# Mputo Locality, Mapupulo, Montepuez District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/montepuez/mapupulo/mputo/ Locality · Mapupulo # Mputo Mputo is a locality of Mozambique in Mapupulo, Montepuez District, Cabo Delgado Province. It covers **427.3 km²**. 20 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 427km² - 536 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mputo? Mputo lies in [Mapupulo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/montepuez/mapupulo/), [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 6 other localities: [Balama-Sede (Ntete)](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/balama/balama-sede/balama-sede-ntete/), [Mapupulo-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/montepuez/mapupulo/mapupulo-sede/), [Massingir](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/montepuez/mapupulo/massingir/), [Muatuca](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/namuno/meloco/muatuca/), [Muripa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/balama/balama-sede/muripa/) and [Nicuita](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/namuno/namuno-sede/nicuita/). By area it is the 566th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 31.4% of [Mapupulo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/montepuez/mapupulo/). The centre of Mputo is about 1,543 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 13.3799° S, 38.8089° 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: Mputo - 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) · Pemba191 km - Nampula Airport (APL) · Nampula199 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 05:44, sunset around 17:05). 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 Mputo Open gazetteers list **20 villages, towns and localities** in Mputo. Settlements here lie between about 485 m and 571 m above sea level (median 536 m). - Abudala - Apàlia - Cocuato - Coelho - Mancôche - Matico - Metina - Muiua - Nampuane - Napaha - Navavela - Nicanca - Nicuaria - Puita - Quipuana - Rágia - Sancane - Sumail - Tapia - 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 Mputo Named natural and historic features inside Mputo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 8 rivers and streams. - Catequirir - Maossine - Meteca - Nalipuene - Namuatacania - Nanere - Natupile - Nesicúria ### Hills and mountains 6 mountains; 1 hill. - Monte Térre · 670 m - Monte N’Tupula · 666 m - Monte N’Inripa · 635 m - Monte Matuta · 614 m - Monte Mapancane · 568 m - Monte M’Pompe · 540 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 Mputo 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 Mputo Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Rural de Montepuez · Cimento 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.12651&mlon=38.99814#map=17/-13.12651/38.99814) Bank BCI · Balama-Sede (Ntete) 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.34783&mlon=38.57229#map=17/-13.34783/38.57229) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Balama · Balama-Sede (Ntete) 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.34545&mlon=38.59211#map=17/-13.34545/38.59211) Hotel Pensão Eusébio · Balama-Sede (Ntete) 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.34941&mlon=38.56715#map=17/-13.34941/38.56715) School Instituto Agrário de Balama · Balama-Sede (Ntete) 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.33992&mlon=38.60007#map=17/-13.33992/38.60007) College Instituto Agrário de Balama · Balama-Sede (Ntete) 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.34192&mlon=38.60096#map=17/-13.34192/38.60096) 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 Mapupulo - Mapupulo-Sede - Massingir ## Quick answers - Where is Mputo?In Mapupulo, Montepuez District, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique - What borders Mputo?Balama-Sede (Ntete), Mapupulo-Sede, Massingir, Muatuca, Muripa and Nicuita - What time zone is Mputo in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Mputo?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Mputo?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mputo?20 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mputo?Settlements lie between 485 m and 571 m - What is the highest point in Mputo?Monte Térre (670 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mputo?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Mputo?Hospital Rural de Montepuez, about 35 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mputo?BCI, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mputo?TotalEnergies Balama, about 24 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mputo?MZ02100203 (OCHA common operational dataset)