# Roieque Locality, Cunle, Ribáuè District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/ribaue/cunle/roieque/ Locality · Cunle # Roieque Roieque is a locality of Mozambique in Cunle, Ribáuè District, Nampula Province. It covers **131.7 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 132km² - 1mapped service - 568 mtypical elevation ## Where is Roieque? Roieque lies in [Cunle](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/ribaue/cunle/), [Ribáuè District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/ribaue/), [Nampula Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 3 other localities: [Cunle-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/ribaue/cunle/cunle-sede/), [Iapala-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/ribaue/iapala/iapala-sede/) and [Mirali](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gile/alto-ligonha/mirali/). By area it is the 1010th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 12.4% of [Cunle](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/ribaue/cunle/). The centre of Roieque is about 1,321 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 15.2701° S, 38.1122° 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: Roieque - 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 - Nampula Airport (APL) · Nampula127 km - Nacala International Airport (MNC) · Nacala293 km ### Nearest railway station Outeiro (Cunle-Sede), about 22 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 04:51) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 05:50, sunset around 17:04). 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 Roieque Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Roieque. - Echaco - Mehequela 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 Roieque Named natural and historic features inside Roieque, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Maculé · 667 m - Monte Napebessa · 666 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 Roieque and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ribáuè District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 1,469 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (454 mm) and the driest Sep (7 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 454 Feb 24 287 Mar 23 201 Apr 22 92 May 20 25 Jun 18 27 Jul 18 32 Aug 20 19 Sep 23 7 Oct 25 23 Nov 27 59 Dec 25 241 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Roieque Need Nearest mapped Distance Petrol pump Petromoc · Alto Ligonha 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.51424&mlon=38.25324#map=17/-15.51424/38.25324) Hotel Complexo Messalo · Roieque 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.26166&mlon=38.14350#map=17/-15.26166/38.14350) 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 Roieque Places mapped inside Roieque in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 Cunle - Cunle-Sede ## Quick answers - Where is Roieque?In Cunle, Ribáuè District, Nampula Province, Mozambique - What borders Roieque?Cunle-Sede, Iapala-Sede and Mirali - What time zone is Roieque in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Roieque?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Roieque?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Roieque?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Roieque?Maculé (667 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Roieque?April to November - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Roieque?Petromoc, about 31 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Roieque?MZ03210203 (OCHA common operational dataset)