# Mepuera Locality, Nacumua, Metarica District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/metarica/nacumua/mepuera/ Locality · Nacumua # Mepuera Mepuera is a locality of Mozambique in Nacumua, Metarica District, Niassa Province. It covers **1,084.8 km²**. 26 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1,085km² - 565 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mepuera? Mepuera lies in [Nacumua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/metarica/nacumua/), [Metarica District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/metarica/), [Niassa Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 7 other localities: [Mecunica](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/metarica/namicundi/mecunica/), [Muhemela](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/metarica/nacumua/muhemela/), [Muitetere](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/lurio/muitetere/), [Nacumua-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/metarica/nacumua/nacumua-sede/), [Nambuara](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/metarica/namicundi/nambuara/), [Ntepia](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/maua/maiaca/ntepia/) and [Vila de Mutuali](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/malema/mutuali/vila-de-mutuali/). By area it is the 182nd largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 56.8% of [Nacumua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/metarica/nacumua/). The centre of Mepuera is about 1,366 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 14.4146° S, 37.0378° 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: Mepuera - 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) · Lichinga229 km - Nampula Airport (APL) · Nampula253 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 05:53, 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 Mepuera Open gazetteers list **26 villages, towns and localities** in Mepuera. Settlements here lie between about 517 m and 637 m above sea level (median 565 m). - Aite - Altinho - Cabo Mepurra - Chefe Jana - Chefe Maassa - Chefe Marraca - Chefe Nambuarra - Cruzamento - Culué - Cócóla - Iava - Jonace - Matemba - Mopéliua - Muacama - Muhova - Màcula - Mácula - Málimo - Netoro - Nipata - Niquânqua - Rapissone - Salanha - Suleimana - Vórré iua 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 Mepuera Named natural and historic features inside Mepuera, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 17 rivers and streams. - Camuite - Matandarra - Messaúco - Muncoca - Nacuce - Namamoto - Napepa - Netapa - Netapo - Nipepe - Ntava - Ratane - Redgima - Rio Luleio - Rio Mepue - Taparra - Tómage ### Hills and mountains 17 hills; 9 mountains. - Monte Temuié · 888 m - Monte Murrani · 829 m - Monte Mangoma · 807 m - Monte Sadjica · 801 m - Monte Tápêa · 793 m - Monte Nhorrane · 791 m - Monte Namaduco · 774 m - Monte Nanluco · 769 m - Monte Nampo · 729 m - Namacuma · 726 m - Monte Chicava · 724 m - Monte Nicaca · 718 m - Monte Namiraco · 706 m - Monte Hehoi · 701 m - Monte Nato · 684 m - Monte Assoero · 668 m - Monte Enchiliuaca · 657 m - Monte Marrupa · 634 m - Monte Matucui · 623 m - Monte Machache · 605 m - Monte Mangueona · 596 m - Monte Mueue · 593 m - Monte Issequere · 583 m - Monte Cuine · 579 m …and 2 more. 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 Mepuera and the best time to visit Using the climate of Metarica 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 Mepuera Need Nearest mapped Distance School Centro Educacional Julia Postel · Mecunica 28 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 Nacumua - Muhemela - Nacumua-Sede ## Quick answers - Where is Mepuera?In Nacumua, Metarica District, Niassa Province, Mozambique - What borders Mepuera?Mecunica, Muhemela, Muitetere, Nacumua-Sede, Nambuara, Ntepia and Vila de Mutuali - What time zone is Mepuera in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Mepuera?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Mepuera?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mepuera?26 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mepuera?Settlements lie between 517 m and 637 m - What is the highest point in Mepuera?Monte Temuié (888 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mepuera?April to November - What is the P-code of Mepuera?MZ01120202 (OCHA common operational dataset)