# Namaluco Locality, Mahate, Quissanga District – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/quissanga/mahate/namaluco/

Locality · Mahate 

# Namaluco

Namaluco is a locality of Mozambique in Mahate, Quissanga District, Cabo Delgado Province. It covers **40.2 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 40.2km²
- 92 mtypical elevation

## Where is Namaluco?

Namaluco lies in [Mahate](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/quissanga/mahate/), [Quissanga District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/quissanga/), [Cabo Delgado Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 4 other localities: [Cagembe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/quissanga/mahate/cagembe/), [Manica](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/macomia/macomia-sede/manica/), [Quissanga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/quissanga/quissanga/quissanga/) and [Vila de Macomia](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/macomia/macomia-sede/vila-de-macomia/). By area it is the 1206th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 3.6% of [Mahate](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/quissanga/mahate/). The centre of Namaluco is about 1,718 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 12.3400° S, 40.3282° 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: Namaluco

- 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) · Pemba76 km
- Mtwara Airport (MYW) · Mtwara223 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.8 hours, sunrise around 04:48) and shortest in Jun (about 11.4 hours, sunrise around 05:36, sunset around 17:00).

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 Namaluco

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Namaluco.

- Anturabi
- Namaluco

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).

## Weather in Namaluco and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Quissanga District, the warmest month is Dec (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (24 °C). About 1,304 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (294 mm) and the driest Sep (15 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 27 294 

Feb 27 242 

Mar 27 223 

Apr 27 190 

May 26 41 

Jun 25 30 

Jul 24 19 

Aug 25 17 

Sep 25 15 

Oct 26 31 

Nov 27 41 

Dec 28 161 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Namaluco

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de saude de Quissanga · Quissanga 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.43534&mlon=40.48892#map=17/-12.43534/40.48892) 

Bank BCI · Vila de Macomia 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.23015&mlon=40.14566#map=17/-12.23015/40.14566) 

Hotel MM Hotel · Vila de Macomia 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.22853&mlon=40.14381#map=17/-12.22853/40.14381) 

School Escola Secundária de Quissanga 2 · Quissanga 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.42949&mlon=40.46823#map=17/-12.42949/40.46823) 

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 Mahate

- Cagembe
- Mahate-Sede

## Quick answers

- Where is Namaluco?In Mahate, Quissanga District, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique
- What borders Namaluco?Cagembe, Manica, Quissanga and Vila de Macomia
- What time zone is Namaluco in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Namaluco?Metical (MZN)
- What language is spoken in Namaluco?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Namaluco?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Namaluco?May to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Namaluco?Centro de saude de Quissanga, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Namaluco?BCI, about 23 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Namaluco?MZ02170303 (OCHA common operational dataset)