# Gile District, Zambézia Province – Administrative posts

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gile/

District · Zambézia Province 

# Gile District

Gile District is a district of Mozambique in Zambézia Province. It had an estimated **258,617 people** in 2025 on 9,067 km² (about 29 per km²). It is divided into 2 administrative posts. 256 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 258,617people (2025)
- 9,067km²
- 2administrative posts
- 3mapped services

## How many people live in Gile District?

Gile District had an estimated **258,617 people** in 2025 — 4.1% of Zambézia Province, 43rd of 148 districts. There are 1,016 women for every 1,000 men (below the Zambézia Province figure of 1,067). Spread over 9,067 km², that is about **29 people per km²**, 100th of 148 districts.

45.6% of people are children under 15 and 2.0% are 65 or older; the median age is about 17 years (it is 16 across Zambézia Province). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 91 children and older people.

0–4 ****42,704**

5–9 ****37,357**

10–14 ****37,852**

15–19 ****31,893**

20–24 ****24,645**

25–29 ****18,681**

30–34 ****13,471**

35–39 ****11,242**

40–44 ****10,608**

45–49 ****9,171**

50–54 ****7,164**

55–59 ****5,186**

60–64 ****3,360**

65–69 ****2,264**

70–74 ****1,439**

75–79 ****916**

80+ ****664**

Source: [Mozambique INE (Instituto Nacional de Estatistica) via OCHA HDX, population 2025 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-moz).

## Where is Gile District?

Gile District lies in [Zambézia Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 7 other districts: [Alto Molocue District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/alto-molocue/), [Mogovolas District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/mogovolas/), [Moma District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/moma/), [Mulevala District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mulevala/), [Murrupula District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/murrupula/), [Pebane District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/pebane/) and [Ribáuè District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/ribaue/). By area it is the 19th largest of 161 districts in Mozambique. It covers 8.8% of [Zambézia Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/). The centre of Gile District is about 1,274 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. It is about 275 km from Quelimane, the main town of Zambézia Province. The centre point is at 15.8798° S, 38.4162° 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: Gile District

- 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
- Quelimane Airport (UEL) · Quelimane275 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 04:49) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 05:50, sunset around 17:02).

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.

## Administrative posts of Gile District

Administrative post Area km² Localities Services 

[Alto Ligonha](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gile/alto-ligonha/) 3,893 6 1 

[Gile](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gile/gile/) 5,174 9 2 

Source: [INE- Instituto Nacional de Estatisca via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-moz); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Landscape and landmarks of Gile District

Named natural and historic features inside Gile District, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

248 rivers and streams.

- Apana
- Arra
- Aurione
- Cerumia
- Chaminine
- Chiane
- Comaleia
- Cororo
- Ecuxa
- Ilocone
- Inhácua
- Inravane
- Inrever
- Inrope
- Intubo
- Ivelone
- Jucurucune
- Locane
- Locone
- Lumaniaua
- Lóla
- Macanapa
- Machauene
- Macoxeni

…and 224 more.

### Hills and mountains

44 hills; 19 mountains.

- Serra Muácomuano · 948 m
- Inrule · 813 m
- Monte Umpala · 805 m
- Serra Muácomuano · 802 m
- Mutelele · 778 m
- Monte Namarepo · 765 m
- Monte Lomue · 759 m
- Monte Diquina · 692 m
- Monte Namarepo · 673 m
- Muacomuana · 640 m
- Monte Enlage · 621 m
- Monte Metelele · 620 m
- Monte Metau · 619 m
- Serra Paione · 604 m
- Monte Erreca · 603 m
- Monte Gilé · 582 m
- Monte Naxaxo · 580 m
- Monte Namecuàcua · 571 m
- Monte Uapé · 571 m
- Moneia · 561 m
- Monte Namassupa · 547 m
- Monte Naipa · 535 m
- Monte Namassupa · 535 m
- Monte Namehuca · 507 m

…and 39 more.

### Forests and nature

1 wildlife reserve.

- Reserva de Caça do Gile

### Getting around

1 bridge.

- EN8-Ligonha Bridge

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 Gile District and the best time to visit

In Gile District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 1,360 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (387 mm) and the driest Sep (8 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 26 387 

Feb 25 224 

Mar 25 193 

Apr 23 111 

May 21 33 

Jun 20 36 

Jul 20 46 

Aug 22 18 

Sep 25 8 

Oct 27 25 

Nov 29 65 

Dec 27 213 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Gile District

Places mapped inside Gile District in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Banks1
- Petrol pumps1
- 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.

## Quick answers

- Where is Gile District?In Zambézia Province, Mozambique
- What is the population of Gile District?258,617 (2025 estimate)
- What is the median age in Gile District?About 17 years (2025 estimate)
- What is the population density of Gile District?About 29 people per km²
- What borders Gile District?Alto Molocue District, Mogovolas District, Moma District, Mulevala District, Murrupula District, Pebane District and Ribáuè District
- What time zone is Gile District in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Gile District?Metical (MZN)
- What language is spoken in Gile District?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally)
- What is the highest point in Gile District?Serra Muácomuano (948 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Gile District?April to October
- How many banks are in Gile District?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Gile District?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Gile District?MZ0404 (OCHA common operational dataset)