# Mucunha Locality, Cidade de Gurue, Gurue District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/mucunha/

Locality · Cidade de Gurue 

# Mucunha

Mucunha is a locality of Mozambique in Cidade de Gurue, Gurue District, Zambézia Province. It covers **572.9 km²**. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 573km²
- 1,116 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mucunha?

Mucunha lies in [Cidade de Gurue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/), [Gurue District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/), [Zambézia Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 11 other localities: [Lioma-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/lioma/lioma-sede/), [Mepuagiua-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/mepuagiua/mepuagiua-sede/), [Miaco](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/miaco/), [Muagiua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/muagiua/), [Muhiua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/alto-molocue/nauela/muhiua/), [Murece 1](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/murece-1/), [Murece 2](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/murece-2/), [Murrimo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/murrimo/), [Nintulo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/lioma/nintulo/), [Up4-Eduardo Mondlane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/up4-eduardo-mondlane/) and [Vehiua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/mepuagiua/vehiua/). By area it is the 444th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 32.6% of [Cidade de Gurue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/). The centre of Mucunha is about 1,264 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 15.3819° S, 37.0324° 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: Mucunha

- 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

- Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre223 km
- Nampula Airport (APL) · Nampula243 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 04:56) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 05:55, sunset around 17:08).

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 Mucunha

Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in Mucunha. Settlements here lie between about 813 m and 1,369 m above sea level (median 1,116 m).

- Capatcha
- Covela
- Manlaco
- Mejava
- Mgunha
- Moava
- Moxo
- Mucunha
- Muteca
- Namatècúla
- Nansua
- Naútela
- Nicau
- Vaquiua

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 Mucunha

Named natural and historic features inside Mucunha, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Metão

### Hills and mountains

6 mountains; 1 peak.

- Mount Namuli · 2,291 m
- Monte Ivelo · 1,790 m
- Monte Murrele · 1,749 m
- Monte Ieje · 1,712 m
- Monte Merrece · 1,463 m
- Serra Murrupala · 1,396 m
- Monte Murrupula · 1,380 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 Mucunha and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Gurue District, the warmest month is Nov (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (14 °C), after allowing for this place being about 403 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,570 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (412 mm) and the driest Sep (13 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 21 412 

Feb 20 286 

Mar 20 233 

Apr 18 100 

May 16 35 

Jun 15 37 

Jul 14 49 

Aug 16 17 

Sep 19 13 

Oct 22 24 

Nov 23 107 

Dec 22 258 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mucunha

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Rural de Gurué · Cimento 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.46235&mlon=36.98399#map=17/-15.46235/36.98399) 

Bank BCI · Cimento 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.46665&mlon=36.97852#map=17/-15.46665/36.97852) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Plus Gurue · Moneia 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.46270&mlon=36.98913#map=17/-15.46270/36.98913) 

Hotel Centro Polivalente Leão Dehon · Artes e Oficios 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.46876&mlon=36.99425#map=17/-15.46876/36.99425) 

School Escola secundária geral de Gurué · Barragem 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.46922&mlon=36.98268#map=17/-15.46922/36.98268) 

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 Cidade de Gurue

- 1 de Maio
- 25 de Junho
- Archote
- Artes e Oficios
- Barragem
- Cimento
- Coconhia
- Coctchi
- Contape
- Cooperativa
- Escola Secundaria
- Eucalipital
- Invinha
- Lussa
- Macaruene
- Malessane
- Miaco
- Moneia
- Muagiua
- Muela
- Murece 1
- Murece 2
- Murrimo
- Muximua
- Nacuacue
- Namilimete
- Serra
- Up1
- Up3 Veleta
- Up4-Eduardo Mondlane
- Up5 Namaroi

## Quick answers

- Where is Mucunha?In Cidade de Gurue, Gurue District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique
- What borders Mucunha?Lioma-Sede, Mepuagiua-Sede, Miaco, Muagiua, Muhiua, Murece 1, Murece 2, Murrimo, Nintulo, Up4-Eduardo Mondlane and Vehiua
- What time zone is Mucunha in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Mucunha?Metical (MZN)
- What language is spoken in Mucunha?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Mucunha?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Mucunha?Settlements lie between 813 m and 1,369 m
- What is the highest point in Mucunha?Mount Namuli (2,291 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Mucunha?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mucunha?Hospital Rural de Gurué, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mucunha?BCI, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mucunha?TotalEnergies Plus Gurue, about 10 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Mucunha?MZ04050120 (OCHA common operational dataset)