# Namacula Locality, Sanjala, Cidade de Lichinga – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cidade-de-lichinga/sanjala/namacula/ Locality · Sanjala # Namacula Namacula is a locality of Mozambique in Sanjala, Cidade de Lichinga, Niassa Province. It covers **9.16 km²**. - 9.2km² ## Where is Namacula? Namacula lies in [Sanjala](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cidade-de-lichinga/sanjala/), [Cidade de Lichinga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cidade-de-lichinga/), [Niassa Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other localities: [Assumane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cidade-de-lichinga/massenger/assumane/), [Chiulugo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cidade-de-lichinga/sanjala/chiulugo/), [Massenger](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cidade-de-lichinga/massenger/massenger/), [Muchenga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cidade-de-lichinga/sanjala/muchenga/), [Popular](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cidade-de-lichinga/sanjala/popular/) and [Sanjala](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cidade-de-lichinga/sanjala/sanjala/). By area it is the 1383rd largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 12.6% of [Sanjala](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cidade-de-lichinga/sanjala/). The centre of Namacula is about 1,438 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. It is about 4.1 km from Lichinga, the main town of Sanjala. The centre point is at 13.2809° S, 35.2596° 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). ## Things to see in and around Namacula ### Nearby, outside Namacula - Place dos Liberados · attraction, Popular2.6 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Namacula - 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 - Lichinga Airport (VXC) · Lichinga1.1 km - Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) · Lumbadzi170 km ### Nearest railway station Lichinga (Ceramica), about 3.6 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 05:07) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 05:58, sunset around 17:19). 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. ## Landscape and landmarks of Namacula Named natural and historic features inside Namacula, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Getting around 1 airport. - Lichinga 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 Namacula and the best time to visit Using the climate of Cidade de Lichinga, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 1,025 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (301 mm) and the driest Sep (3 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 24 301 Feb 24 222 Mar 24 149 Apr 23 45 May 21 12 Jun 20 3 Jul 20 7 Aug 22 8 Sep 25 3 Oct 27 12 Nov 28 46 Dec 26 216 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Namacula Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Provincial De Lichinga · Nzinje 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.30655&mlon=35.24409#map=17/-13.30655/35.24409) Bank BIC · Popular 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.29946&mlon=35.24650#map=17/-13.29946/35.24650) Petrol pump Petromoc · Sanjala 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.29853&mlon=35.24108#map=17/-13.29853/35.24108) Hotel Girassol · Nzinje 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.30166&mlon=35.24456#map=17/-13.30166/35.24456) College Lichinga City · Sanjala 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.29599&mlon=35.24194#map=17/-13.29599/35.24194) 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 Sanjala - Chiulugo - Muchenga - Nzinje - Popular - Sanjala ## Quick answers - Where is Namacula?In Sanjala, Cidade de Lichinga, Niassa Province, Mozambique - What borders Namacula?Assumane, Chiulugo, Massenger, Muchenga, Popular and Sanjala - What is there to see in Namacula?Place dos Liberados - What time zone is Namacula in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Namacula?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Namacula?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Namacula?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Namacula?Hospital Provincial De Lichinga, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Namacula?BIC, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Namacula?Petromoc, about 2.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Namacula?MZ01010104 (OCHA common operational dataset)