# Nacuca Locality, Mutivaze, Rapale District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/rapale/mutivaze/nacuca/ Locality · Mutivaze # Nacuca Nacuca is a locality of Mozambique in Mutivaze, Rapale District, Nampula Province. It covers **119.0 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 119km² - 525 mtypical elevation ## Where is Nacuca? Nacuca 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: [Chicá](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/ribaue/ribaue/chica/), [Mecuburi-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/mecuburi/mecuburi-sede/mecuburi-sede/), [Mutivaze-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/rapale/mutivaze/mutivaze-sede/) and [Nahipa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/mecuburi/mecuburi-sede/nahipa/). By area it is the 1038th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 13.5% of [Mutivaze](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/rapale/mutivaze/). The centre of Nacuca is about 1,385 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 14.9625° S, 38.8210° 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: Nacuca - 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) · Nampula52 km - Nacala International Airport (MNC) · Nacala210 km ### Nearest railway station Meconta (Nacuca), about 1.7 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 04:49) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 05:47, sunset around 17:02). 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 Nacuca Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Nacuca. - Meconta 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 Nacuca Named natural and historic features inside Nacuca, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Mecoro - Merrocane ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains. - Monte Puco · 711 m - Monte Mucorro · 628 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 Nacuca 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 Nacuca Need Nearest mapped Distance Petrol pump Puma · Rapale-Sede 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.03610&mlon=39.12719#map=17/-15.03610/39.12719) Hotel Montes Nairucu · Rapale-Sede 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.04196&mlon=39.14345#map=17/-15.04196/39.14345) School Escola Secundaria De Namina · Namina-Sede 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.94115&mlon=38.69003#map=17/-14.94115/38.69003) 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 - Muterrua - Mutivaze-Sede ## Quick answers - Where is Nacuca?In Mutivaze, Rapale District, Nampula Province, Mozambique - What borders Nacuca?Chicá, Mecuburi-Sede, Mutivaze-Sede and Nahipa - What time zone is Nacuca in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Nacuca?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Nacuca?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Nacuca?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Nacuca?Monte Puco (711 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Nacuca?April to November - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nacuca?Puma, about 34 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Nacuca?MZ03200303 (OCHA common operational dataset)