# Nante, Maganja da Costa District – Localities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/nante/ Administrative post · Maganja da Costa District # Nante Nante is an administrative post of Mozambique in Maganja da Costa District, Zambézia Province. It covers **694.3 km²**. It is divided into 5 localities. 46 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 694km² - 5localities ## Where is Nante? Nante lies in [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 3 other administrative posts: [Macuse](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/namacurra/macuse/), [Maganja da Costa-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/maganja-da-costa-sede/) and [Namacurra-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/namacurra/namacurra-sede/). By area it is the 317th largest of 457 administrative posts in Mozambique. It covers 18.0% of [Maganja da Costa District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/). The centre of Nante is about 1,066 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 17.4648° S, 37.3573° 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: Nante - 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) · Quelimane68 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 04:50) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 05:57, 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. ## Localities of Nante Locality Area km² Localities Services [Alto Mutota](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/nante/alto-mutota/) 204 16 0 [Moneia](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/nante/moneia/) 28 3 0 [Muoloa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/nante/muoloa/) 165 8 0 [Nante-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/nante/nante-sede/) 173 13 0 [Nomiua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/nante/nomiua/) 125 7 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 Nante Open gazetteers list **46 villages, towns and localities** in Nante. Settlements here lie between about 5 m and 88 m above sea level (median 18 m). - Adira - Agadibo - Alfredo - Alto Mutola - Bauasse - Bida - Buadà - Castigo - Chamasso - Dira - Ecolomuè - Guguia - Ingive - Inlima - Intabo - Magemano - Maguro - Mapilau - Marie - Matene - Mazunde - Moloal - Moneia - Morla - Motoa - Muebe - Mugudula - Muolôa - Murroto - Mutedua - Namaja - Namiua - Nampilane - Nante - Nante (Baixa Licungo) - Nhafuba - Nomiua - Otema - Pangaia - Patiua - Paúa - Raso - Sana - Serrara - Sopa - Vitrinho 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 Nante Named natural and historic features inside Nante, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 12 rivers and streams; 3 lakes. - Cune - Erripa - Idola - Lago Bustune - Lago Nomuemene - Lago Tundamela - Mabebele - Madeda - Metate - Navicota - Rio Licungo - Rio Maria - Rio Namiolone - Rio Natere - Rio Une 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 Nante 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/). ## Quick answers - Where is Nante?In Maganja da Costa District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique - What borders Nante?Macuse, Maganja da Costa-Sede and Namacurra-Sede - What time zone is Nante in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Nante?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Nante?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Nante?46 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Nante?Settlements lie between 5 m and 88 m - What is the best time to visit Nante?April to September - What is the P-code of Nante?MZ040904 (OCHA common operational dataset)