# Mazua-Sede Locality, Mazua, Memba District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/memba/mazua/mazua-sede/ Locality · Mazua # Mazua-Sede Mazua-Sede is a locality of Mozambique in Mazua, Memba District, Nampula Province. It covers **987.7 km²**. 65 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 988km² - 222 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mazua-Sede? Mazua-Sede lies in [Mazua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/memba/mazua/), [Memba District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/memba/), [Nampula Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 8 other localities: [Alua-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/erati/alua/alua-sede/), [Cava](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/memba/mazua/cava/), [Chipene-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/memba/chipene/chipene-sede/), [Maheta](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/nacaroa/intete/maheta/), [Meliva](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/erati/alua/meliva/), [Memba-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/memba/memba/memba-sede/), [Nacopo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/nacaroa/intete/nacopo/) and [Simuco](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/memba/mazua/simuco/). By area it is the 216th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 52.3% of [Mazua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/memba/mazua/). The centre of Mazua-Sede is about 1,546 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 14.0638° S, 40.2560° 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: Mazua-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 - Nacala International Airport (MNC) · Nacala68 km - Pemba Airport (POL) · Pemba123 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 04:45) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 05:40, sunset around 16:58). 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 Mazua-Sede Open gazetteers list **65 villages, towns and localities** in Mazua-Sede. Settlements here lie between about 66 m and 351 m above sea level (median 222 m). - Alberto - Amela - Anhapa - Cabo Jamali - Cabo José - Cabo Moria - Cabo Nacache - Cabo Ussene - Calauane - Calia - Caveia - Cemula - Chapire - Chaves - Chomola - Cobre - Culumpa - Curua - Cápulo - Faquira - Issufo - Jauela - Livela - Maata - Maavarra - Macatene - Machaua - Machiala - Macorri - Mazua - Mazula - Mazulia - Mecopo - Mepile - Mepito - Merrogosa - Metali - Metaquia - Muala - Muapo - Muchavira - Muenala - Muendaze - Mussa - Naira - Namalilei - Nampuecha - Nantaca - Nanzuata - Nauarra - Nhenta - Pacheco - Pamuria - Puali - Putucuane - Reane - Régulo Mazulia - Régulo Nivale - Salia - Simuria - Tamela - Tauaria - Taulela - Tucumele - Vajulo 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 Mazua-Sede Named natural and historic features inside Mazua-Sede, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 21 rivers and streams. - Cava - Chermal - Cotopera - Macane - Messege - Metete - Mirrato - Muasse - Mutelo - Nacololo - Naelene - Namuco - Namuco - Napila - Natala - Nicuculo - Nicula - Nuíma - Rulacuo - Uncuacuaze - Xeracóle ### Hills and mountains 20 hills; 12 mountains. - Monte Nanimaco · 741 m - Monte Nicupa · 618 m - Monte Lelamuana · 561 m - Monte Netuto · 497 m - Monte Nivossa · 496 m - Monte Mecupa · 459 m - Monte Remo · 421 m - Monte Muèrriapula · 392 m - Monte Nipita · 387 m - Monte Naculuè · 364 m - Monte Nanrimo · 361 m - Monte Nivate · 345 m - Monte Macorre · 333 m - Monte Insulussúlo · 319 m - Monte Manepula · 295 m - Monte Matano · 294 m - Monte Mossulussulo · 293 m - Monte Muecula · 268 m - Monte Necote · 260 m - Monte Elepa · 251 m - Monte Milocué · 248 m - Monte Namainé · 247 m - Monte Mequicha · 246 m - Monte Metuto · 240 m …and 8 more. 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 Mazua-Sede and the best time to visit Using the climate of Memba District, the warmest month is Dec (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (24 °C). About 1,122 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (307 mm) and the driest Sep (11 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 307 Feb 27 243 Mar 27 170 Apr 27 116 May 26 18 Jun 25 28 Jul 24 18 Aug 24 16 Sep 25 11 Oct 26 18 Nov 28 37 Dec 28 140 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mazua-Sede Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital hospital distrital memba · Memba-Sede 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.20849&mlon=40.51590#map=17/-14.20849/40.51590) Hotel hotel Appartments memba · Memba-Sede 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.19359&mlon=40.53358#map=17/-14.19359/40.53358) 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 Mazua - Cava - Simuco ## Quick answers - Where is Mazua-Sede?In Mazua, Memba District, Nampula Province, Mozambique - What borders Mazua-Sede?Alua-Sede, Cava, Chipene-Sede, Maheta, Meliva, Memba-Sede, Nacopo and Simuco - What time zone is Mazua-Sede in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Mazua-Sede?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Mazua-Sede?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mazua-Sede?65 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mazua-Sede?Settlements lie between 66 m and 351 m - What is the highest point in Mazua-Sede?Monte Nanimaco (741 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mazua-Sede?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Mazua-Sede?hospital distrital memba, about 32 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mazua-Sede?MZ03090401 (OCHA common operational dataset)