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

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

Locality · Cidade de Gurue 

# Coctchi

Coctchi is a locality of Mozambique in Cidade de Gurue, Gurue District, Zambézia Province. It covers **9.55 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 9.6km²
- 699 mtypical elevation

## Where is Coctchi?

Coctchi 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 3 other localities: [Lussa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/lussa/), [Muagiua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/muagiua/) and [Nacuacue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/nacuacue/). By area it is the 1376th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 0.5% of [Cidade de Gurue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/). The centre of Coctchi is about 1,250 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 15.4756° S, 36.9159° 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: Coctchi

- 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) · Blantyre209 km
- Nampula Airport (APL) · Nampula257 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 04:56) 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 Coctchi

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

- Régulo Nacacue

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 Coctchi 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 Coctchi

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Rural de Gurué · Cimento 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.46235&mlon=36.98399#map=17/-15.46235/36.98399) 

Bank BCI · Cimento 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.46665&mlon=36.97852#map=17/-15.46665/36.97852) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Plus Gurue · Moneia 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.46270&mlon=36.98913#map=17/-15.46270/36.98913) 

Hotel Casa de Hospedes Licungo · Cimento 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.46402&mlon=36.97786#map=17/-15.46402/36.97786) 

School Escola secundária geral de Gurué · Barragem 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.46922&mlon=36.98268#map=17/-15.46922/36.98268) 

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.

## Other localities in Cidade de Gurue

- 1 de Maio
- 25 de Junho
- Archote
- Artes e Oficios
- Barragem
- Cimento
- Coconhia
- 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 Coctchi?In Cidade de Gurue, Gurue District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique
- What borders Coctchi?Lussa, Muagiua and Nacuacue
- What time zone is Coctchi in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Coctchi?Metical (MZN)
- What language is spoken in Coctchi?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Coctchi?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Coctchi?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Coctchi?Hospital Rural de Gurué, about 7.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Coctchi?BCI, about 6.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Coctchi?TotalEnergies Plus Gurue, about 8.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Coctchi?MZ04050108 (OCHA common operational dataset)