# Mocone Locality, Mucoluane, Muecate District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/muecate/mucoluane/mocone/ Locality · Mucoluane # Mocone Mocone is a locality of Mozambique in Mucoluane, Muecate District, Nampula Province. It covers **178.1 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 178km² - 317 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mocone? Mocone lies in [Mucoluane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/muecate/mucoluane/), [Muecate District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/muecate/), [Nampula Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 4 other localities: [Anchilo-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/cidade-de-nampula/anchilo/anchilo-sede/), [Mucoluane-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/muecate/mucoluane/mucoluane-sede/), [Muecate-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/muecate/muecate-sede/muecate-sede/) and [Saua-Saua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/cidade-de-nampula/anchilo/saua-saua/). By area it is the 920th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 27.5% of [Mucoluane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/muecate/mucoluane/). The centre of Mocone is about 1,422 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 14.9209° S, 39.4879° 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: Mocone - 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) · Nampula30 km - Nacala International Airport (MNC) · Nacala140 km ### Nearest railway station Anchilo (Anchilo-Sede), about 22 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 04:47) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 05:44, sunset around 16:59). 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 Mocone Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Mocone. Settlements here lie between about 303 m and 335 m above sea level (median 317 m). - Caneca - Muanuno - Muepurra - Napua - Nivula 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 Mocone Named natural and historic features inside Mocone, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Namiale - Rio Cataca ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains; 2 hills. - Monte Mecuma · 491 m - Monte Nacale · 391 m - Monte Moocone · 363 m - Monte Massute · 305 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 Mocone and the best time to visit Using the climate of Muecate District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 1,271 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (392 mm) and the driest Sep (7 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 25 392 Feb 25 272 Mar 24 169 Apr 23 85 May 22 20 Jun 20 20 Jul 20 18 Aug 22 16 Sep 24 7 Oct 27 23 Nov 28 46 Dec 27 203 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mocone Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Saúde de Namiepe · Namicopo 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.08640&mlon=39.28745#map=17/-15.08640/39.28745) Bank ABSA · Namicopo 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.11462&mlon=39.30072#map=17/-15.11462/39.30072) Petrol pump Petromoc · Mutava Rex 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.11531&mlon=39.32112#map=17/-15.11531/39.32112) Hotel Residencial Nativo · Namicopo 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.10896&mlon=39.28447#map=17/-15.10896/39.28447) Mall Abreu Shopping · Muhala-Sede 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.12116&mlon=39.27143#map=17/-15.12116/39.27143) School EP2 Nacavala · 7 de Abril (Nacavala) 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.99452&mlon=39.68755#map=17/-14.99452/39.68755) College UCM - Faculdade de Direito · Napipine 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.09864&mlon=39.25965#map=17/-15.09864/39.25965) Police station Polícia - controle de Velocidade · 7 de Abril (Nacavala) 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.05728&mlon=39.60557#map=17/-15.05728/39.60557) 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 Mucoluane - Mucoluane-Sede ## Quick answers - Where is Mocone?In Mucoluane, Muecate District, Nampula Province, Mozambique - What borders Mocone?Anchilo-Sede, Mucoluane-Sede, Muecate-Sede and Saua-Saua - What time zone is Mocone in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Mocone?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Mocone?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mocone?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mocone?Settlements lie between 303 m and 335 m - What is the highest point in Mocone?Monte Mecuma (491 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mocone?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Mocone?Centro de Saúde de Namiepe, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mocone?ABSA, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mocone?Petromoc, about 28 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mocone?MZ03150302 (OCHA common operational dataset)