# Namacande Locality, Muambula, Muidumbe District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/muidumbe/muambula/namacande/ Locality · Muambula # Namacande Namacande is a locality of Mozambique in Muambula, Muidumbe District, Cabo Delgado Province. It covers **376.8 km²**. 21 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 377km² - 498 mtypical elevation ## Where is Namacande? Namacande lies in [Muambula](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/muidumbe/muambula/), [Muidumbe District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/muidumbe/), [Cabo Delgado Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 8 other localities: [Chitunda-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/muidumbe/chitunda/chitunda-sede/), [Diaca-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/mocimboa-da-praia/diaca/diaca-sede/), [Mapate](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/muidumbe/muambula/mapate/), [Miengueleua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/muidumbe/chitunda/miengueleua/), [Muatide](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/muidumbe/miteda/muatide/), [Muidumbe-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/muidumbe/muambula/muidumbe-sede/), [Namaua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/mueda/imbuho/namaua/) and [Nampanha](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/muidumbe/muambula/nampanha/). By area it is the 634th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 40.4% of [Muambula](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/muidumbe/muambula/). The centre of Namacande is about 1,756 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 11.7606° S, 39.9106° 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: Namacande - 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) · Pemba152 km - Mtwara Airport (MYW) · Mtwara161 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.8 hours, sunrise around 04:51) and shortest in Jun (about 11.4 hours, sunrise around 05:37, sunset around 17:03). 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 Namacande Open gazetteers list **21 villages, towns and localities** in Namacande. Settlements here lie between about 137 m and 555 m above sea level (median 498 m). - Base Central - Calunduma - Camingodo - Cavanga - Cheche - Chidanganha - Chilangade - Macopela - Magaia - Marido - Matite - Muidumbe - Nacatalambuè - Naida - Namacande - Namuava - Nangunda - Nangunde - Ntchinga - Ossemane - Tada 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 Namacande Named natural and historic features inside Namacande, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Muidumbe 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 Namacande and the best time to visit Using the climate of Muidumbe District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (22 °C). About 1,481 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (327 mm) and the driest Sep (13 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 26 327 Feb 25 274 Mar 25 275 Apr 25 202 May 23 48 Jun 22 22 Jul 22 13 Aug 23 16 Sep 25 13 Oct 26 41 Nov 28 56 Dec 27 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Namacande Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Saude Meangalewa · Miengueleua 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.82813&mlon=40.07478#map=17/-11.82813/40.07478) School Escola Primaria de Litandacua · Chai-Sede 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.91743&mlon=40.01895#map=17/-11.91743/40.01895) Police station Posto Policial de Chai · Chai-Sede 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-11.93348&mlon=40.10664#map=17/-11.93348/40.10664) 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 Muambula - Mapate - Muidumbe-Sede - Nampanha ## Quick answers - Where is Namacande?In Muambula, Muidumbe District, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique - What borders Namacande?Chitunda-Sede, Diaca-Sede, Mapate, Miengueleua, Muatide, Muidumbe-Sede, Namaua and Nampanha - What time zone is Namacande in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Namacande?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Namacande?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Namacande?21 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Namacande?Settlements lie between 137 m and 555 m - What is the best time to visit Namacande?May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Namacande?Centro de Saude Meangalewa, about 19 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Namacande?MZ02120103 (OCHA common operational dataset)