# Mandama Locality, Mutiva, Nacala Porto District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/nacala-porto/mutiva/mandama/

Locality · Mutiva 

# Mandama

Mandama is a locality of Mozambique in Mutiva, Nacala Porto District, Nampula Province. It covers **1.96 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 2.0km²
- 20 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mandama?

Mandama lies in [Mutiva](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/nacala-porto/mutiva/), [Nacala Porto District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/nacala-porto/), [Nampula Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 2 other localities: [Chivato](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/nacala-porto/mutiva/chivato/) and [Machilone](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/nacala-porto/mutiva/machilone/). By area it is the 1547th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 0.6% of [Mutiva](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/nacala-porto/mutiva/). The centre of Mandama is about 1,537 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 14.4406° S, 40.7418° 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: Mandama

- 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) · Nacala6.2 km
- Pemba Airport (POL) · Pemba163 km

### Nearest railway station

Nacala Muchilipo (Locone), about 25 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 04:42) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 05:38, sunset around 16:55).

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 Mandama

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

- Amade

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 Mandama and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Nacala Porto District, the warmest month is Dec (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (24 °C). About 1,175 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (327 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 27 327 

Feb 27 260 

Mar 27 172 

Apr 26 113 

May 25 17 

Jun 24 32 

Jul 24 20 

Aug 24 18 

Sep 25 11 

Oct 27 20 

Nov 28 40 

Dec 28 147 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mandama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Distrital de Nacala · Mathapue 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.54418&mlon=40.70290#map=17/-14.54418/40.70290) 

Bank BCI · Nahereuque 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.49333&mlon=40.70611#map=17/-14.49333/40.70611) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies NELSON BELMONTE - NBD · Nauaia 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.53202&mlon=40.69717#map=17/-14.53202/40.69717) 

Hotel Kwalala Lodge · Nahereuque 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.47109&mlon=40.68833#map=17/-14.47109/40.68833) 

School High School Nawaya · Nauaia 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.52627&mlon=40.69905#map=17/-14.52627/40.69905) 

College ADPP Colégio Politécnico de Nacala · Mazuane 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.50649&mlon=40.67605#map=17/-14.50649/40.67605) 

Police station PRM · Mocone 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.54151&mlon=40.67942#map=17/-14.54151/40.67942) 

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 Mutiva

- Bloco 1
- Chivato
- Janga 1
- Janga 2
- Lili
- Machilone
- Maiaia
- Mathapue
- Mazuane
- Mocone
- Mpaco
- Mutiva
- Nahereuque
- Namicuto
- Nauaia
- Niriane
- Quissimajulo
- Ribaue
- Triangulo
- Uthupaia

## Quick answers

- Where is Mandama?In Mutiva, Nacala Porto District, Nampula Province, Mozambique
- What borders Mandama?Chivato and Machilone
- What time zone is Mandama in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Mandama?Metical (MZN)
- What language is spoken in Mandama?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Mandama?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Mandama?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mandama?Hospital Distrital de Nacala, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mandama?BCI, about 7.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mandama?TotalEnergies NELSON BELMONTE - NBD, about 11 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Mandama?MZ03170109 (OCHA common operational dataset)