# Macaruene Locality, Cidade de Gurue, Gurue District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/macaruene/ Locality · Cidade de Gurue # Macaruene Macaruene is a locality of Mozambique in Cidade de Gurue, Gurue District, Zambézia Province. It covers **27.1 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 27.1km² - 613 mtypical elevation ## Where is Macaruene? Macaruene 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 7 other localities: [Archote](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/archote/), [Coconhia](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/coconhia/), [Cooperativa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/cooperativa/), [Miaco](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/miaco/), [Muagiua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/muagiua/), [Namilimete](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/namilimete/) and [Up3 Veleta](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/up3-veleta/). By area it is the 1246th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 1.5% of [Cidade de Gurue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/). The centre of Macaruene is about 1,246 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 15.5347° S, 36.9750° 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: Macaruene - 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) · Blantyre215 km - Nampula Airport (APL) · Nampula252 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 Macaruene Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Macaruene. - Régulo Manavarre 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 Macaruene Named natural and historic features inside Macaruene, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Tucuasse ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Monte Mulauirre · 788 m - Monte Malissane · 730 m ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Vila Junqueiro 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 Macaruene 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 Macaruene Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Rural de Gurué · Cimento 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.46235&mlon=36.98399#map=17/-15.46235/36.98399) Bank BCI · Cimento 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.46665&mlon=36.97852#map=17/-15.46665/36.97852) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Plus Gurue · Moneia 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.46270&mlon=36.98913#map=17/-15.46270/36.98913) Hotel Pensão Gurué · Cimento 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.46655&mlon=36.97835#map=17/-15.46655/36.97835) School Escola Secundaria E Pré-Universitária De Gurúè · Escola Secundaria 6.0 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. ## Other localities in Cidade de Gurue - 1 de Maio - 25 de Junho - Archote - Artes e Oficios - Barragem - Cimento - Coconhia - Coctchi - Contape - Cooperativa - Escola Secundaria - Eucalipital - Invinha - Lussa - 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 Macaruene?In Cidade de Gurue, Gurue District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique - What borders Macaruene?Archote, Coconhia, Cooperativa, Miaco, Muagiua, Namilimete and Up3 Veleta - What time zone is Macaruene in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Macaruene?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Macaruene?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Macaruene?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Macaruene?Monte Mulauirre (788 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Macaruene?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Macaruene?Hospital Rural de Gurué, about 8.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Macaruene?BCI, about 7.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Macaruene?TotalEnergies Plus Gurue, about 8.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Macaruene?MZ04050115 (OCHA common operational dataset)