# Malema Locality, Mulela (Mualama), Pebane District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/pebane/mulela-mualama/malema/ Locality · Mulela (Mualama) # Malema Malema is a locality of Mozambique in Mulela (Mualama), Pebane District, Zambézia Province. It covers **618.5 km²**. 46 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 619km² - 1mapped service - 48 mtypical elevation ## Where is Malema? Malema 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: [Alto Maganha](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/pebane/mulela-mualama/alto-maganha/), [Mucocoro](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/pebane/mulela-mualama/mucocoro/), [Mulela](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/pebane/mulela-mualama/mulela/) and [Nuburi](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/pebane/naburi/nuburi/). By area it is the 417th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 12.0% of [Mulela (Mualama)](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/pebane/mulela-mualama/). The centre of Malema is about 1,189 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 16.8525° S, 38.5921° 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: Malema - 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) · Nampula208 km - Quelimane Airport (UEL) · Quelimane214 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 04:47) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 05:51, sunset around 16:59). 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 Malema Open gazetteers list **46 villages, towns and localities** in Malema. Settlements here lie between about 20 m and 84 m above sea level (median 48 m). - Abudo - André - Cabo Hussene - Cabo Tomás - Chefe Eocola - Chefe Injoca - Chefe Lima - Chefe Mecama - Chefe Mualedo - Chefe Pilima - Chigipe - Domingos - Gabriel - Injoca - José - Latifo - Lima - Luó - Malema - Manuel - Marruco - Melima - Moneia - Mucaxe - Mujaiane - Mulaca - Muterenha - Mutoa - Naculihe - Nacuo - Namacula - Namahele - Nanjoca - Nanlela - Nikumula - Nipamo - Ossufo - Patula - Ponto - Regone - Ribaue - Régulo Lima - Régulo Manace - Régulo Nacuo - Régulo Pilima - Vava 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 Malema Named natural and historic features inside Malema, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 26 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Chamachamué - Lago Netite - Matelacase - Metexurro - Micua - Morreia - Mutereco - Nacocolo - Nacussué - Naluco - Namacolane - Namaele - Namiconha - Namidjaia - Nandjoca - Napalavi - Napalavi - Napalágue - Napeliua - Navarra - Pipine - Rio Enrorué - Rio Malema - Rio Menela …and 3 more. ### Hills and mountains 4 hills. - Monte Ribauè · 122 m - Monte Namelele · 111 m - Monte Merúdejo · 79 m - Monte Etimico · 65 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 Malema 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 Malema Need Nearest mapped Distance Hotel Namahipe Regulo · Namahipe 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.54488&mlon=38.74779#map=17/-16.54488/38.74779) School Escola de Mujaiane · Malema 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.78316&mlon=38.50801#map=17/-16.78316/38.50801) Police station Posto de fiscalização de Mulela · Mulela 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.80668&mlon=38.27197#map=17/-16.80668/38.27197) 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 Malema Places mapped inside Malema in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Mulela (Mualama) - Alto Maganha - Mucocoro - Mulela - Namanla ## Quick answers - Where is Malema?In Mulela (Mualama), Pebane District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique - What borders Malema?Alto Maganha, Mucocoro, Mulela and Nuburi - What time zone is Malema in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Malema?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Malema?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Malema?46 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Malema?Settlements lie between 20 m and 84 m - What is the highest point in Malema?Monte Ribauè (122 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Malema?April to September - What is the P-code of Malema?MZ04170203 (OCHA common operational dataset)