# Uapé Locality, Gile, Gile District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gile/gile/uape/ Locality · Gile # Uapé Uapé is a locality of Mozambique in Gile, Gile District, Zambézia Province. It covers **957.5 km²**. 52 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 958km² - 259 mtypical elevation ## Where is Uapé? Uapé lies in [Gile](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gile/gile/), [Gile District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gile/), [Zambézia Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 8 other localities: [Chiraco-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mulevala/chiraco/chiraco-sede/), [Gile-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gile/gile/gile-sede/), [Impaca](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/pebane/pebane-sede/impaca/), [Khayane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gile/gile/khayane/), [Mulela](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/pebane/mulela-mualama/mulela/), [Mutala](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/alto-molocue/alto-molocue/mutala/), [Nanhope](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gile/gile/nanhope/) and [Pury](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gile/gile/pury/). By area it is the 233rd largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 18.5% of [Gile](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gile/gile/). The centre of Uapé is about 1,217 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 16.2565° S, 38.0160° 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: Uapé - 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) · Nampula186 km - Quelimane Airport (UEL) · Quelimane216 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 05:52, sunset around 17:02). 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 Uapé Open gazetteers list **52 villages, towns and localities** in Uapé. Settlements here lie between about 181 m and 366 m above sea level (median 259 m). - Ainhecio - Anècone - Cagema - Carpinteiro - Chefe Manepa - Chefe Mutequela - Chefe Namigo - Chefe Napacala - Chefe Napoxocola - Chefe Ripa - Chefe Santos - Chefe Tavera - Chefe Uapé - Coméria - Cristo Rei - Iocalima - Joaquim - João - Lisse - Maara - Malua - Manuel - Matxael - Mecólomè - Metequela - Miali - Munema - Murrua - Mutequela - Muuco - Naciaia - Namacoma - Namingo - Namivo - Nantala - Napacala - Nharuco - Raul - Rufine - Régulo Napido - Sopamutur - Sulai - Tavera - Techantechorro - Techocolo - Tomote - Uaparrolha - Uape - Uapè - Uatepa - Uatua - Vinte 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 Uapé Named natural and historic features inside Uapé, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 60 rivers and streams. - Apana - Aurione - Ecuxa - Machauene - Maxauele - Maxequela - Mecucuce - Mecucuzi - Mepagine - Mepoense - Merrupanama - Metorra - Morrotoni - Muelamaze - Naaa - Nacapa - Nacapa - Nacoxene - Nacuca - Nacuculo - Naiava - Namaquete - Namarepo - Namarepo …and 36 more. ### Hills and mountains 12 hills; 1 mountain. - Monte Uapé · 571 m - Monte Namassupa · 535 m - Monte Merrapala · 439 m - Monte Envihé · 427 m - Monte Ravane · 406 m - Monte Sacane · 403 m - Monte Malôa · 369 m - Monte Malôa Metro · 368 m - Monte Pebane · 364 m - Monte Malôa · 347 m - Monte Terre · 323 m - Monte Eculáti · 190 m - Monte Eculáti · 154 m ### Forests and nature 1 wildlife reserve. - Reserva de Caça do Gile 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 Uapé 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 Uapé Need Nearest mapped Distance Bank BCI · Gile-Sede 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.14526&mlon=38.37093#map=17/-16.14526/38.37093) 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 Gile - Gile-Sede - Intxotcha - Khayane - Mamala - Moneia - Naheche - Nanhope - Pury ## Quick answers - Where is Uapé?In Gile, Gile District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique - What borders Uapé?Chiraco-Sede, Gile-Sede, Impaca, Khayane, Mulela, Mutala, Nanhope and Pury - What time zone is Uapé in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Uapé?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Uapé?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Uapé?52 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Uapé?Settlements lie between 181 m and 366 m - What is the highest point in Uapé?Monte Uapé (571 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Uapé?April to October - Where is the nearest bank to Uapé?BCI, about 40 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Uapé?MZ04040109 (OCHA common operational dataset)