# Calipo Tucua Locality, Calipo, Mogovolas District – Villages

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Locality · Calipo 

# Calipo Tucua

Calipo Tucua is a locality of Mozambique in Calipo, Mogovolas District, Nampula Province. It covers **297.0 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 297km²
- 281 mtypical elevation

## Where is Calipo Tucua?

Calipo Tucua lies in [Calipo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/mogovolas/calipo/), [Mogovolas District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/mogovolas/), [Nampula Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 5 other localities: [Calipo-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/mogovolas/calipo/calipo-sede/), [Cusse](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/mogovolas/calipo/cusse/), [Mputo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/mogovolas/ilute/mputo/), [Murrupula-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/murrupula/murrupula/murrupula-sede/) and [Nihessiue-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/murrupula/nihessiue/nihessiue-sede/). By area it is the 735th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 27.4% of [Calipo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/mogovolas/calipo/). The centre of Calipo Tucua is about 1,330 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 15.5647° S, 38.9190° 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: Calipo Tucua

- 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) · Nampula64 km
- Nacala International Airport (MNC) · Nacala227 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 04:48) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 05:48, sunset around 17:00).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](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 Calipo Tucua

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Calipo Tucua.

- João

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).

## Weather in Calipo Tucua and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Mogovolas District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 1,342 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (401 mm) and the driest Sep (8 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 26 401 

Feb 26 264 

Mar 25 195 

Apr 24 108 

May 22 27 

Jun 21 31 

Jul 20 30 

Aug 22 17 

Sep 25 8 

Oct 27 24 

Nov 29 48 

Dec 28 191 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Calipo Tucua

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Saude de Murrupula · Vila de Murrupula 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.45636&mlon=38.67627#map=17/-15.45636/38.67627) 

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 Calipo

- Calipo-Sede
- Cusse

## Quick answers

- Where is Calipo Tucua?In Calipo, Mogovolas District, Nampula Province, Mozambique
- What borders Calipo Tucua?Calipo-Sede, Cusse, Mputo, Murrupula-Sede and Nihessiue-Sede
- What time zone is Calipo Tucua in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Calipo Tucua?Metical (MZN)
- What language is spoken in Calipo Tucua?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Calipo Tucua?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Calipo Tucua?April to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Calipo Tucua?Centro de Saude de Murrupula, about 29 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Calipo Tucua?MZ03110201 (OCHA common operational dataset)