# Mepica-Sede Locality, Mepica, Cuamba District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/mepica/mepica-sede/ Locality · Mepica # Mepica-Sede Mepica-Sede is a locality of Mozambique in Mepica, Cuamba District, Niassa Province. It covers **1,328.8 km²**. 20 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1,329km² - 665 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mepica-Sede? Mepica-Sede lies in [Mepica](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/mepica/), [Cuamba District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/), [Niassa Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 7 other localities: [Chiuta-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/mecanhelas/chiuta/chiuta-sede/), [Matequesso](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/mecanhelas/chiuta/matequesso/), [Mecunica](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/metarica/namicundi/mecunica/), [Mississi](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/mandimba/mitande/mississi/), [Mitucue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/mepica/mitucue/), [Napacala](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/mepica/napacala/) and [Rimbane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/cidade-de-cuamba/rimbane/). By area it is the 128th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 58.1% of [Mepica](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/mepica/). The centre of Mepica-Sede is about 1,331 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 14.5153° S, 36.3133° 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: Mepica-Sede - 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) · Lichinga178 km - Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre193 km ### Nearest railway station Cuamba (Marocotela), about 40 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:00) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 05:56, sunset around 17:12). 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 Mepica-Sede Open gazetteers list **20 villages, towns and localities** in Mepica-Sede. Settlements here lie between about 616 m and 690 m above sea level (median 665 m). - Chefe Chidengo - Chefe Machanga - Chefe Matuane - Chefe Mepica - Chefe Mepingo - Chefe Mepulage - Chefe Mojele - Chefe Napita - Chefe Nipurro - Macoropa - Mecova - Mepica - Mepita - Mepulage - Meteuia - Mochele - Mualinque - Muicina - Nicuba - Régulo Muicuna 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 Mepica-Sede Named natural and historic features inside Mepica-Sede, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 19 rivers and streams. - Mandjane - Manjamanja - Marrête - Mecumassondo - Micôco - Minhanje - Mississe - Mucununguire - Mussumuane - Namarrêpo - Nanhupo - Nanhupo - Quirole - Rio Muambisse - Rupuasse - Rurumana - Suacurro - Torôsso - Tôndué ### Hills and mountains 6 hills; 4 mountains. - Monte Mecove · 756 m - Monte Ituncurre · 738 m - Monte Mucarangua · 732 m - Monte Namarrepa · 722 m - Monte Riuaça · 721 m - Monte Nacussupa · 715 m - Monte Pancué · 712 m - Monte Macorropa · 694 m - Monte Baraué · 691 m - Monte Carira · 690 m ### Getting around 3 railway stations. - Mecova - Mepica - Messia 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 Mepica-Sede 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 Mepica-Sede Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Cuamba District Hospital · Marocotela 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.80206&mlon=36.53267#map=17/-14.80206/36.53267) Bank Moza Bank · Marocotela 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.80087&mlon=36.53721#map=17/-14.80087/36.53721) Hotel Pensao Cariaco · Marocotela 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.79997&mlon=36.53674#map=17/-14.79997/36.53674) School Escola · Maganga 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.80779&mlon=36.51488#map=17/-14.80779/36.51488) 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 Mepica - Mitucue - Napacala ## Quick answers - Where is Mepica-Sede?In Mepica, Cuamba District, Niassa Province, Mozambique - What borders Mepica-Sede?Chiuta-Sede, Matequesso, Mecunica, Mississi, Mitucue, Napacala and Rimbane - What time zone is Mepica-Sede in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Mepica-Sede?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Mepica-Sede?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mepica-Sede?20 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mepica-Sede?Settlements lie between 616 m and 690 m - What is the highest point in Mepica-Sede?Monte Mecove (756 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mepica-Sede?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Mepica-Sede?Cuamba District Hospital, about 40 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mepica-Sede?Moza Bank, about 40 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mepica-Sede?MZ01020401 (OCHA common operational dataset)