# Mecuburi-Sede, Mecuburi District – Localities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/mecuburi/mecuburi-sede/ Administrative post · Mecuburi District # Mecuburi-Sede Mecuburi-Sede is an administrative post of Mozambique in Mecuburi District, Nampula Province. It covers **4,272.9 km²**. It is divided into 6 localities. 69 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 4,273km² - 6localities ## Where is Mecuburi-Sede? Mecuburi-Sede lies in [Mecuburi District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/mecuburi/), [Nampula Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 8 other administrative posts: [Imala](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/muecate/imala/), [Lalaua-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/lalaua/lalaua-sede/), [Milhana](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/mecuburi/milhana/), [Muite](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/mecuburi/muite/), [Mutivaze](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/rapale/mutivaze/), [Namina](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/mecuburi/namina/), [Rapale](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/rapale/rapale/) and [Ribáuè](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/ribaue/ribaue/). By area it is the 36th largest of 457 administrative posts in Mozambique. It covers 59.4% of [Mecuburi District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/mecuburi/). The centre of Mecuburi-Sede is about 1,421 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 14.6189° S, 38.8596° 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-Sede - 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) · Nampula71 km - Nacala International Airport (MNC) · Nacala200 km ### Nearest railway station Muapaliua (Mecuburi-Sede), about 35 km from the centre. ### 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. ## Localities of Mecuburi-Sede Locality Area km² Localities Services [Issipe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/mecuburi/mecuburi-sede/issipe/) 185 1 0 [Mecuburi-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/mecuburi/mecuburi-sede/mecuburi-sede/) 1,285 18 0 [Momane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/mecuburi/mecuburi-sede/momane/) 905 18 0 [Nahipa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/mecuburi/mecuburi-sede/nahipa/) 703 14 0 [Popue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/mecuburi/mecuburi-sede/popue/) 566 10 0 [Ratane-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/mecuburi/mecuburi-sede/ratane-sede/) 629 8 0 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/). ## Villages and localities in Mecuburi-Sede Open gazetteers list **69 villages, towns and localities** in Mecuburi-Sede. Settlements here lie between about 390 m and 611 m above sea level (median 516 m). - Alaneque - Avara - Baciano - Cabo Correia - Cabo Mussinta - Cabo Namirau - Cabo Uaconha - Camoco - Canháua - Caqui - Chechere - Chequeia - Chicuale - Coliua - Comia - Curria - Jéque - Malema - Malola - Malua - Marreia - Mauio - Mecubúri - Metalina - Metia - Mivia - Morais - Motiua - Motóco - Mualea - Muapaliua - Muarrapasse - Muaíua - Mucula - Mueta - Muteliua - Móba - Nampápi - Namôno - Nantar - Napua - Napulo - Napuânha - Napéla - Nauilaque - Nemara - Nemárra - Nepiteia - Nicala - Nioce - Novo Brinco - Párri - Raualeque - Rauaneque - Rauanheque - Recoveiro - Rupaliua - Ruta - Sampar - Tatia - Tavara - Tonhéque - Toracha - Uaala - Uaqueleque - Vanissa - Vanline - Vicente - Xauelia 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 Mecuburi-Sede Named natural and historic features inside Mecuburi-Sede, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 67 rivers and streams. - Iauane - Malopué - Matorrone - Metol - Metorone - Minhanha - Minhanha - Mitepo - Mióene - Mocuba - Morrete - Motico - Motunabo - Muaca - Mucassi - Muecati - Màcuo - Nacheche - Naconha - Nacouce - Nacouce - Nacuma - Nacurua - Nacuáli …and 43 more. ### Hills and mountains 23 hills; 22 mountains. - Monte Melala · 1,019 m - Monte Nnute · 997 m - Monte Murrula · 892 m - Monte Mucopo · 869 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 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 - Monte Xanone · 646 m - Monte Apacole · 636 m …and 21 more. ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Mecubúri 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-Sede and the best time to visit Using the climate of 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/). ## Quick answers - Where is Mecuburi-Sede?In Mecuburi District, Nampula Province, Mozambique - What borders Mecuburi-Sede?Imala, Lalaua-Sede, Milhana, Muite, Mutivaze, Namina, Rapale and Ribáuè - What time zone is Mecuburi-Sede in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Mecuburi-Sede?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Mecuburi-Sede?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mecuburi-Sede?69 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mecuburi-Sede?Settlements lie between 390 m and 611 m - What is the highest point in Mecuburi-Sede?Monte Melala (1,019 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mecuburi-Sede?April to October - What is the P-code of Mecuburi-Sede?MZ030801 (OCHA common operational dataset)