# Alto Maganha Locality, Mulela (Mualama), Pebane District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/pebane/mulela-mualama/alto-maganha/ Locality · Mulela (Mualama) # Alto Maganha Alto Maganha is a locality of Mozambique in Mulela (Mualama), Pebane District, Zambézia Province. It covers **625.6 km²**. 40 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 626km² - 27 mtypical elevation ## Where is Alto Maganha? Alto Maganha lies in [Mulela (Mualama)](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/pebane/mulela-mualama/), [Pebane District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/pebane/), [Zambézia Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 4 other localities: [Malema](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/pebane/mulela-mualama/malema/), [Mucocoro](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/pebane/mulela-mualama/mucocoro/), [Namanla](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/pebane/mulela-mualama/namanla/) and [Nuburi](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/pebane/naburi/nuburi/). By area it is the 408th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 12.2% of [Mulela (Mualama)](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/pebane/mulela-mualama/). The centre of Alto Maganha is about 1,184 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 16.9631° S, 38.7020° 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: Alto Maganha - 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 - Nampula Airport (APL) · Nampula216 km - Quelimane Airport (UEL) · Quelimane218 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 04:46) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 05:51, sunset around 16:58). 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 Alto Maganha Open gazetteers list **40 villages, towns and localities** in Alto Maganha. Settlements here lie between about 8 m and 54 m above sea level (median 27 m). - Abudo - Adibo - Alto Maganha - Amissi - Bilane - Chefe Mucabo - Chefe Muielega - Chefe Namiconha - Chefe Neruculo - Cuassiane - Fuzi - José - João - Malaco - Massília - Minito - Moebase - Molumbua - Momane - Muatexe - Mucudane - Muligode - Munana - Murimone - Mussa - Musseperra - Mutuela - Nagonha - Namigule - Namirupa - Nihicu - Ocaba - Plantacão Nhuba - Porraimo - Pueriua - Régulo Mucodoma - Régulo Vilalo - Saíde - Uarica - Vuapili 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 Alto Maganha Named natural and historic features inside Alto Maganha, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 24 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Calauani - Cauane - Cuassiane - Lago Entide - Merra - Mococotoco - Mutterenho - Naconha - Nalecherre - Namaquete - Naminhapa - Naminhocola - Namopini - Namucuri - Napala - Napala - Natepa - Nhuba - Nicuarri - Rio Macanha - Rio Miratxé - Rio Moligodi - Rio Molócuè - Ueiua …and 1 more. ### Coast and islands 1 island; 1 headland. - Ilha Monaco - Ponta Almandia ### Estates 2 estates. - Plantação C. do Boror - Plantação Notocote ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Notocote 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 Alto Maganha and the best time to visit Using the climate of Pebane 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 (327 mm) and the driest Sep (7 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 27 327 Feb 27 186 Mar 26 164 Apr 25 94 May 24 27 Jun 22 26 Jul 22 34 Aug 23 14 Sep 26 7 Oct 28 22 Nov 29 52 Dec 28 175 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Alto Maganha Need Nearest mapped Distance School EPC de Musseia · Nuburi 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.73646&mlon=38.83039#map=17/-16.73646/38.83039) 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 Mulela (Mualama) - Malema - Mucocoro - Mulela - Namanla ## Quick answers - Where is Alto Maganha?In Mulela (Mualama), Pebane District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique - What borders Alto Maganha?Malema, Mucocoro, Namanla and Nuburi - What time zone is Alto Maganha in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Alto Maganha?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Alto Maganha?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Alto Maganha?40 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Alto Maganha?Settlements lie between 8 m and 54 m - What is the best time to visit Alto Maganha?April to September - What is the P-code of Alto Maganha?MZ04170202 (OCHA common operational dataset)