# Mualijane Locality, Lioma, Gurue District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/lioma/mualijane/ Locality · Lioma # Mualijane Mualijane is a locality of Mozambique in Lioma, Gurue District, Zambézia Province. It covers **141.9 km²**. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 142km² - 784 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mualijane? Mualijane lies in [Lioma](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/lioma/), [Gurue District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/), [Zambézia Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 4 other localities: [Malema-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/malema/malema-canhunha/malema-sede/), [Muhiua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/alto-molocue/nauela/muhiua/), [Nacata](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/malema/mutuali/nacata/) and [Nintulo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/lioma/nintulo/). By area it is the 994th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 4.9% of [Lioma](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/lioma/). The centre of Mualijane is about 1,302 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 15.0970° S, 37.2388° 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: Mualijane - 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) · Nampula219 km - Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre251 km ### Nearest railway station Tui (Nacata), about 19 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 04:55) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 05:53, 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 Mualijane Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Mualijane. Settlements here lie between about 706 m and 893 m above sea level (median 784 m). - Licuângua - Malitchane - Marruri - Maíco - Mucopoa - Mucuela - Muquali - Mvunian - Nepipa - Oliua - Parraúmo - Tchossano 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 Mualijane Named natural and historic features inside Mualijane, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Pihi ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Serra Manguni · 1,700 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 Mualijane and the best time to visit Using the climate of Gurue District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). 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 23 412 Feb 23 286 Mar 23 233 Apr 21 100 May 19 35 Jun 17 37 Jul 17 49 Aug 19 17 Sep 22 13 Oct 25 24 Nov 26 107 Dec 24 258 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mualijane Need Nearest mapped Distance Bank BCI · Vila de Mutuali 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.83611&mlon=37.00417#map=17/-14.83611/37.00417) Petrol pump Funae · Vila de Mutuali 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.87856&mlon=37.01670#map=17/-14.87856/37.01670) Hotel Complexo Malaya - Malema · Vila de Malema 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.96247&mlon=37.38775#map=17/-14.96247/37.38775) School Secondary School Boarding House · Vila de Malema 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.96018&mlon=37.41246#map=17/-14.96018/37.41246) College UniZambeze - Faculdade de Ciências de Saúde · Malema-Sede 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.88132&mlon=37.35747#map=17/-14.88132/37.35747) 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 Lioma - Lioma-Sede - Magige - Nintulo - Tetete ## Quick answers - Where is Mualijane?In Lioma, Gurue District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique - What borders Mualijane?Malema-Sede, Muhiua, Nacata and Nintulo - What time zone is Mualijane in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Mualijane?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Mualijane?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mualijane?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mualijane?Settlements lie between 706 m and 893 m - What is the highest point in Mualijane?Serra Manguni (1,700 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mualijane?April to November - Where is the nearest bank to Mualijane?BCI, about 38 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mualijane?Funae, about 34 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mualijane?MZ04050203 (OCHA common operational dataset)