# Guerissa-Sede Locality, Guerissa, Derre District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/derre/guerissa/guerissa-sede/ Locality · Guerissa # Guerissa-Sede Guerissa-Sede is a locality of Mozambique in Guerissa, Derre District, Zambézia Province. It covers **448.4 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 448km² - 199 mtypical elevation ## Where is Guerissa-Sede? Guerissa-Sede lies in [Guerissa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/derre/guerissa/), [Derre District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/derre/), [Zambézia Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 7 other localities: [Derre-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/derre/machindo/derre-sede/), [Lua Lua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mopeia/campo/lua-lua/), [Mepinha](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/morrumbala/morrumbala-sede/mepinha/), [Morrumbala-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/morrumbala/morrumbala-sede/morrumbala-sede/), [Muandiua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/morrumbala/morrumbala-sede/muandiua/), [Nambui](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/derre/guerissa/nambui/) and [Rovuma](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mopeia/mopeia/rovuma/). By area it is the 548th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 64.2% of [Guerissa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/derre/guerissa/). The centre of Guerissa-Sede is about 1,021 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 17.3565° S, 36.0248° 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: Guerissa-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) · Quelimane105 km - Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre218 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 04:56) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:03, sunset around 17:08). 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 Guerissa-Sede Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Guerissa-Sede. Settlements here lie between about 161 m and 235 m above sea level (median 199 m). - Guerrissa - Pamba - Tesoura 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 Guerissa-Sede Named natural and historic features inside Guerissa-Sede, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Rio Cuamamba - Rio Meludi 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 Guerissa-Sede and the best time to visit Using the climate of Derre District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 1,170 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (300 mm) and the driest Aug (13 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 300 Feb 25 182 Mar 25 176 Apr 24 70 May 22 30 Jun 21 27 Jul 20 36 Aug 23 13 Sep 26 14 Oct 28 22 Nov 29 85 Dec 27 216 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Other localities in Guerissa - Nambui ## Quick answers - Where is Guerissa-Sede?In Guerissa, Derre District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique - What borders Guerissa-Sede?Derre-Sede, Lua Lua, Mepinha, Morrumbala-Sede, Muandiua, Nambui and Rovuma - What time zone is Guerissa-Sede in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Guerissa-Sede?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Guerissa-Sede?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Guerissa-Sede?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Guerissa-Sede?Settlements lie between 161 m and 235 m - What is the best time to visit Guerissa-Sede?April to October - What is the P-code of Guerissa-Sede?MZ04180201 (OCHA common operational dataset)