# Alto Mutota Locality, Nante, Maganja da Costa District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/nante/alto-mutota/ Locality · Nante # Alto Mutota Alto Mutota is a locality of Mozambique in Nante, Maganja da Costa District, Zambézia Province. It covers **204.1 km²**. 16 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 204km² - 54 mtypical elevation ## Where is Alto Mutota? Alto Mutota lies in [Nante](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/nante/), [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 7 other localities: [Cariua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/maganja-da-costa-sede/cariua/), [Furquia](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/namacurra/macuse/furquia/), [Maganja-Sede (Bala)](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/maganja-da-costa-sede/maganja-sede-bala/), [Moneia](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/nante/moneia/), [Muiebele](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/namacurra/namacurra-sede/muiebele/), [Namacurra-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/namacurra/namacurra-sede/namacurra-sede/) and [Nante-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/nante/nante-sede/). By area it is the 874th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 29.4% of [Nante](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/nante/). The centre of Alto Mutota is about 1,073 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 17.3242° S, 37.2123° 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 Mutota - 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) · Quelimane69 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 04:51) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 05:58, 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. ## Villages and localities in Alto Mutota Open gazetteers list **16 villages, towns and localities** in Alto Mutota. Settlements here lie between about 18 m and 88 m above sea level (median 54 m). - Agadibo - Alto Mutola - Bida - Buadà - Chamasso - Guguia - Ingive - Inlima - Magemano - Maguro - Mazunde - Moloal - Moneia - Namaja - Otema - Paúa 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 Mutota Named natural and historic features inside Alto Mutota, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Lago Bustune - 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 Alto Mutota 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 Alto Mutota Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Namacurra-Sede · Vila de Namacurra 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.49394&mlon=37.03294#map=17/-17.49394/37.03294) Bank BCI · Vila de Maganja da Costa 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.31273&mlon=37.50551#map=17/-17.31273/37.50551) Police station Policia · Vila de Namacurra 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.49445&mlon=37.02983#map=17/-17.49445/37.02983) 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 Nante - Moneia - Muoloa - Nante-Sede - Nomiua ## Quick answers - Where is Alto Mutota?In Nante, Maganja da Costa District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique - What borders Alto Mutota?Cariua, Furquia, Maganja-Sede (Bala), Moneia, Muiebele, Namacurra-Sede and Nante-Sede - What time zone is Alto Mutota in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Alto Mutota?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Alto Mutota?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Alto Mutota?16 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Alto Mutota?Settlements lie between 18 m and 88 m - What is the best time to visit Alto Mutota?April to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Alto Mutota?Hospital Namacurra-Sede, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Alto Mutota?BCI, about 31 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Alto Mutota?MZ04090402 (OCHA common operational dataset)