# Mitambo Locality, Muaguide, Meluco District – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/meluco/muaguide/mitambo/

Locality · Muaguide 

# Mitambo

Mitambo is a locality of Mozambique in Muaguide, Meluco District, Cabo Delgado Province. It covers **513.1 km²**. 33 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 513km²
- 118 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mitambo?

Mitambo lies in [Muaguide](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/meluco/muaguide/), [Meluco District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/meluco/), [Cabo Delgado Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 8 other localities: [Ancuabe-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/ancuabe/ancuabe-sede/ancuabe-sede/), [Bilibiza-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/quissanga/bilibiza/bilibiza-sede/), [Citate](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/meluco/muaguide/citate/), [Gihote](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/ancuabe/ancuabe-sede/gihote/), [Iba](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/meluco/muaguide/iba/), [Mitepo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/meluco/meluco-sede/mitepo/), [Muaguide-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/meluco/muaguide/muaguide-sede/) and [Tororo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/quissanga/bilibiza/tororo/). By area it is the 495th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 42.6% of [Muaguide](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/meluco/muaguide/). The centre of Mitambo is about 1,685 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 12.5392° S, 40.0428° 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: Mitambo

- 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) · Pemba73 km
- Nacala International Airport (MNC) · Nacala228 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 04:49) and shortest in Jun (about 11.4 hours, sunrise around 05:38, sunset around 17:01).

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 Mitambo

Open gazetteers list **33 villages, towns and localities** in Mitambo. Settlements here lie between about 65 m and 248 m above sea level (median 118 m).

- 19 de Outubro
- Bagar
- Banaaque
- Bissée
- Camba
- Chavane
- Columa
- Incocotele
- Macoge
- Massasse
- Massassi
- Maua
- Maùlala
- Mcapurra
- Melico
- Metoro
- Mitambo
- Mitamo
- Mocolo
- Mueria-a
- M’tatia
- Nacopa
- Namaliomali
- Nguia
- Nteça
- Omade
- Pedreira
- Piloto
- Raùne
- Rita
- Salimo
- Sábite
- Unguia - Nguia

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 Mitambo

Named natural and historic features inside Mitambo, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Rio Maraata

### Hills and mountains

3 hills.

- Monte Necio · 257 m
- Monte Nipócué · 247 m
- Monte Meniculo · 236 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 Mitambo and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Meluco District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (22 °C). About 1,472 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (345 mm) and the driest Jul (15 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to October**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 345 

Feb 26 288 

Mar 25 237 

Apr 25 187 

May 23 37 

Jun 22 27 

Jul 22 15 

Aug 23 20 

Sep 25 17 

Oct 27 35 

Nov 28 59 

Dec 28 205 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mitambo

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Macomia (em Construção) · Vila de Macomia 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.20980&mlon=40.12106#map=17/-12.20980/40.12106) 

Bank BCI · Vila de Macomia 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.23015&mlon=40.14566#map=17/-12.23015/40.14566) 

Hotel MM Hotel · Vila de Macomia 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.22853&mlon=40.14381#map=17/-12.22853/40.14381) 

School EPC de Nacoja · Bilibiza-Sede 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.56394&mlon=40.27212#map=17/-12.56394/40.27212) 

Police station Ponto de inspeção · Gihote 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.85797&mlon=39.95290#map=17/-12.85797/39.95290) 

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 Muaguide

- Citate
- Iba
- Muaguide-Sede

## Quick answers

- Where is Mitambo?In Muaguide, Meluco District, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique
- What borders Mitambo?Ancuabe-Sede, Bilibiza-Sede, Citate, Gihote, Iba, Mitepo, Muaguide-Sede and Tororo
- What time zone is Mitambo in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Mitambo?Metical (MZN)
- What language is spoken in Mitambo?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Mitambo?33 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Mitambo?Settlements lie between 65 m and 248 m
- What is the highest point in Mitambo?Monte Necio (257 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Mitambo?May to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mitambo?Hospital Macomia (em Construção), about 38 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mitambo?BCI, about 36 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Mitambo?MZ02080204 (OCHA common operational dataset)
