# Popular Locality, Sanjala, Cidade de Lichinga – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cidade-de-lichinga/sanjala/popular/ Locality · Sanjala # Popular Popular is a locality of Mozambique in Sanjala, Cidade de Lichinga, Niassa Province. It covers **0.56 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.6km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Popular? Popular 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 4 other localities: [Muchenga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cidade-de-lichinga/sanjala/muchenga/), [Namacula](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cidade-de-lichinga/sanjala/namacula/), [Nzinje](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cidade-de-lichinga/sanjala/nzinje/) and [Sanjala](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cidade-de-lichinga/sanjala/sanjala/). By area it is the 1654th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 0.8% of [Sanjala](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cidade-de-lichinga/sanjala/). The centre of Popular is about 1,436 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. It is about 2.0 km from Lichinga, the main town of Sanjala. The centre point is at 13.2973° S, 35.2491° 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 Popular OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Popular: 1 attraction. - Place dos Liberados · attraction 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: Popular - 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) · Lichinga3.2 km - Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) · Lumbadzi168 km ### Nearest railway station Lichinga (Ceramica), about 1.7 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. ## Weather in Popular 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 Popular Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Provincial De Lichinga · Nzinje 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.30655&mlon=35.24409#map=17/-13.30655/35.24409) Bank BIC · Popular 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.29946&mlon=35.24650#map=17/-13.29946/35.24650) Petrol pump Petromoc · Sanjala 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.29853&mlon=35.24108#map=17/-13.29853/35.24108) Hotel Girassol Lichinga · Nzinje 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.30185&mlon=35.24480#map=17/-13.30185/35.24480) College Lichinga City · Nzinje 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.30160&mlon=35.24483#map=17/-13.30160/35.24483) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Popular Places mapped inside Popular in open map data, by type. - Banks1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other localities in Sanjala - Chiulugo - Muchenga - Namacula - Nzinje - Sanjala ## Quick answers - Where is Popular?In Sanjala, Cidade de Lichinga, Niassa Province, Mozambique - What borders Popular?Muchenga, Namacula, Nzinje and Sanjala - What is there to see in Popular?Place dos Liberados - What time zone is Popular in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Popular?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Popular?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Popular?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Popular?Hospital Provincial De Lichinga, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Popular?BIC, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Popular?Petromoc, about 0.9 km from the centre - How many banks are in Popular?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Popular?MZ01010106 (OCHA common operational dataset)