# Municipio de Quissico Locality, Quissico, Zavala District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/zavala/quissico/municipio-de-quissico/ Locality · Quissico # Municipio de Quissico Municipio de Quissico is a locality of Mozambique in Quissico, Zavala District, Inhambane Province. It covers **218.8 km²**. 17 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 219km² - 8mapped services - 61 mtypical elevation ## Where is Municipio de Quissico? Municipio de Quissico lies in [Quissico](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/zavala/quissico/), [Zavala District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/zavala/), [Inhambane Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 2 other localities: [Muane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/zavala/quissico/muane/) and [Quissico-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/zavala/quissico/quissico-sede/). By area it is the 850th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 20.8% of [Quissico](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/zavala/quissico/). The centre of Municipio de Quissico is about 259 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 24.7040° S, 34.7526° 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: Municipio de Quissico - 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 - Xai-Xai Chongoene Airport (VJB) · Xai-Xai103 km - Inhambane Airport (INH) · Inhambane114 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.7 hours, sunrise around 04:46) and shortest in Jun (about 10.6 hours, sunrise around 06:22, 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 Municipio de Quissico Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in Municipio de Quissico. The largest with a recorded population: Quissico (12,070). Settlements here lie between about 22 m and 119 m above sea level (median 61 m). - Abel - Augusto - Chefe Nhacóduè - Choúla - Comene - Decalo - Dongamissa - Induna Mujajo - Induna Uinge - M. Camboque - Matandane - Nhamanjagala - Quissico - Regedor Quissico - São Saranga - Tafula Xidolo - Toma de Água 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 Municipio de Quissico Named natural and historic features inside Municipio de Quissico, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 lakes. - Lago Munhanze - Lago Nhamaiane - Lagoa Massava - Lagoa Quissico ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Alto Gomene · 120 m - Papatane · 116 m ### Getting around 1 airfield; 1 lighthouse. - Quissico - Quissico 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 Municipio de Quissico and the best time to visit Using the climate of Zavala District, the warmest month is Feb (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 700 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (133 mm) and the driest Aug (11 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 130 Feb 27 88 Mar 27 86 Apr 25 49 May 23 25 Jun 22 33 Jul 21 23 Aug 22 11 Sep 23 16 Oct 25 38 Nov 26 68 Dec 27 133 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Municipio de Quissico Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Distrital de Quissico · Municipio de Quissico 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.71441&mlon=34.74764#map=17/-24.71441/34.74764) Bank BCI · Municipio de Quissico 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.71635&mlon=34.74360#map=17/-24.71635/34.74360) Petrol pump PetroMoc · Municipio de Quissico 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.71698&mlon=34.74190#map=17/-24.71698/34.74190) Hotel LaGoa Eco Lodge · Municipio de Quissico 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.73063&mlon=34.79985#map=17/-24.73063/34.79985) School Escola Primária Completa de Inharrime · Vila de Inharrime 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.47456&mlon=35.01939#map=17/-24.47456/35.01939) Police station Comando Distrital de Inharrime · Vila de Inharrime 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.47737&mlon=35.02677#map=17/-24.47737/35.02677) 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 Municipio de Quissico Places mapped inside Municipio de Quissico in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Banks2 - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels2 - 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 Quissico - Muane - Quissico-Sede ## Quick answers - Where is Municipio de Quissico?In Quissico, Zavala District, Inhambane Province, Mozambique - What borders Municipio de Quissico?Muane and Quissico-Sede - What time zone is Municipio de Quissico in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Municipio de Quissico?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Municipio de Quissico?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Municipio de Quissico?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Municipio de Quissico?Settlements lie between 22 m and 119 m - What is the highest point in Municipio de Quissico?Alto Gomene (120 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Municipio de Quissico?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Municipio de Quissico?Hospital Distrital de Quissico, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Municipio de Quissico?BCI, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Municipio de Quissico?PetroMoc, about 1.8 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Municipio de Quissico?1 mapped - How many banks are in Municipio de Quissico?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Municipio de Quissico?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Municipio de Quissico?MZ08140103 (OCHA common operational dataset)