# Mapupulo, Montepuez District – Localities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/montepuez/mapupulo/ Administrative post · Montepuez District # Mapupulo Mapupulo is an administrative post of Mozambique in Montepuez District, Cabo Delgado Province. It covers **1,362.6 km²**. It is divided into 3 localities. 58 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1,363km² - 3localities ## Where is Mapupulo? Mapupulo lies in [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 9 other administrative posts: [Balama-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/balama/balama-sede/), [Cidade de Montepuez](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/montepuez/cidade-de-montepuez/), [Katapua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/chiure/katapua/), [Mavala](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/balama/mavala/), [Meloco](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/namuno/meloco/), [Meza](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/ancuabe/meza/), [Mirate-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/montepuez/mirate-sede/), [Namanhumbir](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/montepuez/namanhumbir/) and [Namuno-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/namuno/namuno-sede/). By area it is the 206th largest of 457 administrative posts in Mozambique. It covers 7.7% of [Montepuez District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/montepuez/). The centre of Mapupulo is about 1,561 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 13.2932° S, 39.0095° 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: Mapupulo - 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) · Pemba167 km - Nampula Airport (APL) · Nampula204 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 04:52) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 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. ## Localities of Mapupulo Locality Area km² Localities Services [Mapupulo-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/montepuez/mapupulo/mapupulo-sede/) 313 15 0 [Massingir](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/montepuez/mapupulo/massingir/) 622 23 0 [Mputo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/montepuez/mapupulo/mputo/) 427 20 0 Source: [INE- Instituto Nacional de Estatisca via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-moz); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Mapupulo Open gazetteers list **58 villages, towns and localities** in Mapupulo. Settlements here lie between about 467 m and 590 m above sea level (median 518 m). - Abudala - Aldeia Mapupulo - Antique - Apàlia - Buanato - Caluva - Cambir - Cocuato - Coelho - Colocoa - Golue - Guluè - Hirica - Intiquita - Intuara - Laina - Mancôche - Maria - Marriamba - Matico - Metina - Mitauale - Muatela - Muatuca - Muiua - Mussa - Nacove - Nacuca - Nampuane - Nampuita - Namuenda - Napaha - Napalave - Navavela - Nazi - Nicanca - Nicuaria - Nincune - Pilali - Puita - Quimau - Quimo - Quipera - Quipuana - Rachite - Rage - Rapequè - Rempo - Rágia - Sancane - Sapune - Semail - Serraria - Sitaube - Sumail - Tapia - Tielela - Tomoa 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 Mapupulo Named natural and historic features inside Mapupulo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 48 rivers and streams. - Catequirir - Cococo - Cocuala - Cutussi - Halo - Inrula - Luluni - Luone - Majote - Maossine - Mecocorra - Meteca - Metele - Mincune - Mitale - Mitucurane - Mundjuba - Nacapa - Nacapa - Nacuaia - Nacujuba - Nalipuene - Namalile - Namavi …and 24 more. ### Hills and mountains 10 mountains; 2 hills. - Monte Térre · 670 m - Monte N’Tupula · 666 m - Monte N’Inripa · 635 m - Monte Mavia · 620 m - Monte Matuta · 614 m - Monte Pomune · 589 m - Monte Ricolo · 583 m - Monte Maípa · 572 m - Monte Mapancane · 568 m - Monte M’Pompe · 540 m - Monte Nancome · 526 m - Monte Nanrer · 522 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 Mapupulo 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/). ## Quick answers - Where is Mapupulo?In Montepuez District, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique - What borders Mapupulo?Balama-Sede, Cidade de Montepuez, Katapua, Mavala, Meloco, Meza, Mirate-Sede, Namanhumbir and Namuno-Sede - What time zone is Mapupulo in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Mapupulo?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Mapupulo?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mapupulo?58 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mapupulo?Settlements lie between 467 m and 590 m - What is the highest point in Mapupulo?Monte Térre (670 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mapupulo?April to October - What is the P-code of Mapupulo?MZ021002 (OCHA common operational dataset)