# Luelele Locality, Lissiete, Mandimba District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/mandimba/lissiete/luelele/ Locality · Lissiete # Luelele Luelele is a locality of Mozambique in Lissiete, Mandimba District, Niassa Province. It covers **197.8 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 198km² - 939 mtypical elevation ## Where is Luelele? Luelele lies in [Lissiete](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/mandimba/lissiete/), [Mandimba District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/mandimba/), [Niassa Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 3 other localities: [Chissimbire](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/n-gauma/massangulo-n-gauma/chissimbire/), [Lissiete-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/mandimba/lissiete/lissiete-sede/) and [Mitande-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/mandimba/mitande/mitande-sede/). By area it is the 881st largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 12.9% of [Lissiete](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/mandimba/lissiete/). The centre of Luelele is about 1,348 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 14.1567° S, 35.5298° 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: Luelele - 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) · Lichinga102 km - Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre179 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:04) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 05:59, sunset around 17:16). 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 Luelele Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Luelele. Settlements here lie between about 933 m and 965 m above sea level (median 939 m). - Casembe - Daúda - Luximuè 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 Luelele Named natural and historic features inside Luelele, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 7 rivers and streams. - Lilase - Macunguluno - Mesope - Muetete - Nacalongo - Ngapane - Sissimbirre ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Monte Lissiete · 1,363 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 Luelele and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mandimba District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (16 °C), after allowing for this place being about 226 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,103 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (330 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 21 330 Feb 21 238 Mar 21 157 Apr 19 48 May 17 13 Jun 16 4 Jul 16 9 Aug 18 10 Sep 22 4 Oct 24 15 Nov 25 52 Dec 23 224 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Luelele Need Nearest mapped Distance Bank Millenium BIM · Vila de Mandimba 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.35269&mlon=35.65045#map=17/-14.35269/35.65045) Petrol pump Petromoc · Vila de Mandimba 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.35339&mlon=35.65094#map=17/-14.35339/35.65094) Hotel Pensao · Vila de Mandimba 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.35161&mlon=35.65078#map=17/-14.35161/35.65078) School Escola Primária Filipe Samuel Magaia De Mandimba · Vila de Mandimba 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.35938&mlon=35.64150#map=17/-14.35938/35.64150) Police station PRM · Vila de Mandimba 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.35273&mlon=35.65096#map=17/-14.35273/35.65096) 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 Lissiete - Lissiete-Sede - Meluluca - Vila de Mandimba ## Quick answers - Where is Luelele?In Lissiete, Mandimba District, Niassa Province, Mozambique - What borders Luelele?Chissimbire, Lissiete-Sede and Mitande-Sede - What time zone is Luelele in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Luelele?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Luelele?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Luelele?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Luelele?Settlements lie between 933 m and 965 m - What is the highest point in Luelele?Monte Lissiete (1,363 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Luelele?April to November - Where is the nearest bank to Luelele?Millenium BIM, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Luelele?Petromoc, about 25 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Luelele?MZ01060102 (OCHA common operational dataset)