# Chiurairue-Sede Locality, Chiurairue, Mossurize District

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Locality · Chiurairue 

# Chiurairue-Sede

Chiurairue-Sede is a locality of Mozambique in Chiurairue, Mossurize District, Manica Province. It covers **230.1 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 230km²
- 562 mtypical elevation

## Where is Chiurairue-Sede?

Chiurairue-Sede lies in [Chiurairue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/mossurize/chiurairue/), [Mossurize District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/mossurize/), [Manica Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 3 other localities: [Chikuekuete](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/mossurize/chiurairue/chikuekuete/), [Chirera](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/mossurize/chiurairue/chirera/) and [Dibi](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/mossurize/chiurairue/dibi/). By area it is the 830th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 9.1% of [Chiurairue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/mossurize/chiurairue/). The centre of Chiurairue-Sede is about 590 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 20.6568° S, 32.7327° 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: Chiurairue-Sede

- 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

- Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio183 km
- Beira International Airport (BEW) · Beira246 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.4 hours, sunrise around 05:02) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:22, sunset around 17:15).

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 Chiurairue-Sede

Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Chiurairue-Sede. Settlements here lie between about 259 m and 674 m above sea level (median 562 m).

- Cita
- Duno
- Guenze
- Guzenzua
- Jona
- Jone
- Massaite
- Matamba
- Meico
- Meque
- Nhocutera
- Tono
- Xaiva

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 Chiurairue-Sede

Named natural and historic features inside Chiurairue-Sede, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

9 rivers and streams.

- Chicumbe
- Inharubangue
- Namacandue
- Nhamarchergue
- Xinhane
- Xissange
- Xissange
- Xitote
- Xove

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 Chiurairue-Sede and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Mossurize District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 896 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (176 mm) and the driest Aug (6 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**.

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- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
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- Nov
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 27 159 

Feb 26 153 

Mar 25 137 

Apr 23 72 

May 22 22 

Jun 20 22 

Jul 19 20 

Aug 22 6 

Sep 24 16 

Oct 26 32 

Nov 27 81 

Dec 27 176 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chiurairue-Sede

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Posto de Saude de Cife · Espungabera-Sede 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.45294&mlon=32.77171#map=17/-20.45294/32.77171) 

Bank BCI · Espungabera-Sede 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.45505&mlon=32.77302#map=17/-20.45505/32.77302) 

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 Chiurairue

- Chikuekuete
- Chirera
- Dibi

## Quick answers

- Where is Chiurairue-Sede?In Chiurairue, Mossurize District, Manica Province, Mozambique
- What borders Chiurairue-Sede?Chikuekuete, Chirera and Dibi
- What time zone is Chiurairue-Sede in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Chiurairue-Sede?Metical (MZN)
- What language is spoken in Chiurairue-Sede?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Chiurairue-Sede?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Chiurairue-Sede?Settlements lie between 259 m and 674 m
- What is the best time to visit Chiurairue-Sede?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Chiurairue-Sede?Posto de Saude de Cife, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Chiurairue-Sede?BCI, about 23 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Chiurairue-Sede?MZ06080201 (OCHA common operational dataset)
