# Maueia Locality, Murrebue, Mecúfi District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/mecufi/murrebue/maueia/ Locality · Murrebue # Maueia Maueia is a locality of Mozambique in Murrebue, Mecúfi District, Cabo Delgado Province. It covers **124.8 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 125km² - 4mapped services - 37 mtypical elevation ## Where is Maueia? Maueia lies in [Murrebue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/mecufi/murrebue/), [Mecúfi District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/mecufi/), [Cabo Delgado Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 5 other localities: [Mieze-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/metuge/mieze/mieze-sede/), [Muaria-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/mecufi/mecufi-sede/muaria-sede/), [Muitua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/mecufi/murrebue/muitua/), [Nanlia](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/metuge/mieze/nanlia/) and [Natuco](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/mecufi/mecufi-sede/natuco/). By area it is the 1027th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 60.4% of [Murrebue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/mecufi/murrebue/). The centre of Maueia is about 1,644 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 13.1789° S, 40.4835° 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: Maueia - 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) · Pemba21 km - Nacala International Airport (MNC) · Nacala148 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 04:46) and shortest in Jun (about 11.4 hours, sunrise around 05:37, sunset around 16:58). 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 Maueia Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Maueia. Settlements here lie between about 8 m and 135 m above sea level (median 37 m). - 3 de Fevereiro - Chicapa - Maroro - Maueia - Metipomo - Murrebe - Murrébuè - Naminawe - Nupulo - Rucunuá - Régulo Muada 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 Maueia Named natural and historic features inside Maueia, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams. - Cabaceira - Maucuve - Maunde - Merrera - Titeque ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Monte Daburuca · 136 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 Maueia and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mecúfi District, the warmest month is Dec (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (24 °C). About 1,104 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (300 mm) and the driest Sep (12 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 27 300 Feb 27 231 Mar 27 174 Apr 27 126 May 26 20 Jun 25 26 Jul 24 17 Aug 24 15 Sep 25 12 Oct 26 16 Nov 27 34 Dec 28 132 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Maueia Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro Médico Embondeiro - Pemba · Alto Gingone 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.99473&mlon=40.53084#map=17/-12.99473/40.53084) Bank Banco Millenium Bim Mecufi · Muaria-Sede 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.29022&mlon=40.55519#map=17/-13.29022/40.55519) Petrol pump TotalEnergies PLUS PEMBA · Alto Gingone 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.99623&mlon=40.53029#map=17/-12.99623/40.53029) Hotel Pemba Beach Lodge - Where The Bush Meets The Beach · Muitua 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.10095&mlon=40.53337#map=17/-13.10095/40.53337) Mall Pemba Mall · Alto Gingone 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.98536&mlon=40.54064#map=17/-12.98536/40.54064) School Escola Primaria 3 de Fevereiro · Maueia 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.20211&mlon=40.46666#map=17/-13.20211/40.46666) College Universidade Católica de Moçambique · Cimento 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.96201&mlon=40.49630#map=17/-12.96201/40.49630) Police station Esquadra da Polícia Chuiba · Chuiba 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.03774&mlon=40.55773#map=17/-13.03774/40.55773) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Maueia Places mapped inside Maueia in open map data, by type. - Schools3 - Restaurants1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other localities in Murrebue - Muitua ## Quick answers - Where is Maueia?In Murrebue, Mecúfi District, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique - What borders Maueia?Mieze-Sede, Muaria-Sede, Muitua, Nanlia and Natuco - What time zone is Maueia in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Maueia?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Maueia?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Maueia?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Maueia?Settlements lie between 8 m and 135 m - What is the highest point in Maueia?Monte Daburuca (136 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Maueia?May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Maueia?Centro Médico Embondeiro - Pemba, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maueia?Banco Millenium Bim Mecufi, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maueia?TotalEnergies PLUS PEMBA, about 21 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maueia?MZ02070201 (OCHA common operational dataset)