# Napacala Locality, Mepica, Cuamba District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/mepica/napacala/ Locality · Mepica # Napacala Napacala is a locality of Mozambique in Mepica, Cuamba District, Niassa Province. It covers **442.8 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 443km² - 611 mtypical elevation ## Where is Napacala? Napacala 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 4 other localities: [Mecunica](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/metarica/namicundi/mecunica/), [Mepica-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/mepica/mepica-sede/), [Mitucue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/mepica/mitucue/) and [Muitetere](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/lurio/muitetere/). By area it is the 556th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 19.4% of [Mepica](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/mepica/). The centre of Napacala is about 1,340 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 14.5235° S, 36.6099° 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: Napacala - 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) · Lichinga201 km - Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre218 km ### Nearest railway station Cuamba (Marocotela), about 32 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 04:59) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 05:55, 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 Napacala Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Napacala. Settlements here lie between about 572 m and 655 m above sea level (median 611 m). - Chefe Buaira - Chefe Mepita - Chefe Muaua - Entre-Montes - Guaua - Muanhupo - M’pita - Nunes - Teixeira 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 Napacala Named natural and historic features inside Napacala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 9 rivers and streams. - Chipeça - Chituto - Mieie - Namarepo - Nampaua - Natepo - Rio Mecomasse - Rio Mecunica - Rio Namavala ### Hills and mountains 4 mountains; 1 hill. - Monte Murrumbo · 848 m - Monte Mussandje · 813 m - Monte Mitué · 798 m - Monte Nhaminhanga · 771 m - Monte Chinama · 608 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 Napacala 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 Napacala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Saude Adine 3 · Adine 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.79807&mlon=36.54785#map=17/-14.79807/36.54785) Bank Millennium BIM · Adine 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.80066&mlon=36.53937#map=17/-14.80066/36.53937) Petrol pump TotalEnergies CUAMBA PLUS · Adine 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.80042&mlon=36.54138#map=17/-14.80042/36.54138) Hotel Vila-Verde Lodge · Adine 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.79797&mlon=36.54686#map=17/-14.79797/36.54686) School Centro Educacional Julia Postel · Mecunica 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.33383&mlon=36.79562#map=17/-14.33383/36.79562) College UCM · Mutxora 32 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 Mepica - Mepica-Sede - Mitucue ## Quick answers - Where is Napacala?In Mepica, Cuamba District, Niassa Province, Mozambique - What borders Napacala?Mecunica, Mepica-Sede, Mitucue and Muitetere - What time zone is Napacala in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Napacala?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Napacala?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Napacala?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Napacala?Settlements lie between 572 m and 655 m - What is the highest point in Napacala?Monte Murrumbo (848 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Napacala?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Napacala?Centro de Saude Adine 3, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Napacala?Millennium BIM, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Napacala?TotalEnergies CUAMBA PLUS, about 32 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Napacala?MZ01020403 (OCHA common operational dataset)