# Mucupia, Inhassunge District – Localities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/inhassunge/mucupia/ Administrative post · Inhassunge District # Mucupia Mucupia is an administrative post of Mozambique in Inhassunge District, Zambézia Province. It covers **740.9 km²**. It is divided into 4 localities. 18 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 741km² - 4localities - 1mapped service ## Where is Mucupia? Mucupia lies in [Inhassunge District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/inhassunge/), [Zambézia Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 5 other administrative posts: [Campo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mopeia/campo/), [Gonhane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/inhassunge/gonhane/), [Namacata](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/nicoadala/namacata/), [Nicoadala-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/nicoadala/nicoadala-sede/) and [Urbano 4](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/urbano-4/). By area it is the 309th largest of 457 administrative posts in Mozambique. It covers 74.9% of [Inhassunge District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/inhassunge/). The centre of Mucupia is about 988 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9721° S, 36.7802° 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: Mucupia - 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 - Quelimane Airport (UEL) · Quelimane16 km - Beira International Airport (BEW) · Beira283 km ### Nearest railway station CFM (Filipe Samuel Magaia), about 15 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 04:52) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:01, sunset around 17:04). 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 Mucupia Locality Area km² Localities Services [Bingagira](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/inhassunge/mucupia/bingagira/) 159 4 0 [Chirimane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/inhassunge/mucupia/chirimane/) 192 5 0 [Ilova](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/inhassunge/mucupia/ilova/) 252 1 1 [Mucupia-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/inhassunge/mucupia/mucupia-sede/) 137 8 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 Mucupia Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in Mucupia. Settlements here lie between about 2 m and 12 m above sea level (median 7 m). - Caocha - Carungo - Cufa - Dama - Gazela - Ilova - Inhampinga - Inhassunge - Mucupia - Murrimba - Nhimuane - Norte - Ocani - Patricio - Quelimane do Sal - Ruramucha - Safio - Sulate 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 Mucupia Named natural and historic features inside Mucupia, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 rivers and streams. - Bala - Moirane - Ocene - Rio Cuácua - Rio Memba - Rio Salafe ### Coast and islands 2 islands; 1 headland. - Ilha Iluane - Ilha Olinda - Ponta Olinda ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Inhassunge · 7 m ### Estates 1 estate. - Plantações Nazare ### Getting around 1 lighthouse. - Farol Vilhena 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 Mucupia and the best time to visit Using the climate of Inhassunge District, the warmest month is Dec (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (23 °C). About 1,118 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (271 mm) and the driest Aug (10 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 28 271 Feb 27 175 Mar 27 174 Apr 26 82 May 25 37 Jun 23 35 Jul 23 41 Aug 24 10 Sep 25 13 Oct 27 26 Nov 28 65 Dec 28 189 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Mucupia Places mapped inside Mucupia in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Quick answers - Where is Mucupia?In Inhassunge District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique - What borders Mucupia?Campo, Gonhane, Namacata, Nicoadala-Sede and Urbano 4 - What time zone is Mucupia in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Mucupia?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Mucupia?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mucupia?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mucupia?Settlements lie between 2 m and 12 m - What is the highest point in Mucupia?Inhassunge (7 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mucupia?April to October - How many hospitals are in Mucupia?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Mucupia?MZ040701 (OCHA common operational dataset)