# Muoloa Locality, Nante, Maganja da Costa District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/nante/muoloa/ Locality · Nante # Muoloa Muoloa is a locality of Mozambique in Nante, Maganja da Costa District, Zambézia Province. It covers **164.7 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 165km² - 12 mtypical elevation ## Where is Muoloa? Muoloa 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 4 other localities: [Cabuir](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/maganja-da-costa-sede/cabuir/), [Maganja-Sede (Bala)](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/maganja-da-costa-sede/maganja-sede-bala/), [Nante-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/nante/nante-sede/) and [Nomiua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/nante/nomiua/). By area it is the 939th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 23.7% of [Nante](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/nante/). The centre of Muoloa is about 1,065 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 17.5212° S, 37.4458° 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: Muoloa - 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) · Quelimane72 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 17:02). 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 Muoloa Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Muoloa. Settlements here lie between about 6 m and 18 m above sea level (median 12 m). - Adira - Marie - Motoa - Muebe - Mugudula - Muolôa - Nhafuba - Sana 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 Muoloa Named natural and historic features inside Muoloa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Mabebele - Madeda - Metate 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 Muoloa 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 Muoloa Need Nearest mapped Distance Bank BCI · Vila de Maganja da Costa 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.31273&mlon=37.50551#map=17/-17.31273/37.50551) Hotel Zalala beach lodge · Zalala 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.76879&mlon=37.19409#map=17/-17.76879/37.19409) 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 - Moneia - Nante-Sede - Nomiua ## Quick answers - Where is Muoloa?In Nante, Maganja da Costa District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique - What borders Muoloa?Cabuir, Maganja-Sede (Bala), Nante-Sede and Nomiua - What time zone is Muoloa in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Muoloa?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Muoloa?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Muoloa?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Muoloa?Settlements lie between 6 m and 18 m - What is the best time to visit Muoloa?April to September - Where is the nearest bank to Muoloa?BCI, about 24 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Muoloa?MZ04090404 (OCHA common operational dataset)