# Murraca-Sede Locality, Murraca, Caia District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/caia/murraca/murraca-sede/ Locality · Murraca # Murraca-Sede Murraca-Sede is a locality of Mozambique in Murraca, Caia District, Sofala Province. It covers **681.0 km²**. 21 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 681km² - 37 mtypical elevation ## Where is Murraca-Sede? Murraca-Sede lies in [Murraca](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/caia/murraca/), [Caia District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/caia/), [Sofala Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 8 other localities: [Caia-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/caia/caia-sede/caia-sede/), [Goe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/chemba/mulima/goe/), [Gumbalaçai](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/maringue/maringue/gumbalacai/), [Jardim (Kanamua)](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/mutarara/inhangoma/jardim-kanamua/), [Licoma](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/chemba/mulima/licoma/), [Ndoro](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/caia/caia-sede/ndoro/), [Sambalendo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mopeia/mopeia/sambalendo/) and [Sena-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/caia/sena/sena-sede/). By area it is the 365th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. The centre of Murraca-Sede is about 954 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 17.6899° S, 35.0127° 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: Murraca-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 - Quelimane Airport (UEL) · Quelimane197 km - Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre224 km ### Nearest railway station Magagade (Sena-Sede), about 14 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 04:59) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:07, sunset around 17:12). 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 Murraca-Sede Open gazetteers list **21 villages, towns and localities** in Murraca-Sede. Settlements here lie between about 30 m and 186 m above sea level (median 37 m). - Alface - Camba - Chatala - Chibongalaua - Conge - Gadaga - Gamba - Gamenga - Gombe-Gombe - Jofrisse - Juze - Luwati - Machesse - Murraca - Nhacuecha - Nharugue - Nsona - Nóta - Randinho - Sachombe - Sangombe 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 Murraca-Sede Named natural and historic features inside Murraca-Sede, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 rivers and streams. - Messamba - Nhacareze - Nhamandolo - Nhambite - Nhamiali - Nhangaue ### Coast and islands 2 islands. - Ilha Mariangona - Ilha Nhanhe ### Hills and mountains 4 hills. - Monte Tonze · 134 m - Monte Pala-Pala · 110 m - Monte Chibangomavo · 100 m - Monte Nhatulo · 98 m ### Estates 1 estate. - Murraça Estação 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 Murraca-Sede and the best time to visit Using the climate of Caia District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 1,116 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (252 mm) and the driest Aug (7 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 252 Feb 26 182 Mar 26 174 Apr 24 66 May 23 24 Jun 22 23 Jul 21 41 Aug 23 7 Sep 26 13 Oct 28 30 Nov 29 84 Dec 28 221 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Murraca-Sede Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Distrital de Caia · Vila de Caia 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.83241&mlon=35.33903#map=17/-17.83241/35.33903) Bank BCI · Vila de Nhamayabwe 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.44111&mlon=35.07328#map=17/-17.44111/35.07328) Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Jardim (Kanamua) 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.49540&mlon=35.20540#map=17/-17.49540/35.20540) Hotel Hotel Caia · Vila de Caia 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.83930&mlon=35.32816#map=17/-17.83930/35.32816) 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Murraca-Sede?In Murraca, Caia District, Sofala Province, Mozambique - What borders Murraca-Sede?Caia-Sede, Goe, Gumbalaçai, Jardim (Kanamua), Licoma, Ndoro, Sambalendo and Sena-Sede - What time zone is Murraca-Sede in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Murraca-Sede?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Murraca-Sede?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Murraca-Sede?21 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Murraca-Sede?Settlements lie between 30 m and 186 m - What is the highest point in Murraca-Sede?Monte Tonze (134 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Murraca-Sede?April to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Murraca-Sede?Hospital Distrital de Caia, about 38 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Murraca-Sede?BCI, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Murraca-Sede?TotalEnergies, about 30 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Murraca-Sede?MZ07030201 (OCHA common operational dataset)