# Maiaca, Maua District – Localities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/maua/maiaca/ Administrative post · Maua District # Maiaca Maiaca is an administrative post of Mozambique in Maua District, Niassa Province. It covers **2,248.2 km²**. It is divided into 2 localities. 67 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2,248km² - 2localities ## Where is Maiaca? Maiaca lies in [Maua District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/maua/), [Niassa Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 5 other administrative posts: [Chilulo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/malema/chilulo/), [Maúa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/maua/maua/), [Nacumua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/metarica/nacumua/), [Namicundi](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/metarica/namicundi/) and [Nipepe-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/nipepe/nipepe-sede/). By area it is the 113th largest of 457 administrative posts in Mozambique. It covers 26.8% of [Maua District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/maua/). The centre of Maiaca is about 1,400 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 14.1548° S, 37.2362° 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: Maiaca - 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) · Lichinga234 km - Nampula Airport (APL) · Nampula244 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 04:57) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 05:52, sunset around 17:09). 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. ## Localities of Maiaca Locality Area km² Localities Services [Maiaca](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/maua/maiaca/maiaca/) 338 23 0 [Ntepia](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/maua/maiaca/ntepia/) 1,911 44 0 Source: [INE- Instituto Nacional de Estatisca via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-moz); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Maiaca Open gazetteers list **67 villages, towns and localities** in Maiaca. Settlements here lie between about 452 m and 616 m above sea level (median 513 m). - Aldeia Colope - Amela - Amurri - Banaáque - Bernardo - Boni - Cauarra - Cavala - Chaga - Chaveque - Chicôco - Comeliua - Corneteiro - Correia - Cuvir - Djerace - Iagaia - Intepia - Joaquim - Lotia - Lâmua - Maiaca - Massassa - Massuco - Mcorrona - Mcôssôa - Mepépé - Merripa - Metambarra - Metarapa - Metulucula - Mirrione - Mono - Mtipia - Muaquiua - Muavi - Mucareco - Mucóco - Muiua - Murrequele - Mussuma - Mutelo - Muóco - M’pua - Nametarra - Navelaque - Naìpa - Niassa - Nicaliua - Nicunha - Nivassa - Nérúcúlo - Paua - Pile - Punhela - Quingue - Quita - Rapaz - Ripa - Saimone - Somaina - Séia - Tueia - Txamaca - Txêmo - Uapaca - Vatiua 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 Maiaca Named natural and historic features inside Maiaca, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 32 rivers and streams. - Chinga - Dèrué - Macovarra - Macula - Massorira - Mecequesse - Melalane - Muitia - Muuo - Naache - Namarrepo - Namicopo - Namicupo - Namigonha - Namigonha - Namipaua - Namipaua - Namipaua - Namitala - Namope - Nampassiua - Nanhuma - Napacala - Napilico …and 8 more. ### Hills and mountains 16 hills; 4 mountains. - Monte Maiaca · 714 m - Monte Nivangala · 615 m - Monte Munica · 612 m - Monte Piraanga · 612 m - Tetanhere · 602 m - Mihoio · 599 m - Monte Marrovera · 598 m - Monte Barre · 595 m - Monte Xovera · 592 m - Nametimpua · 554 m - Monte Ulange · 546 m - Monte Nicuruma · 534 m - Monte Nicuruma · 529 m - Tàlácupe · 527 m - Nairupe · 522 m - Comone · 515 m - Monte Nilemala · 512 m - Ripaué · 486 m - Monte Namungo · 482 m - Nanungo · 466 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 Maiaca and the best time to visit Using the climate of Maua District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 1,257 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (387 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 24 387 Feb 23 262 Mar 23 174 Apr 22 56 May 20 17 Jun 18 5 Jul 18 10 Aug 20 8 Sep 24 4 Oct 26 16 Nov 27 58 Dec 25 258 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Quick answers - Where is Maiaca?In Maua District, Niassa Province, Mozambique - What borders Maiaca?Chilulo, Maúa, Nacumua, Namicundi and Nipepe-Sede - What time zone is Maiaca in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Maiaca?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Maiaca?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Maiaca?67 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Maiaca?Settlements lie between 452 m and 616 m - What is the highest point in Maiaca?Monte Maiaca (714 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Maiaca?April to November - What is the P-code of Maiaca?MZ010802 (OCHA common operational dataset)