# Thaula Locality, Machubo, Marracuene District – Villages & Map

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Locality · Machubo 

# Thaula

Thaula is a locality of Mozambique in Machubo, Marracuene District, Maputo Province. It covers **83.9 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 83.9km²
- 14 mtypical elevation

## Where is Thaula?

Thaula lies in [Machubo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/marracuene/machubo/), [Marracuene District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/marracuene/), [Maputo Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other localities: [Macaneta](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/marracuene/marracuene/macaneta/), [Machubo-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/marracuene/machubo/machubo-sede/), [Maluana-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/maluana/maluana-sede/), [Matalane (Nhomgonhane)](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/marracuene/marracuene/matalane-nhomgonhane/), [Monguine](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/maluana/monguine/) and [Ngalundi](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/marracuene/marracuene/ngalundi/). By area it is the 1125th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 36.2% of [Machubo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/marracuene/machubo/). The centre of Thaula is about 45 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 25.5966° S, 32.7660° 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: Thaula

- 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

- Maputo Airport (MPM) · Maputo41 km
- King Mswati III International Airport (SHO) · Mpaka135 km

### Nearest railway station

Marracuene (Marracuene-Sede), about 19 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.7 hours, sunrise around 04:52) and shortest in Jun (about 10.6 hours, sunrise around 06:32, 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 Thaula

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Thaula. Settlements here lie between about 12 m and 20 m above sea level (median 14 m).

- Augusto Mota
- Duna Matimane
- D’lhelo
- J. Campos
- Mecisa

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 Thaula and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Marracuene District, the warmest month is Jan (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 793 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (161 mm) and the driest Aug (12 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to November**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
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- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 161 

Feb 26 100 

Mar 26 90 

Apr 24 62 

May 21 19 

Jun 19 18 

Jul 19 15 

Aug 21 12 

Sep 23 24 

Oct 24 53 

Nov 25 102 

Dec 26 137 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Thaula

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Lety Hospital · Monguine 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.49296&mlon=32.73190#map=17/-25.49296/32.73190) 

Bank BIM · Vila de Marracuene 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.73890&mlon=32.67327#map=17/-25.73890/32.67327) 

ATM BCI · Michafutene 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.80216&mlon=32.57456#map=17/-25.80216/32.57456) 

Petrol pump Puma · Matalane (Nhomgonhane) 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.67001&mlon=32.66833#map=17/-25.67001/32.66833) 

Hotel Blue Anchor Inn · Maluana-Sede 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.58529&mlon=32.65670#map=17/-25.58529/32.65670) 

Mall Zimpeto Shopping Mall · Zimpeto 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.82575&mlon=32.57196#map=17/-25.82575/32.57196) 

School Escola Primária Completa Oficial · Machubo-Sede 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.52372&mlon=32.86127#map=17/-25.52372/32.86127) 

College ISEDEL · Maluana-Sede 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.50209&mlon=32.65334#map=17/-25.50209/32.65334) 

Police station Policia de Marracuene · Vila de Marracuene 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.73820&mlon=32.67497#map=17/-25.73820/32.67497) 

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 Machubo

- Machubo-Sede

## Quick answers

- Where is Thaula?In Machubo, Marracuene District, Maputo Province, Mozambique
- What borders Thaula?Macaneta, Machubo-Sede, Maluana-Sede, Matalane (Nhomgonhane), Monguine and Ngalundi
- What time zone is Thaula in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Thaula?Metical (MZN)
- What language is spoken in Thaula?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Thaula?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Thaula?Settlements lie between 12 m and 20 m
- What is the best time to visit Thaula?February to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Thaula?Lety Hospital, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Thaula?BIM, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Thaula?BCI, about 30 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thaula?Puma, about 13 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Thaula?MZ10050202 (OCHA common operational dataset)