# Marere Locality, Mbau, Mocímboa da Praia District – Villages

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Locality · Mbau 

# Marere

Marere is a locality of Mozambique in Mbau, Mocímboa da Praia District, Cabo Delgado Province. It covers **469.2 km²**. 20 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 469km²
- 58 mtypical elevation

## Where is Marere?

Marere lies in [Mbau](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/mocimboa-da-praia/mbau/), [Mocímboa da Praia District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/mocimboa-da-praia/), [Cabo Delgado Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 4 other localities: [Mbau-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/mocimboa-da-praia/mbau/mbau-sede/), [Miengueleua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/muidumbe/chitunda/miengueleua/), [Nanquidunga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/mocimboa-da-praia/mocimboa-da-praia-sede/nanquidunga/) and [Quiterajo-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/macomia/quiterajo/quiterajo-sede/). By area it is the 529th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 40.9% of [Mbau](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/mocimboa-da-praia/mbau/). The centre of Marere is about 1,790 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 11.6273° S, 40.3337° 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: Marere

- 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

- Mtwara Airport (MYW) · Mtwara145 km
- Pemba Airport (POL) · Pemba153 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.8 hours, sunrise around 04:49) and shortest in Jun (about 11.4 hours, sunrise around 05:35, 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 Marere

Open gazetteers list **20 villages, towns and localities** in Marere. Settlements here lie between about 4 m and 167 m above sea level (median 58 m).

- Alivemuene
- Apitaina
- Calugo
- Chitondo
- Dumecha
- Indegue
- Limala
- Lucete
- Luxete
- Marere
- Muncuto
- Nacatanga
- Nanchambe
- Narere
- Nazimoja
- Nhambane
- Nhancuco
- Quimilapo
- Simbalongo
- Tumbelique

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 Marere

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

### Water

4 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Lago Nacatanga
- Rio Bandaze
- Rio Muera
- Rio Namindea
- Rio Nango

### Coast and islands

1 headland.

- Cabo Iancumbi

### Getting around

1 airfield.

- Maroze

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 Marere and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Mocímboa da Praia District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (22 °C). About 1,606 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (335 mm) and the driest Jul (17 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 26 335 

Feb 25 276 

Mar 25 291 

Apr 24 243 

May 23 61 

Jun 22 26 

Jul 22 17 

Aug 23 19 

Sep 25 17 

Oct 26 63 

Nov 27 62 

Dec 27 197 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Marere

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Rural de Mocimboa da Praia · Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.34969&mlon=40.35903#map=17/-11.34969/40.35903) 

Bank Barclays · Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.34099&mlon=40.35919#map=17/-11.34099/40.35919) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Expresso Combustivel/Mocimboa da Praia · Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.34593&mlon=40.35433#map=17/-11.34593/40.35433) 

Hotel Africa Guesthouse · Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.34919&mlon=40.35216#map=17/-11.34919/40.35216) 

School Escola Secundaria Januario Pedro · Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.36740&mlon=40.34633#map=17/-11.36740/40.34633) 

College Centro de Formação em Saúde · Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.35077&mlon=40.35724#map=17/-11.35077/40.35724) 

Police station Oasse Police Station · Nnango 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.50994&mlon=40.02915#map=17/-11.50994/40.02915) 

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 Mbau

- Mbau-Sede
- Nnango

## Quick answers

- Where is Marere?In Mbau, Mocímboa da Praia District, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique
- What borders Marere?Mbau-Sede, Miengueleua, Nanquidunga and Quiterajo-Sede
- What time zone is Marere in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Marere?Metical (MZN)
- What language is spoken in Marere?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Marere?20 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Marere?Settlements lie between 4 m and 167 m
- What is the best time to visit Marere?May to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Marere?Hospital Rural de Mocimboa da Praia, about 31 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Marere?Barclays, about 32 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Marere?TotalEnergies Expresso Combustivel/Mocimboa da Praia, about 31 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Marere?MZ02090302 (OCHA common operational dataset)