# Mucata Locality, Chiraco, Mulevala District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mulevala/chiraco/mucata/ Locality · Chiraco # Mucata Mucata is a locality of Mozambique in Chiraco, Mulevala District, Zambézia Province. It covers **338.3 km²**. 20 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 338km² - 334 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mucata? Mucata lies in [Chiraco](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mulevala/chiraco/), [Mulevala District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mulevala/), [Zambézia Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other localities: [Chiraco-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mulevala/chiraco/chiraco-sede/), [Inturro](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mulevala/chiraco/inturro/), [Jajo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mulevala/m-bauane/jajo/), [Mugulama](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/ile/ile/mugulama/), [Namigonha](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mulevala/m-bauane/namigonha/) and [Novanana](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/alto-molocue/alto-molocue/novanana/). By area it is the 685th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 29.0% of [Chiraco](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mulevala/chiraco/). The centre of Mucata is about 1,209 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 16.1640° S, 37.6405° 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: Mucata - 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) · Quelimane205 km - Nampula Airport (APL) · Nampula212 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 04:52) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 05:54, 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 Mucata Open gazetteers list **20 villages, towns and localities** in Mucata. Settlements here lie between about 262 m and 444 m above sea level (median 334 m). - Cauane - Chefe Bolela - Chefe Colia - Chefe Ecotol - Chefe Inchoro - Chefe Mitucula - Chefe Muleviva - Chefe Pacar - Chefe Ruanacua - Chefe Sáreia - Maco - Mamuça - Maria - Mecoeciua - Merreca - Mucata - Murrula - Nacama - Régulo Mucata - Zamotiua 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 Mucata Named natural and historic features inside Mucata, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 11 rivers and streams. - Mola - Muua - Nacima - Nacolope - Naexe - Najaca - Namicai - Namivilane - Rio Mitali - Rio Neimotone - Rossio ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Monte Marrapué · 311 m 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 Mucata and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mulevala District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 1,254 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (329 mm) and the driest Sep (11 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 329 Feb 26 200 Mar 25 184 Apr 24 94 May 22 32 Jun 20 32 Jul 20 41 Aug 22 15 Sep 25 11 Oct 28 24 Nov 29 83 Dec 27 209 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mucata Need Nearest mapped Distance School EP1 Marribiha II · Jajo 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.24276&mlon=37.51414#map=17/-16.24276/37.51414) 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 Chiraco - Chiraco-Sede - Inturro ## Quick answers - Where is Mucata?In Chiraco, Mulevala District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique - What borders Mucata?Chiraco-Sede, Inturro, Jajo, Mugulama, Namigonha and Novanana - What time zone is Mucata in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Mucata?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Mucata?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mucata?20 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mucata?Settlements lie between 262 m and 444 m - What is the highest point in Mucata?Monte Marrapué (311 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mucata?April to October - What is the P-code of Mucata?MZ04220203 (OCHA common operational dataset)