# Muzo Locality, Maganja da Costa-Sede – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/maganja-da-costa-sede/muzo/ Locality · Maganja da Costa-Sede # Muzo Muzo is a locality of Mozambique in Maganja da Costa-Sede, Maganja da Costa District, Zambézia Province. It covers **981.8 km²**. 24 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 982km² - 86 mtypical elevation ## Where is Muzo? Muzo lies in [Maganja da Costa-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/maganja-da-costa-sede/), [Maganja da Costa District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/), [Zambézia Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other localities: [Cariua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/maganja-da-costa-sede/cariua/), [Maganja-Sede (Bala)](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/maganja-da-costa-sede/maganja-sede-bala/), [Maneia](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mocubela/mocubela/maneia/), [Mocuba-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mocuba/cidade-de-mocuba/mocuba-sede/), [Mocubela-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mocubela/mocubela/mocubela-sede/) and [Muaquiua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mocuba/mugeba/muaquiua/). By area it is the 219th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 31.0% of [Maganja da Costa-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/maganja-da-costa-sede/). The centre of Muzo is about 1,116 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 17.0151° S, 37.4677° 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: Muzo - 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) · Quelimane113 km - Nampula Airport (APL) · Nampula287 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 04:51) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 05:56, sunset around 17:03). 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 Muzo Open gazetteers list **24 villages, towns and localities** in Muzo. Settlements here lie between about 17 m and 171 m above sea level (median 86 m). - Alfredo - Chefe Mapuita - Enasso - Jorge - Madera - Mapuita - Maputi - Marinho - Masupa - Mepèua - Metamela - Mivalarra - Mugoja - Munhoca - Muzo - Nanfaere - Pangaia - Rafael - Régulo Muzo - Tanho - Tulama - Uabure - Viola - Xavier 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 Muzo Named natural and historic features inside Muzo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 21 rivers and streams. - Culune - Marie - Marrocane - Marrovene - Mepudo - Mucuirrini - Mucumine - Mumbueia - Mununa - Nacuduba - Namaluco - Nambica - Namucuili - Nanhupo - Naterre - Rio Livo - Rio Malapo - Rio Mogudo - Rio Muarriri - Rio Mutagude - Tombuane ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Edipo · 139 m - Monte Nhalugué · 122 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 Muzo and the best time to visit Using the climate of Maganja da Costa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (22 °C). About 1,129 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (294 mm) and the driest Sep (10 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 27 294 Feb 27 175 Mar 26 170 Apr 25 84 May 23 30 Jun 22 28 Jul 22 34 Aug 23 13 Sep 26 10 Oct 28 24 Nov 29 74 Dec 28 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Muzo Need Nearest mapped Distance Bank BCI · Vila de Maganja da Costa 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.31273&mlon=37.50551#map=17/-17.31273/37.50551) 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 Maganja da Costa-Sede - Cabuir - Cariua - Maganja-Sede (Bala) - Vila de Maganja da Costa ## Quick answers - Where is Muzo?In Maganja da Costa-Sede, Maganja da Costa District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique - What borders Muzo?Cariua, Maganja-Sede (Bala), Maneia, Mocuba-Sede, Mocubela-Sede and Muaquiua - What time zone is Muzo in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Muzo?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Muzo?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Muzo?24 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Muzo?Settlements lie between 17 m and 171 m - What is the highest point in Muzo?Edipo (139 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Muzo?April to September - Where is the nearest bank to Muzo?BCI, about 33 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Muzo?MZ04090104 (OCHA common operational dataset)