# Muiane Locality, Alto Ligonha, Gile District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gile/alto-ligonha/muiane/ Locality · Alto Ligonha # Muiane Muiane is a locality of Mozambique in Alto Ligonha, Gile District, Zambézia Province. It covers **624.5 km²**. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 625km² - 346 mtypical elevation ## Where is Muiane? Muiane lies in [Alto Ligonha](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gile/alto-ligonha/), [Gile District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gile/), [Zambézia Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 7 other localities: [Alto Ligonha](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gile/alto-ligonha/alto-ligonha/), [Intxotcha](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gile/gile/intxotcha/), [Mirali](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gile/alto-ligonha/mirali/), [Nacuaca](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/alto-molocue/alto-molocue/nacuaca/), [Namihali](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gile/alto-ligonha/namihali/), [Namireco](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gile/alto-ligonha/namireco/) and [Namithathar](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gile/alto-ligonha/namithathar/). By area it is the 410th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 16.0% of [Alto Ligonha](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gile/alto-ligonha/). The centre of Muiane is about 1,282 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 15.7170° S, 38.2350° 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: Muiane - 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 - Nampula Airport (APL) · Nampula131 km - Quelimane Airport (UEL) · Quelimane279 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 04:50) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 05:51, sunset around 17:03). 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 Muiane Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in Muiane. Settlements here lie between about 239 m and 439 m above sea level (median 346 m). - Aparra - Cavala - Càsua - Metacusse - Mimale - Mucumua - Muiaiága - Muiane - Mutia - Muàno - Nacala - Napote - Napó - Pambuela 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 Muiane Named natural and historic features inside Muiane, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Locane - Muataca - Rio Naitaca ### Hills and mountains 3 mountains; 3 hills. - Serra Muácomuano · 948 m - Monte Namarepo · 673 m - Monte Metau · 619 m - Naipa · 476 m - Monte Muimuile · 469 m - Monte Muiane · 430 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 Muiane and the best time to visit Using the climate of Gile District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 1,360 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (387 mm) and the driest Sep (8 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 387 Feb 25 224 Mar 25 193 Apr 23 111 May 21 33 Jun 20 36 Jul 20 46 Aug 22 18 Sep 25 8 Oct 27 25 Nov 29 65 Dec 27 213 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Muiane Need Nearest mapped Distance Petrol pump Petromoc · Alto Ligonha 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.51424&mlon=38.25324#map=17/-15.51424/38.25324) 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 Alto Ligonha - Alto Ligonha - Mirali - Namihali - Namireco - Namithathar ## Quick answers - Where is Muiane?In Alto Ligonha, Gile District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique - What borders Muiane?Alto Ligonha, Intxotcha, Mirali, Nacuaca, Namihali, Namireco and Namithathar - What time zone is Muiane in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Muiane?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Muiane?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Muiane?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Muiane?Settlements lie between 239 m and 439 m - What is the highest point in Muiane?Serra Muácomuano (948 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Muiane?April to October - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Muiane?Petromoc, about 23 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Muiane?MZ04040203 (OCHA common operational dataset)