# Murrocue Locality, Mazeze, Chiúre District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/chiure/mazeze/murrocue/ Locality · Mazeze # Murrocue Murrocue is a locality of Mozambique in Mazeze, Chiúre District, Cabo Delgado Province. It covers **209.7 km²**. 34 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 210km² - 201 mtypical elevation ## Where is Murrocue? Murrocue lies in [Mazeze](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/chiure/mazeze/), [Chiúre District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/chiure/), [Cabo Delgado Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 7 other localities: [Juravo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/chiure/mazeze/juravo/), [Mazeze-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/chiure/mazeze/mazeze-sede/), [Micolene](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/chiure/chiure-velho/micolene/), [Nanlia](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/metuge/mieze/nanlia/), [Natuco](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/mecufi/mecufi-sede/natuco/), [Odinepa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/erati/namapa/odinepa/) and [Salaue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/ancuabe/metoro/salaue/). By area it is the 867th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 30.2% of [Mazeze](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/chiure/mazeze/). The centre of Murrocue is about 1,607 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 13.3661° S, 40.1201° 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: Murrocue - 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 - Pemba Airport (POL) · Pemba60 km - Nacala International Airport (MNC) · Nacala140 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 04:47) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 05:39, 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 Murrocue Open gazetteers list **34 villages, towns and localities** in Murrocue. Settlements here lie between about 92 m and 243 m above sea level (median 201 m). - Borolia - Bosco - Chefe Cavacossa - Chefe Massua - Chefe Nanquela - Chefe Omala - Chiquina - Encoma - Malina - Mauala - Megege - Mequirra - Miqueleze - Muege - Murrocue - Mutupula - N'quira - Nahuve - Nicuma - Nivali - Ntaariani - Pala - Palavé - Pira - Quitivahulo - Ratene - Redene - Régulo Daxe - Régulo Magege - Régulo Mecoli - Siripa - São João - Taquinha - Tarade 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 Murrocue Named natural and historic features inside Murrocue, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 10 rivers and streams. - Coloco - Inrumone - Lema - Mejipala - Monote - Namari - Namcité - Rocúe - Sicuio - Tipó ### Hills and mountains 3 hills. - Monte Mutupula · 371 m - Monte Maluma · 275 m - Monte Niruntune · 199 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 Murrocue and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chiúre District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 1,262 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (361 mm) and the driest Sep (10 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 25 361 Feb 25 254 Mar 25 187 Apr 24 118 May 22 22 Jun 21 20 Jul 21 15 Aug 22 16 Sep 25 10 Oct 27 24 Nov 28 47 Dec 27 190 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Murrocue Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital / Centro de Saude de Metoro · Metoro-Sede 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.10498&mlon=39.87422#map=17/-13.10498/39.87422) Bank BCI · Chiure Velho Sede 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.37402&mlon=39.96837#map=17/-13.37402/39.96837) Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Chiure Velho Sede 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.37610&mlon=39.95940#map=17/-13.37610/39.95940) School Escola Primária Completa de Magaia · Micolene 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.39485&mlon=40.06096#map=17/-13.39485/40.06096) 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 Mazeze - Juravo - Mazeze-Sede ## Quick answers - Where is Murrocue?In Mazeze, Chiúre District, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique - What borders Murrocue?Juravo, Mazeze-Sede, Micolene, Nanlia, Natuco, Odinepa and Salaue - What time zone is Murrocue in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Murrocue?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Murrocue?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Murrocue?34 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Murrocue?Settlements lie between 92 m and 243 m - What is the highest point in Murrocue?Monte Mutupula (371 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Murrocue?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Murrocue?Hospital / Centro de Saude de Metoro, about 39 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Murrocue?BCI, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Murrocue?TotalEnergies, about 17 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Murrocue?MZ02040403 (OCHA common operational dataset)