# Alto Gingone Locality, Cidade de Pemba, Cidade de Pemba > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/cidade-de-pemba/cidade-de-pemba/alto-gingone/ Locality · Cidade de Pemba # Alto Gingone Alto Gingone is a locality of Mozambique in Cidade de Pemba, Cidade de Pemba, Cabo Delgado Province. It covers **10.0 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 10.0km² - 12mapped services - 91 mtypical elevation ## Where is Alto Gingone? Alto Gingone lies in [Cidade de Pemba](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/cidade-de-pemba/cidade-de-pemba/), [Cidade de Pemba](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/cidade-de-pemba/), [Cabo Delgado Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 5 other localities: [Cariaco](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/cidade-de-pemba/cidade-de-pemba/cariaco/), [Chuiba](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/cidade-de-pemba/cidade-de-pemba/chuiba/), [Eduardo Mondlane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/cidade-de-pemba/cidade-de-pemba/eduardo-mondlane/), [Josina Machel](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/cidade-de-pemba/cidade-de-pemba/josina-machel/) and [Mahate](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/cidade-de-pemba/cidade-de-pemba/mahate/). By area it is the 1372nd largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 9.9% of [Cidade de Pemba](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/cidade-de-pemba/cidade-de-pemba/). The centre of Alto Gingone is about 1,665 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. It is about 2.9 km from Pemba, the main town of Cidade de Pemba. The centre point is at 12.9929° S, 40.5356° 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). ## Things to see in and around Alto Gingone ### Nearby, outside Alto Gingone - Prayer Hut · monument, Cariaco2.6 km - Praça Kankhomba · monument, Cariaco4.1 km - Praça do Metical · memorial, Natite5.0 km - Fortim Jerónimo Romero · castle or fort, Ingonane5.8 km - Turtle Beach · beach, Messanja9.2 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Alto Gingone - 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) · Pemba1.2 km - Nacala International Airport (MNC) · Nacala167 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 04:46) and shortest in Jun (about 11.4 hours, sunrise around 05:36, 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 Gingone Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Alto Gingone. - Bairro Alto Gingone - Piripiri 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 Gingone Named natural and historic features inside Alto Gingone, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Getting around 2 airports. - Pemba - Pemba Airport 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 Gingone and the best time to visit Using the climate of Cidade de Pemba, the warmest month is Dec (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (24 °C). About 1,175 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (297 mm) and the driest Sep (13 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 297 Feb 27 236 Mar 27 192 Apr 27 147 May 26 27 Jun 25 32 Jul 24 21 Aug 25 19 Sep 25 13 Oct 26 17 Nov 27 34 Dec 28 139 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Alto Gingone Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro Médico Embondeiro - Pemba · Alto Gingone 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.99473&mlon=40.53084#map=17/-12.99473/40.53084) Bank FNB · Alto Gingone 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.98538&mlon=40.54039#map=17/-12.98538/40.54039) Petrol pump TotalEnergies PLUS PEMBA · Alto Gingone 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.99623&mlon=40.53029#map=17/-12.99623/40.53029) Hotel Zohra group residential · Eduardo Mondlane 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.98144&mlon=40.54848#map=17/-12.98144/40.54848) Mall Pemba Mall · Alto Gingone 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.98536&mlon=40.54064#map=17/-12.98536/40.54064) School Escola Secundária Comunitária Maria Mazzarello · Alto Gingone 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.00127&mlon=40.53375#map=17/-13.00127/40.53375) College Faculdade de Ciências Naturais da UniLúrio · Maringanha 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.97547&mlon=40.57066#map=17/-12.97547/40.57066) Police station Commando Provincial da Polícia · Cimento 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.96302&mlon=40.49599#map=17/-12.96302/40.49599) 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 Alto Gingone Places mapped inside Alto Gingone in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Banks2 - Petrol pumps2 - Shopping malls1 - Schools1 - Pharmacies3 - Restaurants1 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 Cidade de Pemba - Cariaco - Chuiba - Cimento - Eduardo Mondlane - Ingonane - Josina Machel - Mahate - Maringanha - Muchara - Natite - Paquitequete ## Quick answers - Where is Alto Gingone?In Cidade de Pemba, Cidade de Pemba, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique - What borders Alto Gingone?Cariaco, Chuiba, Eduardo Mondlane, Josina Machel and Mahate - What is there to see in Alto Gingone?Prayer Hut, Praça Kankhomba, Praça do Metical, Fortim Jerónimo Romero - What time zone is Alto Gingone in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Alto Gingone?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Alto Gingone?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Alto Gingone?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Alto Gingone?May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Alto Gingone?Centro Médico Embondeiro - Pemba, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Alto Gingone?FNB, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Alto Gingone?TotalEnergies PLUS PEMBA, about 0.7 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Alto Gingone?2 mapped - How many banks are in Alto Gingone?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Alto Gingone?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Alto Gingone?MZ02019901 (OCHA common operational dataset)