# Moneia Locality, Nante, Maganja da Costa District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/nante/moneia/

Locality · Nante 

# Moneia

Moneia is a locality of Mozambique in Nante, Maganja da Costa District, Zambézia Province. It covers **27.5 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 27.5km²
- 21 mtypical elevation

## Where is Moneia?

Moneia 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 3 other localities: [Alto Mutota](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/nante/alto-mutota/), [Furquia](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/namacurra/macuse/furquia/) and [Nante-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/nante/nante-sede/). By area it is the 1244th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 4.0% of [Nante](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/nante/). The centre of Moneia is about 1,066 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 17.4146° S, 37.2476° 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: Moneia

- 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) · Quelimane63 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 17:03).

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 Moneia

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Moneia. Settlements here lie between about 16 m and 23 m above sea level (median 21 m).

- Bauasse
- Dira
- Moneia

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).

## Weather in Moneia 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 Moneia

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Namacurra-Sede · Vila de Namacurra 24 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 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.31273&mlon=37.50551#map=17/-17.31273/37.50551) 

Hotel Zalala beach lodge · Zalala 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.76879&mlon=37.19409#map=17/-17.76879/37.19409) 

Police station Policia · Vila de Namacurra 25 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

- Alto Mutota
- Muoloa
- Nante-Sede
- Nomiua

## Quick answers

- Where is Moneia?In Nante, Maganja da Costa District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique
- What borders Moneia?Alto Mutota, Furquia and Nante-Sede
- What time zone is Moneia in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Moneia?Metical (MZN)
- What language is spoken in Moneia?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Moneia?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Moneia?Settlements lie between 16 m and 23 m
- What is the best time to visit Moneia?April to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Moneia?Hospital Namacurra-Sede, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Moneia?BCI, about 30 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Moneia?MZ04090403 (OCHA common operational dataset)