# Matuto Locality, Cidade de Montepuez, Montepuez District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/montepuez/cidade-de-montepuez/matuto/ Locality · Cidade de Montepuez # Matuto Matuto is a locality of Mozambique in Cidade de Montepuez, Montepuez District, Cabo Delgado Province. It covers **7.13 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 7.1km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Matuto? Matuto lies in [Cidade de Montepuez](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/montepuez/cidade-de-montepuez/), [Montepuez District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/montepuez/), [Cabo Delgado Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 8 other localities: [Cimento](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/montepuez/cidade-de-montepuez/cimento/), [Mirige](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/montepuez/cidade-de-montepuez/mirige/), [Mpupene](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/montepuez/namanhumbir/mpupene/), [Nacate](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/montepuez/cidade-de-montepuez/nacate/), [Namueto](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/montepuez/cidade-de-montepuez/namueto/), [Ncoripo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/montepuez/cidade-de-montepuez/ncoripo/), [Nicuapa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/montepuez/cidade-de-montepuez/nicuapa/) and [Niuhula](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/montepuez/cidade-de-montepuez/niuhula/). By area it is the 1407th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 3.4% of [Cidade de Montepuez](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/montepuez/cidade-de-montepuez/). The centre of Matuto is about 1,580 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 13.1100° S, 39.0302° 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: Matuto - 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) · Pemba162 km - Nampula Airport (APL) · Nampula224 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 04:52) and shortest in Jun (about 11.4 hours, sunrise around 05:43, sunset around 17:04). 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. ## Landscape and landmarks of Matuto Named natural and historic features inside Matuto, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Monte Incupua · 670 m - Monte Cherimpo · 515 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 Matuto and the best time to visit Using the climate of Montepuez District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jun (21 °C). About 1,354 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (354 mm) and the driest Sep (7 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 25 354 Feb 25 282 Mar 25 214 Apr 24 116 May 22 21 Jun 21 11 Jul 21 7 Aug 23 9 Sep 25 7 Oct 28 29 Nov 29 58 Dec 27 245 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Matuto Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Distrital De Montepuez · Matuto 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.11667&mlon=39.00000#map=17/-13.11667/39.00000) Bank BIM Bank · Cimento 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.12440&mlon=39.00450#map=17/-13.12440/39.00450) Petrol pump Chinapec · Namueto 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.11293&mlon=39.04212#map=17/-13.11293/39.04212) Hotel Complexo Messalo · Cimento 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.12379&mlon=38.99739#map=17/-13.12379/38.99739) School Escolinha Comunitária de Nacate · Nacate 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.13390&mlon=39.01313#map=17/-13.13390/39.01313) College 𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐀 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐀 𝐃𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐏𝐔𝐄𝐙 · Cimento 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.12521&mlon=39.00100#map=17/-13.12521/39.00100) 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 Matuto Places mapped inside Matuto in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 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 Cidade de Montepuez - Cimento - Mahipa - Matico - Matunda - Maviha - Melapane - Mirige - Mpitimpine - Nacate - Namueto - Nancaramo-A - Nancaramo-B - Napai - Ncoripo - Nicuapa - Niuhula ## Quick answers - Where is Matuto?In Cidade de Montepuez, Montepuez District, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique - What borders Matuto?Cimento, Mirige, Mpupene, Nacate, Namueto, Ncoripo, Nicuapa and Niuhula - What time zone is Matuto in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Matuto?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Matuto?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - What is the highest point in Matuto?Monte Incupua (670 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Matuto?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Matuto?Hospital Distrital De Montepuez, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Matuto?BIM Bank, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Matuto?Chinapec, about 1.3 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Matuto?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Matuto?MZ02100105 (OCHA common operational dataset)