# Alto Lugela Locality, Munhamade, Lugela District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/lugela/munhamade/alto-lugela/ Locality · Munhamade # Alto Lugela Alto Lugela is a locality of Mozambique in Munhamade, Lugela District, Zambézia Province. It covers **120.6 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 121km² - 153 mtypical elevation ## Where is Alto Lugela? Alto Lugela lies in [Munhamade](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/lugela/munhamade/), [Lugela District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/lugela/), [Zambézia Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 9 other localities: [Cuba](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/lugela/munhamade/cuba/), [Lugela](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mocuba/cidade-de-mocuba/lugela/), [Mocuba-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mocuba/cidade-de-mocuba/mocuba-sede/), [Munhamade](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/lugela/munhamade/munhamade/), [Namanjavira-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mocuba/namanjavira/namanjavira-sede/), [Naverua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mocuba/cidade-de-mocuba/naverua/), [Sacres](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mocuba/cidade-de-mocuba/sacres/), [Samora Machel](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mocuba/cidade-de-mocuba/samora-machel/) and [Tomba de Agua 1](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mocuba/cidade-de-mocuba/tomba-de-agua-1/). By area it is the 1037th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 8.0% of [Munhamade](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/lugela/munhamade/). The centre of Alto Lugela is about 1,120 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 16.7568° S, 36.9669° 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: Alto Lugela - 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) · Quelimane123 km - Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre244 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 04:53) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 05:58, sunset around 17:06). 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 Alto Lugela Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Alto Lugela. - India - Namagoa 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 Alto Lugela Named natural and historic features inside Alto Lugela, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Rio Lugela ### Estates 1 estate. - Plantação Namagôa 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 Alto Lugela and the best time to visit Using the climate of Lugela District, the warmest month is Nov (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 163 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,286 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (326 mm) and the driest Sep (13 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 326 Feb 26 208 Mar 26 192 Apr 24 90 May 23 35 Jun 21 32 Jul 21 43 Aug 23 15 Sep 26 13 Oct 29 23 Nov 30 91 Dec 28 219 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Alto Lugela Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Rural De Mocuba · 3 de Fevereiro 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.83426&mlon=36.99149#map=17/-16.83426/36.99149) Bank BCI · 25 de Setembro 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.83953&mlon=36.98520#map=17/-16.83953/36.98520) Petrol pump Total · Naverua 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.79598&mlon=37.00990#map=17/-16.79598/37.00990) Hotel Pensão São Cristovão · 3 de Fevereiro 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.83605&mlon=36.98657#map=17/-16.83605/36.98657) School Agriculture Institute · Samora Machel 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.81444&mlon=36.99453#map=17/-16.81444/36.99453) College UniZambeze FEAF - Campus de Mocuba · Mocuba-Sede 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.89379&mlon=36.94269#map=17/-16.89379/36.94269) 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 Munhamade - Cuba - Mulide - Munhamade - Tenede ## Quick answers - Where is Alto Lugela?In Munhamade, Lugela District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique - What borders Alto Lugela?Cuba, Lugela, Mocuba-Sede, Munhamade, Namanjavira-Sede, Naverua, Sacres, Samora Machel and Tomba de Agua 1 - What time zone is Alto Lugela in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Alto Lugela?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Alto Lugela?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Alto Lugela?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Alto Lugela?April to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Alto Lugela?Hospital Rural De Mocuba, about 9.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Alto Lugela?BCI, about 9.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Alto Lugela?Total, about 6.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Alto Lugela?MZ04080302 (OCHA common operational dataset)