# Catale Locality, Campo, Mopeia District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mopeia/campo/catale/ Locality · Campo # Catale Catale is a locality of Mozambique in Campo, Mopeia District, Zambézia Province. It covers **359.8 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 360km² - 27 mtypical elevation ## Where is Catale? Catale lies in [Campo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mopeia/campo/), [Mopeia District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mopeia/), [Zambézia Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other localities: [Campo-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mopeia/campo/campo-sede/), [Ilova](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/inhassunge/mucupia/ilova/), [Lua Lua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mopeia/campo/lua-lua/), [Mungane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mopeia/campo/mungane/), [Munhonha-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/nicoadala/munhonha/munhonha-sede/) and [Nicoadala-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/nicoadala/nicoadala-sede/nicoadala-sede/). By area it is the 659th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 9.1% of [Campo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mopeia/campo/). The centre of Catale is about 1,004 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 17.7133° S, 36.5336° 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: Catale - 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) · Quelimane39 km - Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre281 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 04:53) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:01, sunset around 17:06). 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 Catale Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Catale. Settlements here lie between about 14 m and 40 m above sea level (median 27 m). - Andare - Matoto - Raposo - Vilinda 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 Catale Named natural and historic features inside Catale, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Cocane - Cuérero - Lagoa Tanje - Rio Tondo - Tuédué 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 Catale and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mopeia District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (22 °C). About 1,181 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (279 mm) and the driest Aug (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 27 279 Feb 27 177 Mar 26 186 Apr 25 79 May 24 33 Jun 22 34 Jul 22 42 Aug 24 10 Sep 26 14 Oct 28 30 Nov 29 76 Dec 28 221 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Catale Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Saúde Ilova · Ilova 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.89470&mlon=36.76645#map=17/-17.89470/36.76645) Petrol pump TotalEnergies PAC LURDES E FILHOS, LDA · Nicoadala-Sede 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.59810&mlon=36.80866#map=17/-17.59810/36.80866) Hotel Cristal Residencial · Dugudiua 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.58098&mlon=36.80726#map=17/-17.58098/36.80726) School EP1 Ivigone · Dugudiua 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.53139&mlon=36.85363#map=17/-17.53139/36.85363) College Escola Superior De Ciencias Marinhas E Costeiras · Chuabo Dembe 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.87356&mlon=36.85969#map=17/-17.87356/36.85969) 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 Campo - Campo-Sede - Lua Lua - Maginge - Mungane ## Quick answers - Where is Catale?In Campo, Mopeia District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique - What borders Catale?Campo-Sede, Ilova, Lua Lua, Mungane, Munhonha-Sede and Nicoadala-Sede - What time zone is Catale in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Catale?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Catale?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Catale?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Catale?Settlements lie between 14 m and 40 m - What is the best time to visit Catale?April to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Catale?Centro de Saúde Ilova, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Catale?TotalEnergies PAC LURDES E FILHOS, LDA, about 32 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Catale?MZ04120202 (OCHA common operational dataset)