# Matia Locality, Cidade de Cuamba, Cuamba District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/cidade-de-cuamba/matia/ Locality · Cidade de Cuamba # Matia Matia is a locality of Mozambique in Cidade de Cuamba, Cuamba District, Niassa Province. It covers **72.7 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 72.7km² - 679 mtypical elevation ## Where is Matia? Matia lies in [Cidade de Cuamba](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/cidade-de-cuamba/), [Cuamba District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/), [Niassa Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 5 other localities: [Adine](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/cidade-de-cuamba/adine/), [Aeroporto](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/cidade-de-cuamba/aeroporto/), [Maganga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/cidade-de-cuamba/maganga/), [Malapa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/etatara/malapa/) and [Mutxora](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/cidade-de-cuamba/mutxora/). By area it is the 1141st largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 10.5% of [Cidade de Cuamba](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/cidade-de-cuamba/). The centre of Matia is about 1,302 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 14.8580° S, 36.5388° 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: Matia - 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 - Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre191 km - Lichinga Airport (VXC) · Lichinga223 km ### Nearest railway station Cuamba (Marocotela), about 6.1 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 04:58) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 05:56, sunset around 17:11). 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 Matia Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Matia. Settlements here lie between about 640 m and 696 m above sea level (median 679 m). - Chiponde - Figueiredo - Matias - Mevava - Mutxroa - Namutimbua - Régulo Matia 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 Matia Named natural and historic features inside Matia, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Matimba - Napáco - Sanjere ### Hills and mountains 3 mountains. - Monte Napeio · 980 m - Monte Chirrungusse · 851 m - Monte Chiponde · 679 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 Matia and the best time to visit Using the climate of Cuamba District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 1,231 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (396 mm) and the driest Sep (4 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 24 396 Feb 24 254 Mar 24 170 Apr 22 47 May 20 11 Jun 19 5 Jul 19 10 Aug 21 7 Sep 24 4 Oct 27 17 Nov 28 60 Dec 26 250 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Matia Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Rural de Cuamba · Marocotela 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.80259&mlon=36.53342#map=17/-14.80259/36.53342) Bank Moza Bank · Marocotela 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.80087&mlon=36.53721#map=17/-14.80087/36.53721) Petrol pump Petromoc · Mutxora 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.80327&mlon=36.54070#map=17/-14.80327/36.54070) Hotel Quinta Timbwa · Mutxora 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.81403&mlon=36.54730#map=17/-14.81403/36.54730) School EPC Mutxora · Mutxora 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.80786&mlon=36.54103#map=17/-14.80786/36.54103) College UCM · Mutxora 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.80570&mlon=36.53999#map=17/-14.80570/36.53999) 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 Cidade de Cuamba - Adine - Aeroporto - Maganga - Marocotela - Mutxora - Rimbane ## Quick answers - Where is Matia?In Cidade de Cuamba, Cuamba District, Niassa Province, Mozambique - What borders Matia?Adine, Aeroporto, Maganga, Malapa and Mutxora - What time zone is Matia in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Matia?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Matia?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Matia?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Matia?Settlements lie between 640 m and 696 m - What is the highest point in Matia?Monte Napeio (980 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Matia?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Matia?Hospital Rural de Cuamba, about 6.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Matia?Moza Bank, about 6.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Matia?Petromoc, about 6.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Matia?MZ01020105 (OCHA common operational dataset)