# Archote Locality, Cidade de Gurue, Gurue District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/archote/

Locality · Cidade de Gurue 

# Archote

Archote is a locality of Mozambique in Cidade de Gurue, Gurue District, Zambézia Province. It covers **5.67 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 5.7km²
- 1mapped service
- 695 mtypical elevation

## Where is Archote?

Archote lies in [Cidade de Gurue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/), [Gurue District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/), [Zambézia Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other localities: [Escola Secundaria](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/escola-secundaria/), [Macaruene](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/macaruene/), [Miaco](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/miaco/), [Murece 2](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/murece-2/), [Namilimete](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/namilimete/) and [Up5 Namaroi](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/up5-namaroi/). By area it is the 1443rd largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 0.3% of [Cidade de Gurue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/). The centre of Archote is about 1,253 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 15.4849° S, 37.0137° 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: Archote

- 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

- Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre220 km
- Nampula Airport (APL) · Nampula247 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 04:55) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 05:55, 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 Archote

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Archote.

- Chá Gurué

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 Archote and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Gurue District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 1,570 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (412 mm) and the driest Sep (13 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 23 412 

Feb 23 286 

Mar 23 233 

Apr 21 100 

May 19 35 

Jun 17 37 

Jul 17 49 

Aug 19 17 

Sep 22 13 

Oct 25 24 

Nov 26 107 

Dec 24 258 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Archote

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Rural de Gurué · Cimento 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.46235&mlon=36.98399#map=17/-15.46235/36.98399) 

Bank BCI · Cimento 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.46665&mlon=36.97852#map=17/-15.46665/36.97852) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Plus Gurue · Moneia 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.46270&mlon=36.98913#map=17/-15.46270/36.98913) 

Hotel Centro Polivalente Leão Dehon · Artes e Oficios 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.46876&mlon=36.99425#map=17/-15.46876/36.99425) 

School Escola Secundaria E Pré-Universitária De Gurúè · Escola Secundaria 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.48187&mlon=36.98564#map=17/-15.48187/36.98564) 

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 Archote

Places mapped inside Archote in open map data, by type.

- Restaurants1

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 Cidade de Gurue

- 1 de Maio
- 25 de Junho
- Artes e Oficios
- Barragem
- Cimento
- Coconhia
- Coctchi
- Contape
- Cooperativa
- Escola Secundaria
- Eucalipital
- Invinha
- Lussa
- Macaruene
- Malessane
- Miaco
- Moneia
- Muagiua
- Mucunha
- Muela
- Murece 1
- Murece 2
- Murrimo
- Muximua
- Nacuacue
- Namilimete
- Serra
- Up1
- Up3 Veleta
- Up4-Eduardo Mondlane
- Up5 Namaroi

## Quick answers

- Where is Archote?In Cidade de Gurue, Gurue District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique
- What borders Archote?Escola Secundaria, Macaruene, Miaco, Murece 2, Namilimete and Up5 Namaroi
- What time zone is Archote in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Archote?Metical (MZN)
- What language is spoken in Archote?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Archote?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Archote?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Archote?Hospital Rural de Gurué, about 4.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Archote?BCI, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Archote?TotalEnergies Plus Gurue, about 3.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Archote?MZ04050103 (OCHA common operational dataset)