# Vila de Marrupa Locality, Marrupa-Sede, Marrupa District

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Locality · Marrupa-Sede 

# Vila de Marrupa

Vila de Marrupa is a locality of Mozambique in Marrupa-Sede, Marrupa District, Niassa Province. It covers **18.9 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 18.9km²
- 11mapped services
- 814 mtypical elevation

## Where is Vila de Marrupa?

Vila de Marrupa lies in [Marrupa-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/marrupa/marrupa-sede/), [Marrupa District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/marrupa/), [Niassa Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 1 other locality: [Marrupa-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/marrupa/marrupa-sede/marrupa-sede/). By area it is the 1293rd largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 0.3% of [Marrupa-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/marrupa/marrupa-sede/). The centre of Vila de Marrupa is about 1,510 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 13.1943° S, 37.5104° 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: Vila de Marrupa

- 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

- Lichinga Airport (VXC) · Lichinga243 km
- Nampula Airport (APL) · Nampula286 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 04:58) and shortest in Jun (about 11.4 hours, sunrise around 05:49, sunset around 17:10).

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 Vila de Marrupa

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Vila de Marrupa. The largest with a recorded population: Marrupa (9,565). Settlements here lie between about 744 m and 828 m above sea level (median 814 m).

- Acujo
- Cepo
- Marrupa
- Nhungo
- Ruculia
- Sole

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).

## Weather in Vila de Marrupa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Marrupa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jun (18 °C), after allowing for this place being about 213 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,335 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (386 mm) and the driest Sep (5 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 23 386 

Feb 23 281 

Mar 23 195 

Apr 21 67 

May 20 20 

Jun 18 7 

Jul 18 7 

Aug 20 7 

Sep 24 5 

Oct 26 26 

Nov 27 62 

Dec 24 272 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Vila de Marrupa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Saude · Vila de Marrupa 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.19667&mlon=37.49863#map=17/-13.19667/37.49863) 

Bank BCI · Vila de Marrupa 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.19086&mlon=37.50520#map=17/-13.19086/37.50520) 

Petrol pump Total Bomba · Vila de Marrupa 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.19963&mlon=37.48510#map=17/-13.19963/37.48510) 

School Escola Secundaria de Marrupa · Vila de Marrupa 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.19054&mlon=37.51640#map=17/-13.19054/37.51640) 

Police station Policia · Vila de Marrupa 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.19421&mlon=37.49903#map=17/-13.19421/37.49903) 

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 Vila de Marrupa

Places mapped inside Vila de Marrupa in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals3
- Banks2
- Petrol pumps1
- Schools3
- Restaurants1
- 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.

## Other localities in Marrupa-Sede

- Marrupa-Sede
- Messalo
- Messenguesse
- Tumpue

## Quick answers

- Where is Vila de Marrupa?In Marrupa-Sede, Marrupa District, Niassa Province, Mozambique
- What borders Vila de Marrupa?Marrupa-Sede
- What time zone is Vila de Marrupa in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Vila de Marrupa?Metical (MZN)
- What language is spoken in Vila de Marrupa?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Vila de Marrupa?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Vila de Marrupa?Settlements lie between 744 m and 828 m
- What is the best time to visit Vila de Marrupa?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Vila de Marrupa?Centro de Saude, about 1.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Vila de Marrupa?BCI, about 0.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Vila de Marrupa?Total Bomba, about 2.8 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Vila de Marrupa?3 mapped
- How many banks are in Vila de Marrupa?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Vila de Marrupa?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Vila de Marrupa?MZ01070105 (OCHA common operational dataset)