# Canacue Locality, Monapo-Sede, Monapo District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/monapo/monapo-sede/canacue/ Locality · Monapo-Sede # Canacue Canacue is a locality of Mozambique in Monapo-Sede, Monapo District, Nampula Province. It covers **379.7 km²**. 33 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 380km² - 109 mtypical elevation ## Where is Canacue? Canacue lies in [Monapo-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/monapo/monapo-sede/), [Monapo District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/monapo/), [Nampula Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 7 other localities: [Macujua-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/monapo/monapo-sede/macujua-sede/), [Municipio de Monapo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/monapo/monapo-sede/municipio-de-monapo/), [Nacololo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/monapo/monapo-sede/nacololo/), [Namialo-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/meconta/namialo/namialo-sede/), [Namitatar](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/mossuril/mossuril-sede/namitatar/), [Quixaxe-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/mogincual/quixaxe/quixaxe-sede/) and [Vida Nova](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/mossuril/lunga/vida-nova/). By area it is the 629th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 28.9% of [Monapo-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/monapo/monapo-sede/). The centre of Canacue is about 1,445 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 15.0640° S, 40.1441° 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: Canacue - 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) · Nacala88 km - Nampula Airport (APL) · Nampula93 km ### Nearest railway station Carapira (Municipio de Monapo), about 18 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 04:44) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 05:42, sunset around 16:56). 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 Canacue Open gazetteers list **33 villages, towns and localities** in Canacue. Settlements here lie between about 39 m and 166 m above sea level (median 109 m). - Ampuato - António - Arrie - Auite - Canalola - Cauacue - Chine - Cruz - Faita - Fernando - Gago - Impôna - Magerica - Malapua - Mancigada - Menezes - Mequela - Mucarri - Mueri - Nacopo - Namapua - Nazulo - Oncaia - Panto - Puerere - Saide - Seco - Tapafugo - Tocavo - Xaile - Xanfare - Xoania - Zeveleque 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 Canacue Named natural and historic features inside Canacue, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Napito - Rio Nampeia ### History 1 fort. - Fortaleza de São Lourenço 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 Canacue and the best time to visit Using the climate of Monapo District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (22 °C). About 1,357 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (409 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 26 409 Feb 26 287 Mar 26 187 Apr 24 99 May 23 24 Jun 22 29 Jul 22 25 Aug 23 19 Sep 25 8 Oct 28 23 Nov 29 48 Dec 28 200 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Canacue Need Nearest mapped Distance Bank BCI · Vila de Namialo 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.92048&mlon=39.98918#map=17/-14.92048/39.98918) Petrol pump Galp · Ituculo-Sede 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.89218&mlon=40.31865#map=17/-14.89218/40.31865) Hotel Residencial MARA · Vila de Namialo 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.92244&mlon=39.98459#map=17/-14.92244/39.98459) School Escola Secundaria De Monapo · Municipio de Monapo 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.92262&mlon=40.29218#map=17/-14.92262/40.29218) Police station Police Namialo · Vila de Namialo 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.92064&mlon=39.98857#map=17/-14.92064/39.98857) 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 Monapo-Sede - Macujua-Sede - Municipio de Monapo - Nacololo - Vila de Namialo ## Quick answers - Where is Canacue?In Monapo-Sede, Monapo District, Nampula Province, Mozambique - What borders Canacue?Macujua-Sede, Municipio de Monapo, Nacololo, Namialo-Sede, Namitatar, Quixaxe-Sede and Vida Nova - What time zone is Canacue in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Canacue?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Canacue?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Canacue?33 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Canacue?Settlements lie between 39 m and 166 m - What is the best time to visit Canacue?April to October - Where is the nearest bank to Canacue?BCI, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Canacue?Galp, about 27 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Canacue?MZ03130101 (OCHA common operational dataset)