# Mecuburi District, Nampula Province – Administrative posts

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/mecuburi/

District · Nampula Province 

# Mecuburi District

Mecuburi District is a district of Mozambique in Nampula Province. It had an estimated **264,578 people** in 2025 on 7,193 km² (about 37 per km²). It is divided into 4 administrative posts. 128 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 264,578people (2025)
- 7,193km²
- 4administrative posts
- 1mapped service

## How many people live in Mecuburi District?

Mecuburi District had an estimated **264,578 people** in 2025 — 3.6% of Nampula Province, 41st of 148 districts. There are 1,049 women for every 1,000 men (above the Nampula Province figure of 1,036). Spread over 7,193 km², that is about **37 people per km²**, 86th of 148 districts.

47.3% of people are children under 15 and 2.3% are 65 or older; the median age is about 16 years (it is 16 across Nampula Province). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 98 children and older people.

0–4 ****46,984**

5–9 ****41,218**

10–14 ****36,974**

15–19 ****29,564**

20–24 ****21,887**

25–29 ****17,908**

30–34 ****15,549**

35–39 ****12,836**

40–44 ****10,486**

45–49 ****8,996**

50–54 ****7,565**

55–59 ****5,380**

60–64 ****3,265**

65–69 ****2,326**

70–74 ****1,656**

75–79 ****1,159**

80+ ****825**

Source: [Mozambique INE (Instituto Nacional de Estatistica) via OCHA HDX, population 2025 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-moz).

## Where is Mecuburi District?

Mecuburi District lies in [Nampula Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other districts: [Erati District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/erati/), [Lalaua District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/lalaua/), [Muecate District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/muecate/), [Namuno District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/namuno/), [Rapale District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/rapale/) and [Ribáuè District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/ribaue/). By area it is the 34th largest of 161 districts in Mozambique. It covers 9.2% of [Nampula Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/). The centre of Mecuburi District is about 1,440 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. It is about 83 km from Nampula, the main town of Nampula Province. The centre point is at 14.4497° S, 38.9100° 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: Mecuburi District

- 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

- Nampula Airport (APL) · Nampula83 km
- Nacala International Airport (MNC) · Nacala194 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 04:50) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 05:46, sunset around 17:02).

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.

## Administrative posts of Mecuburi District

Administrative post Area km² Localities Services 

[Mecuburi-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/mecuburi/mecuburi-sede/) 4,273 6 0 

[Milhana](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/mecuburi/milhana/) 876 2 0 

[Muite](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/mecuburi/muite/) 1,898 3 0 

[Namina](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/mecuburi/namina/) 146 1 1 

Source: [INE- Instituto Nacional de Estatisca via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-moz); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Landscape and landmarks of Mecuburi District

Named natural and historic features inside Mecuburi District, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

106 rivers and streams.

- Alá
- Catatamaxe
- Iauane
- Incauene
- Malopué
- Marrache
- Mateue
- Matorrone
- Mepili
- Metol
- Metorone
- Minhanha
- Minhanha
- Mirrequelene
- Mitepo
- Mióene
- Mocuba
- Morrete
- Motico
- Motunabo
- Muaca
- Mucassi
- Muecati
- Muipine

…and 82 more.

### Hills and mountains

38 hills; 27 mountains.

- Monte Melala · 1,019 m
- Monte Nnute · 997 m
- Monte Murrula · 892 m
- Monte Mucopo · 869 m
- Monte Nipuce · 823 m
- Monte Muáa · 812 m
- Monte Nicupa · 811 m
- Monte Pata · 798 m
- Monte Totetu · 750 m
- Monte Cua · 747 m
- Monte Maiane · 717 m
- Monte Culo · 707 m
- Monte Muluco · 707 m
- Monte Micotani · 703 m
- Monte Mucupassa · 699 m
- Monte Mecorro · 686 m
- Monte Naavana · 685 m
- Monte Malel · 673 m
- Monte Nacucune · 670 m
- Monte Mitebo · 666 m
- Monte Namuiculo · 664 m
- Monte Pálué · 660 m
- Monte Quiuare · 660 m
- Monte Nicuape · 656 m

…and 41 more.

### Getting around

2 airfields.

- Mecubúri
- Muite

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 Mecuburi District and the best time to visit

In Mecuburi District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 1,301 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (415 mm) and the driest Sep (5 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 25 415 

Feb 25 270 

Mar 24 174 

Apr 23 70 

May 21 17 

Jun 20 16 

Jul 20 17 

Aug 22 13 

Sep 25 5 

Oct 27 24 

Nov 28 50 

Dec 26 229 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Mecuburi District

Places mapped inside Mecuburi District in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Schools1

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Quick answers

- Where is Mecuburi District?In Nampula Province, Mozambique
- What is the population of Mecuburi District?264,578 (2025 estimate)
- What is the median age in Mecuburi District?About 16 years (2025 estimate)
- What is the population density of Mecuburi District?About 37 people per km²
- What borders Mecuburi District?Erati District, Lalaua District, Muecate District, Namuno District, Rapale District and Ribáuè District
- What time zone is Mecuburi District in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Mecuburi District?Metical (MZN)
- What language is spoken in Mecuburi District?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally)
- What is the highest point in Mecuburi District?Monte Melala (1,019 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Mecuburi District?April to October
- What is the P-code of Mecuburi District?MZ0308 (OCHA common operational dataset)