# Samora Machel Locality, Cidade de Mocuba, Mocuba District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mocuba/cidade-de-mocuba/samora-machel/ Locality · Cidade de Mocuba # Samora Machel Samora Machel is a locality of Mozambique in Cidade de Mocuba, Mocuba District, Zambézia Province. It covers **6.91 km²**. Open map data shows 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.9km² - 3mapped services ## Where is Samora Machel? Samora Machel lies in [Cidade de Mocuba](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mocuba/cidade-de-mocuba/), [Mocuba District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mocuba/), [Zambézia Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 5 other localities: [Alto Lugela](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/lugela/munhamade/alto-lugela/), [Cfm](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mocuba/cidade-de-mocuba/cfm/), [Naverua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mocuba/cidade-de-mocuba/naverua/), [Nedegudo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mocuba/cidade-de-mocuba/nedegudo/) and [Sacres](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mocuba/cidade-de-mocuba/sacres/). By area it is the 1411th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 0.2% of [Cidade de Mocuba](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mocuba/cidade-de-mocuba/). The centre of Samora Machel is about 1,115 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 16.8125° S, 36.9955° 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: Samora Machel - 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) · Quelimane117 km - Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre250 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 04:53) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 05:58, sunset around 17:05). 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. ## Weather in Samora Machel and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mocuba District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 1,190 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (309 mm) and the driest Sep (13 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 26 309 Feb 26 183 Mar 26 178 Apr 24 84 May 23 32 Jun 21 29 Jul 21 35 Aug 23 13 Sep 26 13 Oct 28 25 Nov 29 84 Dec 28 206 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Samora Machel Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Rural De Mocuba · 3 de Fevereiro 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.83426&mlon=36.99149#map=17/-16.83426/36.99149) Bank BCI · 25 de Setembro 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.83953&mlon=36.98520#map=17/-16.83953/36.98520) Petrol pump TotalEnergies XCELLENT FUEL · Naverua 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.79698&mlon=37.00907#map=17/-16.79698/37.00907) Hotel Pensão São Cristovão · 3 de Fevereiro 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.83605&mlon=36.98657#map=17/-16.83605/36.98657) School Agriculture Institute · Samora Machel 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.81444&mlon=36.99453#map=17/-16.81444/36.99453) College UniZambeze FEAF - Campus de Mocuba · Mocuba-Sede 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.89379&mlon=36.94269#map=17/-16.89379/36.94269) Police station Police barrier · Munhiba 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.12091&mlon=36.97032#map=17/-17.12091/36.97032) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Samora Machel Places mapped inside Samora Machel in open map data, by type. - Schools3 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other localities in Cidade de Mocuba - 16 de Junho - 25 de Setembro - 3 de Fevereiro - Aeroporto 1 - Aeroporto 2 - Bairro Pedreira - Carreira de Tiro 1 - Carreira de Tiro 2 - Central - Cfm - Deruba - Lugela - Macuvine - Marmanelo 1 - Marmanelo 2 - Mocuba-Sede - Muanaco - Munhiba - Naverua - Nedegudo - Sacres - Tomba de Agua 1 - Tomba de Agua 2 ## Quick answers - Where is Samora Machel?In Cidade de Mocuba, Mocuba District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique - What borders Samora Machel?Alto Lugela, Cfm, Naverua, Nedegudo and Sacres - What time zone is Samora Machel in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Samora Machel?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Samora Machel?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Samora Machel?April to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Samora Machel?Hospital Rural De Mocuba, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Samora Machel?BCI, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Samora Machel?TotalEnergies XCELLENT FUEL, about 2.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Samora Machel?MZ04110122 (OCHA common operational dataset)