# Naculue Locality, Netia, Monapo District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/monapo/netia/naculue/ Locality · Netia # Naculue Naculue is a locality of Mozambique in Netia, Monapo District, Nampula Province. It covers **324.2 km²**. 18 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 324km² - 193 mtypical elevation ## Where is Naculue? Naculue lies in [Netia](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/monapo/netia/), [Monapo District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/monapo/), [Nampula Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other localities: [Ituculo-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/monapo/ituculo/ituculo-sede/), [Muatuca](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/monapo/netia/muatuca/), [Murruto](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/monapo/ituculo/murruto/), [Nacololo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/monapo/monapo-sede/nacololo/), [Netia-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/monapo/netia/netia-sede/) and [Novane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/nacaroa/intete/novane/). By area it is the 709th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 31.3% of [Netia](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/monapo/netia/). The centre of Naculue is about 1,479 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 14.6874° S, 40.1221° 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: Naculue - 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) · Nacala67 km - Nampula Airport (APL) · Nampula102 km ### Nearest railway station Metocheria (Nacololo), about 24 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 04:44) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 05:41, 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 Naculue Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in Naculue. Settlements here lie between about 114 m and 311 m above sea level (median 193 m). - Arrune - Balança - Chavieque - Duarte - Jerope - Joaquim - Lissema - Machauvuela - Mavaique - Meta - Moterra - Muasera - Nacoto - Naculue - Namanga - Napuia - Niquere - Ropanha 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 Naculue Named natural and historic features inside Naculue, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Cutucua - Naculué - Namelapôa - Rio Mecuca ### Estates 1 estate. - Plantação Nacuto ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Mecuco 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 Naculue 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 Naculue Need Nearest mapped Distance Bank BCI · Vila de Namialo 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.92048&mlon=39.98918#map=17/-14.92048/39.98918) Petrol pump Galp · Ituculo-Sede 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.89218&mlon=40.31865#map=17/-14.89218/40.31865) Hotel Residencial MARA · Vila de Namialo 30 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 32 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 30 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 Netia - Muatuca - Netia-Sede ## Quick answers - Where is Naculue?In Netia, Monapo District, Nampula Province, Mozambique - What borders Naculue?Ituculo-Sede, Muatuca, Murruto, Nacololo, Netia-Sede and Novane - What time zone is Naculue in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Naculue?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Naculue?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Naculue?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Naculue?Settlements lie between 114 m and 311 m - What is the best time to visit Naculue?April to October - Where is the nearest bank to Naculue?BCI, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Naculue?Galp, about 31 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Naculue?MZ03130303 (OCHA common operational dataset)