/muatuca/) and [Samora Machel](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/chiure/ocua/samora-machel/). By area it is the 124th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. The centre of Meculane is about 1,568 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 13.4025° S, 39.4137° 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: Meculane - 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) · Pemba129 km - Nacala International Airport (MNC) · Nacala185 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 04:50) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 05:42, sunset around 17:02). 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 Meculane Open gazetteers list **62 villages, towns and localities** in Meculane. Settlements here lie between about 343 m and 496 m above sea level (median 405 m). - Abudala - Aíupa - Bedua - Cabo Atussa - Cabo Carapo - Cabo Lapoinziva - Cabo Muía - Cabo Nalava - Cabo Paúla - Cabo Sehane - Cabo Sura - Cavana - Chefe Cohola - Chefe Majomala - Chefe Mepuana - Chefe Muepa - Chefe Namatupune - Chefe Napita - Chefe Tueia - Chefe Tupula - Chilaíte - Chinequene - Comaquela - Impela - Jeperene - Katapua - Lama - Lassimo - Lavane - Lupulia - Límia - Majavai - Manene - Matemo - Mavia - Mazimazi - Mincoolo - Minqueque - Muanha - Muíco - Nacupaje - Nanrepo - Nanrima - Nantala - Napapa - Natutulo - Necuango - Necuesia - Nenéria - Nerroane - Netali - Netete - Paquile - Paulo - Popene - Rati - Révia - Tapala - Taíre - Tepamaué - Tonquia - Vaossa 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 Meculane Named natural and historic features inside Meculane, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 49 rivers and streams. - Canta - Chiote - Cuambane - Djicoma - Entapai - Intele - Intele - Jevé - Jèmeca - Machilone - Madjeha - Marratane - Matimpa - Mecuculo - Metinticha - Michira - Micuanguane - Mitepo - Muape - Muerreti - Nacacana - Nacapa - Nacobe - Nacope …and 25 more. ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Maaco · 419 m - Monte Niviramene · 375 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 Meculane and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chiúre District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 1,262 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (361 mm) and the driest Sep (10 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 361 Feb 25 254 Mar 25 187 Apr 24 118 May 22 22 Jun 21 20 Jul 21 15 Aug 22 16 Sep 25 10 Oct 27 24 Nov 28 47 Dec 27 190 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Meculane Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mucaca Hospital · Vila de Chiure 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.38219&mlon=39.78120#map=17/-13.38219/39.78120) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Chiure · Vila de Chiure 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.38041&mlon=39.78242#map=17/-13.38041/39.78242) School Escola Secundaria de Chiure · Vila de Chiure 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.34580&mlon=39.76637#map=17/-13.34580/39.76637) 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Meculane?In Katapua, Chiúre District, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique - What borders Meculane?Bilibiza, Campine, Jonga, Massingir, Meloco-Sede, Muatuca and Samora Machel - What time zone is Meculane in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Meculane?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Meculane?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Meculane?62 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Meculane?Settlements lie between 343 m and 496 m - What is the highest point in Meculane?Maaco (419 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Meculane?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Meculane?Mucaca Hospital, about 40 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Meculane?TotalEnergies Chiure, about 40 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Meculane?MZ02040301 (OCHA common operational dataset)