# Samora Machel Locality, Alua, Erati District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/erati/alua/samora-machel/ Locality · Alua # Samora Machel Samora Machel is a locality of Mozambique in Alua, Erati District, Nampula Province. It covers **562.5 km²**. 17 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 563km² - 356 mtypical elevation ## Where is Samora Machel? Samora Machel lies in [Alua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/erati/alua/), [Erati District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/erati/), [Nampula Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 5 other localities: [Alua-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/erati/alua/alua-sede/), [Mirote](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/erati/namiroa/mirote/), [Nahopa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/erati/namapa/nahopa/), [Namapa-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/erati/namapa/namapa-sede/) and [Namiroa-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/erati/namiroa/namiroa-sede/). By area it is the 448th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 29.5% of [Alua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/erati/alua/). The centre of Samora Machel is about 1,521 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 14.0015° S, 39.6604° 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: Samora Machel - 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 - Nacala International Airport (MNC) · Nacala126 km - Nampula Airport (APL) · Nampula129 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 04:48) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 05:42, 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 Samora Machel Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in Samora Machel. Settlements here lie between about 311 m and 374 m above sea level (median 356 m). - Cabo Elímuè - Cabo Mejuco - Cabo Pacala - Cabo Seta - Comala - Impute - Jacau - Machona - Macuto - Marruria - Mejuco - Nachele - Namirege - Nicope - Nocotoco - Tobruto - Uacate 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 Samora Machel Named natural and historic features inside Samora Machel, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 7 rivers and streams. - Mepauane - Namatipe - Namiúta - Napacala - Napamato - Nauauane - Tarré ### Hills and mountains 10 mountains; 8 hills. - Monte Tipui · 704 m - Monte Romone · 614 m - Monte Netutucha · 592 m - Monte Matupa · 591 m - Monte Namitala · 577 m - Monte Tipanamate · 573 m - Monte Putà · 539 m - Monte Marripi · 510 m - Monte Nicomoni · 508 m - Monte Puirrira · 487 m - Monte Netué · 461 m - Monte Namiturre · 446 m - Monte Pali · 426 m - Monte Mecute · 414 m - Monte Nehecane · 395 m - Monte Manuela · 374 m - Monte Nampuête · 371 m - Monte Napepeta · 368 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 Samora Machel and the best time to visit Using the climate of Erati District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (22 °C). About 1,224 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (350 mm) and the driest Sep (9 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 26 350 Feb 26 258 Mar 25 178 Apr 24 107 May 23 19 Jun 22 21 Jul 22 16 Aug 23 16 Sep 25 9 Oct 27 23 Nov 28 46 Dec 28 184 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Samora Machel Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Distrito de Erati · Vila de Namapa 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.71600&mlon=39.81944#map=17/-13.71600/39.81944) 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 Alua - Alua-Sede - Meliva ## Quick answers - Where is Samora Machel?In Alua, Erati District, Nampula Province, Mozambique - What borders Samora Machel?Alua-Sede, Mirote, Nahopa, Namapa-Sede and Namiroa-Sede - What time zone is Samora Machel in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Samora Machel?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Samora Machel?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Samora Machel?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Samora Machel?Settlements lie between 311 m and 374 m - What is the highest point in Samora Machel?Monte Tipui (704 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Samora Machel?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Samora Machel?Distrito de Erati, about 36 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Samora Machel?MZ03030203 (OCHA common operational dataset)