# Simuco Locality, Mazua, Memba District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/memba/mazua/simuco/ Locality · Mazua # Simuco Simuco is a locality of Mozambique in Mazua, Memba District, Nampula Province. It covers **585.0 km²**. 38 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 585km² - 35 mtypical elevation ## Where is Simuco? Simuco 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 5 other localities: [Cava](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/memba/mazua/cava/), [Chipene-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/memba/chipene/chipene-sede/), [Lurio-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/memba/lurio/lurio-sede/), [Mazua-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/memba/mazua/mazua-sede/) and [Memba-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/memba/memba/memba-sede/). By area it is the 437th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 31.0% of [Mazua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/memba/mazua/). The centre of Simuco is about 1,577 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 13.8904° S, 40.5094° 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: Simuco - 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) · Nacala70 km - Pemba Airport (POL) · Pemba100 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 04:44) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 05:38, sunset around 16:57). 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 Simuco Open gazetteers list **38 villages, towns and localities** in Simuco. Settlements here lie between about 10 m and 213 m above sea level (median 35 m). - Abude - Antabo - Aquia - Arire - Branda - Cabo Alicora - Chefe Naíte - Coroma - Gamala - Iocuma - Macalopa - Manuel - Marengi - Mecuti - Mepidje - Merimane - Mitano - Monpanha - Muatula - Mujama - Murrufuto - Nahavarra - Naponete - Puetua - Raipo - Rumia - Régulo Chuca - Régulo Mauala - Régulo Nampuíta - Rúpia - Saíte - Simuco - Solele - Tebo - Titima - Toridje - Vaossa - Xinico 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 Simuco Named natural and historic features inside Simuco, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 23 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Cutuco - Lago Namuala - Mecopote - Melato - Meteca - Minhanha - Morrange - Muajaja - Nacolê - Nacuca - Nahavarra - Namalala - Namatapa - Namaxilo - Namitepa - Namitique - Nansone - Nhassa - Nipéué - Rio Columpa - Rio Naeco - Rio Simuco - Tataúlo - Topué ### Coast and islands 8 headlands; 1 bay. - Baía Simuco - Ponta Maria Luisa - Ponta Mituasi - Ponta Miási - Ponta Nanga - Ponta Nantui - Ponta Natatéri - Ponta Quissindja - Ponta Quissiquitxi ### Hills and mountains 2 hills; 1 mountain. - Monte Muareni · 35 m - Monte Tiquete · 31 m - Monte Namuala · 28 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 Simuco 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 Simuco Need Nearest mapped Distance Hotel hotel Appartments memba · Memba-Sede 34 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 - Mazua-Sede ## Quick answers - Where is Simuco?In Mazua, Memba District, Nampula Province, Mozambique - What borders Simuco?Cava, Chipene-Sede, Lurio-Sede, Mazua-Sede and Memba-Sede - What time zone is Simuco in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Simuco?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Simuco?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Simuco?38 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Simuco?Settlements lie between 10 m and 213 m - What is the highest point in Simuco?Monte Muareni (35 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Simuco?April to November - What is the P-code of Simuco?MZ03090403 (OCHA common operational dataset)