# Mepuagiua, Gurue District – Localities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/mepuagiua/ Administrative post · Gurue District # Mepuagiua Mepuagiua is an administrative post of Mozambique in Gurue District, Zambézia Province. It covers **970.7 km²**. It is divided into 6 localities. 26 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 971km² - 6localities ## Where is Mepuagiua? Mepuagiua lies in [Gurue District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/), [Zambézia Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 5 other administrative posts: [Cidade de Gurue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/), [Namarroi](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/namarroi/namarroi/), [Nauela](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/alto-molocue/nauela/), [Regone](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/namarroi/regone/) and [Socone](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/ile/socone/). By area it is the 271st largest of 457 administrative posts in Mozambique. It covers 17.2% of [Gurue District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/). The centre of Mepuagiua is about 1,244 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 15.6135° S, 37.1310° 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: Mepuagiua - 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) · Blantyre231 km - Nampula Airport (APL) · Nampula237 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 04:55) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 05:55, sunset around 17:07). 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. ## Localities of Mepuagiua Locality Area km² Localities Services [Incize](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/mepuagiua/incize/) 158 4 0 [Mepuagiua-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/mepuagiua/mepuagiua-sede/) 297 11 0 [Mugaveia](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/mepuagiua/mugaveia/) 176 8 0 [Nicoropale](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/mepuagiua/nicoropale/) 87 0 0 [Nipive](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/mepuagiua/nipive/) 57 0 0 [Vehiua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/mepuagiua/vehiua/) 195 3 0 Source: [INE- Instituto Nacional de Estatisca via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-moz); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Mepuagiua Open gazetteers list **26 villages, towns and localities** in Mepuagiua. Settlements here lie between about 619 m and 1,296 m above sea level (median 700 m). - Enxaco - Incize - Intupa - Malanda - Manuel - Marrimane - Matcheia - Mateus - Mepuagiua - Merrápuè - Mosseita - Muachuma - Mucaveia - Mugeia - Murrui - Mussemeia - Namacoma - Namutua - Napirite - Naróve - Nepuagiua - Ntipita - Porraca - Pôsto José - Róve - Ulane 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 Mepuagiua Named natural and historic features inside Mepuagiua, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 3 mountains; 2 hills. - Monte Namilisse · 1,395 m - Monte Mele · 1,016 m - Monte Nacharua · 991 m - Monte Merri · 886 m - Monte Iacone · 859 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 Mepuagiua 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/). ## Quick answers - Where is Mepuagiua?In Gurue District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique - What borders Mepuagiua?Cidade de Gurue, Namarroi, Nauela, Regone and Socone - What time zone is Mepuagiua in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Mepuagiua?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Mepuagiua?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mepuagiua?26 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mepuagiua?Settlements lie between 619 m and 1,296 m - What is the highest point in Mepuagiua?Monte Namilisse (1,395 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mepuagiua?April to November - What is the P-code of Mepuagiua?MZ040503 (OCHA common operational dataset)