# Quirinde Locality, Quionga, Palma District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/palma/quionga/quirinde/ Locality · Quionga # Quirinde Quirinde is a locality of Mozambique in Quionga, Palma District, Cabo Delgado Province. It covers **634.4 km²**. 19 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 634km² - 1mapped service - 33 mtypical elevation ## Where is Quirinde? Quirinde lies in [Quionga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/palma/quionga/), [Palma District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/palma/), [Cabo Delgado Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 2 other localities: [Palma-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/palma/palma/palma-sede/) and [Pundanhar-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/palma/pundanhar/pundanhar-sede/). By area it is the 398th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. The centre of Quirinde is about 1,897 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 10.5851° S, 40.3797° 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: Quirinde - 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 - Mtwara Airport (MYW) · Mtwara35 km - Pemba Airport (POL) · Pemba268 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 04:51) and shortest in Jun (about 11.5 hours, sunrise around 05:33, sunset around 17:03). 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 Quirinde Open gazetteers list **19 villages, towns and localities** in Quirinde. Settlements here lie between about 5 m and 114 m above sea level (median 33 m). - Amisse - Assame - Assane - Calomba - Caumê - Dade Bacar - Jenebe - Matuluma - Nachindundo - Namenga - Namoto - Nampuida - Namuiranga - Quionga - Quirinde - Quiwia - Samuli - Uaititande - Ualè 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 Quirinde Named natural and historic features inside Quirinde, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 7 rivers and streams; 2 lakes. - Lago Bida - Lago Licouè - Nacadanga - Rio Dinquile - Rio Livenda - Rio Macanga - Rio Miluvi - Rio Muiluvi - Rio Namuembe ### Coast and islands 2 islands; 1 headland. - Cabo Massungo - Ilha Suafo - Ilha Tecomaji 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 Quirinde and the best time to visit Using the climate of Palma District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jun (23 °C). About 1,495 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (288 mm) and the driest Jul (15 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 26 288 Feb 26 247 Mar 25 260 Apr 25 243 May 24 59 Jun 23 24 Jul 23 15 Aug 24 20 Sep 25 19 Oct 27 73 Nov 28 63 Dec 27 184 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Quirinde Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sala de Espera Saúde do Jovem e adolescente · Palma-Sede 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.78066&mlon=40.47265#map=17/-10.78066/40.47265) Bank Standard Bank · Palma-Sede 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.77540&mlon=40.45756#map=17/-10.77540/40.45756) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Palma · Palma-Sede 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.78238&mlon=40.44605#map=17/-10.78238/40.44605) Hotel Amarula Lodge · Palma-Sede 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.76126&mlon=40.47049#map=17/-10.76126/40.47049) School Escola de Quitunda - salas 1 e 2 · Palma-Sede 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.83991&mlon=40.49586#map=17/-10.83991/40.49586) Police station Immigrations · Quirinde 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.57017&mlon=40.37959#map=17/-10.57017/40.37959) 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 Quirinde Places mapped inside Quirinde in open map data, by type. - Police stations1 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Quirinde?In Quionga, Palma District, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique - What borders Quirinde?Palma-Sede and Pundanhar-Sede - What time zone is Quirinde in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Quirinde?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Quirinde?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Quirinde?19 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Quirinde?Settlements lie between 5 m and 114 m - What is the best time to visit Quirinde?May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Quirinde?Sala de Espera Saúde do Jovem e adolescente, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Quirinde?Standard Bank, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Quirinde?TotalEnergies Palma, about 23 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Quirinde?MZ02150401 (OCHA common operational dataset)