# Malessane Locality, Cidade de Gurue, Gurue District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/malessane/ Locality · Cidade de Gurue # Malessane Malessane is a locality of Mozambique in Cidade de Gurue, Gurue District, Zambézia Province. It covers **13.8 km²**. - 13.8km² ## Where is Malessane? Malessane 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: [Lussa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/lussa/), [Muela](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/muela/), [Murrimo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/murrimo/), [Nacuacue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/nacuacue/), [Up1](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/up1/) and [Up4-Eduardo Mondlane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/up4-eduardo-mondlane/). By area it is the 1335th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 0.8% of [Cidade de Gurue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/). The centre of Malessane is about 1,254 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 15.4400° S, 36.9309° 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: Malessane - 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) · Blantyre211 km - Nampula Airport (APL) · Nampula255 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. ## Landscape and landmarks of Malessane Named natural and historic features inside Malessane, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Luça 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 Malessane 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 Malessane Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Rural de Gurué · Cimento 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.46235&mlon=36.98399#map=17/-15.46235/36.98399) Bank BCI · Cimento 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.46665&mlon=36.97852#map=17/-15.46665/36.97852) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Plus Gurue · Moneia 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.46270&mlon=36.98913#map=17/-15.46270/36.98913) Hotel Casa de Hóspedes Licungo · Cimento 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.46393&mlon=36.97786#map=17/-15.46393/36.97786) School Escola secundária geral de Gurué · Barragem 6.4 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 - Coctchi - Contape - Cooperativa - Escola Secundaria - Eucalipital - Invinha - Lussa - Macaruene - 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 Malessane?In Cidade de Gurue, Gurue District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique - What borders Malessane?Lussa, Muela, Murrimo, Nacuacue, Up1 and Up4-Eduardo Mondlane - What time zone is Malessane in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Malessane?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Malessane?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Malessane?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Malessane?Hospital Rural de Gurué, about 6.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Malessane?BCI, about 5.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Malessane?TotalEnergies Plus Gurue, about 6.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Malessane?MZ04050116 (OCHA common operational dataset)