# Nahipa Locality, Mecuburi-Sede, Mecuburi District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/mecuburi/mecuburi-sede/nahipa/ Locality · Mecuburi-Sede # Nahipa Nahipa is a locality of Mozambique in Mecuburi-Sede, Mecuburi District, Nampula Province. It covers **703.3 km²**. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 703km² - 520 mtypical elevation ## Where is Nahipa? Nahipa lies in [Mecuburi-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/mecuburi/mecuburi-sede/), [Mecuburi District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/mecuburi/), [Nampula Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other localities: [Kavula](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/muecate/imala/kavula/), [Mecuburi-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/mecuburi/mecuburi-sede/mecuburi-sede/), [Mutivaze-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/rapale/mutivaze/mutivaze-sede/), [Nacuca](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/rapale/mutivaze/nacuca/), [Nacuia](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/rapale/rapale/nacuia/) and [Tchaiane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/rapale/rapale/tchaiane/). By area it is the 353rd largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 16.5% of [Mecuburi-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/mecuburi/mecuburi-sede/). The centre of Nahipa is about 1,415 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 14.7712° S, 39.0462° 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: Nahipa - 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) · Nampula45 km - Nacala International Airport (MNC) · Nacala182 km ### Nearest railway station Multivaze (Mutivaze-Sede), about 27 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 04:49) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 05:46, sunset around 17:01). 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 Nahipa Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in Nahipa. Settlements here lie between about 477 m and 572 m above sea level (median 520 m). - Alaneque - Avara - Cabo Mussinta - Cabo Namirau - Camoco - Chechere - Mivia - Mualea - Móba - Nauilaque - Tatia - Vanissa - Vanline - Vicente 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 Nahipa Named natural and historic features inside Nahipa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 20 rivers and streams. - Matorrone - Mitepo - Morrete - Muaca - Namicopo - Namitacure - Namiurro - Namuato - Namáli - Napacala - Napacoene - Napito - Nepage - Neuranama - Notege - Petecula - Rapamila - Rapamila - Teacane - Terrene ### Hills and mountains 5 mountains; 3 hills. - Monte Cua · 747 m - Monte Micotani · 703 m - Monte Mucupassa · 699 m - Monte Mitebo · 666 m - Monte Michine · 601 m - Monte Coa · 597 m - Monte Nacote · 556 m - Monte Mucuto · 518 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 Nahipa 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/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Nahipa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Geral de Nampula · Murrapaniua 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.07183&mlon=39.21574#map=17/-15.07183/39.21574) Petrol pump Puma · Rapale-Sede 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.03610&mlon=39.12719#map=17/-15.03610/39.12719) Hotel Montes Nairucu · Rapale-Sede 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.04196&mlon=39.14345#map=17/-15.04196/39.14345) School EPC de Mutauanha · Natikire 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.08969&mlon=39.18749#map=17/-15.08969/39.18749) Police station Police Checkpoint · Natikire 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.07372&mlon=39.20153#map=17/-15.07372/39.20153) 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 Mecuburi-Sede - Issipe - Mecuburi-Sede - Momane - Popue - Ratane-Sede ## Quick answers - Where is Nahipa?In Mecuburi-Sede, Mecuburi District, Nampula Province, Mozambique - What borders Nahipa?Kavula, Mecuburi-Sede, Mutivaze-Sede, Nacuca, Nacuia and Tchaiane - What time zone is Nahipa in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Nahipa?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Nahipa?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Nahipa?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Nahipa?Settlements lie between 477 m and 572 m - What is the highest point in Nahipa?Monte Cua (747 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Nahipa?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Nahipa?Hospital Geral de Nampula, about 38 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nahipa?Puma, about 31 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Nahipa?MZ03080104 (OCHA common operational dataset)