# Muitetere Locality, Lúrio, Cuamba District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/lurio/muitetere/ Locality · Lúrio # Muitetere Muitetere is a locality of Mozambique in Lúrio, Cuamba District, Niassa Province. It covers **540.6 km²**. 19 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 541km² - 552 mtypical elevation ## Where is Muitetere? Muitetere lies in [Lúrio](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/lurio/), [Cuamba District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/), [Niassa Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 8 other localities: [Lúrio-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/lurio/lurio-sede/), [Mecunica](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/metarica/namicundi/mecunica/), [Mepuera](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/metarica/nacumua/mepuera/), [Mitucue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/mepica/mitucue/), [Muessi](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/malema/mutuali/muessi/), [Muhemela](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/metarica/nacumua/muhemela/), [Napacala](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/mepica/napacala/) and [Vila de Mutuali](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/malema/mutuali/vila-de-mutuali/). By area it is the 466th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 61.4% of [Lúrio](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/lurio/). The centre of Muitetere is about 1,340 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 14.6288° S, 36.9414° 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: Muitetere - 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) · Lichinga235 km - Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre241 km ### Nearest railway station Mutuali (Vila de Mutuali), about 24 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 04:57) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 05:54, sunset around 17:10). 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 Muitetere Open gazetteers list **19 villages, towns and localities** in Muitetere. Settlements here lie between about 522 m and 588 m above sea level (median 552 m). - Chefe Cochopo - Chefe Mucatare - Chefe Mugonha - Chefe Murrula - Chefe Nessarra - Chefe Paia - Chefe Pauge - Chefe Tiole - Couto - Dinis - Lira - Matare - Mualapa - Mugonha - Muitetere - Penedos - Pique - Raposo - Salama 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 Muitetere Named natural and historic features inside Muitetere, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 15 rivers and streams. - Conhamuana - Lela - Metotoana - Muloamai - Munamasse - Mupopor - Nacasse - Nahucula - Namace - Nambitone - Nameluha - Namilua - Narrucurruco - Narrucurruco - Nimanane ### Hills and mountains 10 hills; 4 mountains. - Monte Nacosse · 829 m - Monte Muagadja · 779 m - Monte Mutuparete · 775 m - Monte Nacole · 775 m - Monte Copera · 745 m - Monte Umpopeia · 744 m - Monte Mepito · 722 m - Monte Naavarra · 717 m - Monte Maciane · 702 m - Monte Namississe · 696 m - Monte Muacumuana · 689 m - Monte Namarrepo · 670 m - Monte Tatanherana · 640 m - Monte Saloia · 590 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 Muitetere 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 Muitetere Need Nearest mapped Distance Bank BCI · Vila de Mutuali 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.83611&mlon=37.00417#map=17/-14.83611/37.00417) Petrol pump Funae · Vila de Mutuali 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.87856&mlon=37.01670#map=17/-14.87856/37.01670) School Centro Educacional Julia Postel · Mecunica 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.33383&mlon=36.79562#map=17/-14.33383/36.79562) 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 Lúrio - Lúrio-Sede ## Quick answers - Where is Muitetere?In Lúrio, Cuamba District, Niassa Province, Mozambique - What borders Muitetere?Lúrio-Sede, Mecunica, Mepuera, Mitucue, Muessi, Muhemela, Napacala and Vila de Mutuali - What time zone is Muitetere in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Muitetere?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Muitetere?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Muitetere?19 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Muitetere?Settlements lie between 522 m and 588 m - What is the highest point in Muitetere?Monte Nacosse (829 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Muitetere?April to November - Where is the nearest bank to Muitetere?BCI, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Muitetere?Funae, about 29 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Muitetere?MZ01020302 (OCHA common operational dataset)