# Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia Locality – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/mocimboa-da-praia/mocimboa-da-praia-sede/municipio-de-mocimboa-da-praia/ Locality · Mocímboa da Praia-Sede # Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia is a locality of Mozambique in Mocímboa da Praia-Sede, Mocímboa da Praia District, Cabo Delgado Province. It covers **85.8 km²**. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 85.8km² - 9mapped services - 43 mtypical elevation ## Where is Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia? Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia lies in [Mocímboa da Praia-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/mocimboa-da-praia/mocimboa-da-praia-sede/), [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 2 other localities: [Nanquidunga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/mocimboa-da-praia/mocimboa-da-praia-sede/nanquidunga/) and [Quelimane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/mocimboa-da-praia/mocimboa-da-praia-sede/quelimane/). By area it is the 1118th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 5.1% of [Mocímboa da Praia-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/mocimboa-da-praia/mocimboa-da-praia-sede/). The centre of Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia is about 1,816 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 11.3605° S, 40.3262° 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: Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia - 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) · Mtwara115 km - Pemba Airport (POL) · Pemba183 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.8 hours, sunrise around 04:50) and shortest in Jun (about 11.5 hours, sunrise around 05:34, 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 Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia. The largest with a recorded population: Mocímboa da Praia (45,313). Settlements here lie between about 5 m and 59 m above sea level (median 43 m). - 1 de Maio - Bugi - Dias dos Santos - Mitamba - Mocímboa da Praia - Mupanga - Nanduadua - Nangalana - Naquidunga - Niquisa - Rovula - Silobo 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 Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia Named natural and historic features inside Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Getting around 1 airport. - Mocímboa da Praia Airport 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 Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia 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 Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Rural de Mocimboa da Praia · Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia 3.8 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 4.2 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 3.5 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 3.1 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 2.3 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 3.5 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia Places mapped inside Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Banks1 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels3 - Schools2 - Colleges and universities1 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 Mocímboa da Praia-Sede - Nanquidunga - Quelimane ## Quick answers - Where is Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia?In Mocímboa da Praia-Sede, Mocímboa da Praia District, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique - What borders Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia?Nanquidunga and Quelimane - What time zone is Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia?Settlements lie between 5 m and 59 m - What is the best time to visit Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia?May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia?Hospital Rural de Mocimboa da Praia, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia?Barclays, about 4.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia?TotalEnergies Expresso Combustivel/Mocimboa da Praia, about 3.5 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia?1 mapped - How many banks are in Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Municipio de Mocimboa da Praia?MZ02090101 (OCHA common operational dataset)