# Muterrua Locality, Mutivaze, Rapale District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/rapale/mutivaze/muterrua/ Locality · Mutivaze # Muterrua Muterrua is a locality of Mozambique in Mutivaze, Rapale District, Nampula Province. It covers **72.8 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 72.8km² - 479 mtypical elevation ## Where is Muterrua? Muterrua lies in [Mutivaze](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/rapale/mutivaze/), [Rapale District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/rapale/), [Nampula Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 4 other localities: [Caramaja Napome](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/rapale/rapale/caramaja-napome/), [Mutivaze-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/rapale/mutivaze/mutivaze-sede/), [Nacuia](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/rapale/rapale/nacuia/) and [Rapale-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/rapale/rapale/rapale-sede/). By area it is the 1140th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 8.2% of [Mutivaze](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/rapale/mutivaze/). The centre of Muterrua is about 1,391 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 15.0034° S, 39.0275° 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: Muterrua - 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) · Nacala190 km ### Nearest railway station Multivaze (Mutivaze-Sede), about 6.9 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 04:48) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 05:46, sunset around 17:01). 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 Muterrua Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Muterrua. - Meterua - Mário 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 Muterrua Named natural and historic features inside Muterrua, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Monte Napacala · 643 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 Muterrua and the best time to visit Using the climate of Rapale District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 1,430 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (438 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 25 438 Feb 24 283 Mar 24 200 Apr 22 93 May 21 25 Jun 19 26 Jul 19 29 Aug 21 17 Sep 24 7 Oct 26 23 Nov 27 56 Dec 26 233 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Muterrua Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital hospital geral de marrere · Marere 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.11940&mlon=39.18849#map=17/-15.11940/39.18849) Bank BCI · Murrapaniua 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.09594&mlon=39.21417#map=17/-15.09594/39.21417) Petrol pump Puma · Rapale-Sede 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.03610&mlon=39.12719#map=17/-15.03610/39.12719) Hotel Montes Nairucu · Rapale-Sede 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.04196&mlon=39.14345#map=17/-15.04196/39.14345) Mall Monica Shopping · Liberdade 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.12781&mlon=39.26400#map=17/-15.12781/39.26400) School EPC de Mutauanha · Natikire 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.08969&mlon=39.18749#map=17/-15.08969/39.18749) College Unilurio Campus De Marrere · Marere 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.11797&mlon=39.19843#map=17/-15.11797/39.19843) Police station Police Checkpoint · Natikire 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.07372&mlon=39.20153#map=17/-15.07372/39.20153) 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 Mutivaze - Mutivaze-Sede - Nacuca ## Quick answers - Where is Muterrua?In Mutivaze, Rapale District, Nampula Province, Mozambique - What borders Muterrua?Caramaja Napome, Mutivaze-Sede, Nacuia and Rapale-Sede - What time zone is Muterrua in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Muterrua?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Muterrua?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Muterrua?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Muterrua?Monte Napacala (643 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Muterrua?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Muterrua?hospital geral de marrere, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Muterrua?BCI, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Muterrua?Puma, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Muterrua?MZ03200302 (OCHA common operational dataset)