# Murrimo Locality, Cidade de Gurue, Gurue District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/murrimo/ Locality · Cidade de Gurue # Murrimo Murrimo is a locality of Mozambique in Cidade de Gurue, Gurue District, Zambézia Province. It covers **321.8 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 322km² - 759 mtypical elevation ## Where is Murrimo? Murrimo 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 8 other localities: [Lioma-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/lioma/lioma-sede/), [Magige](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/lioma/magige/), [Malessane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/malessane/), [Muagiua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/muagiua/), [Mucunha](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/mucunha/), [Nintulo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/lioma/nintulo/), [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 710th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 18.3% of [Cidade de Gurue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/). The centre of Murrimo is about 1,259 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 15.3734° S, 36.8658° 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: Murrimo - 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) · Blantyre206 km - Nampula Airport (APL) · Nampula261 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 17:09). 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 Murrimo Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Murrimo. Settlements here lie between about 699 m and 949 m above sea level (median 759 m). - Cárrico - Cúpi - Jaime - Maualo - Mequijo - Merrecala - Moagem - Murrimo - Murrumo - Régulo Carico - Régulo Covela - Régulo Murrimo - Vèlécua 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 Murrimo Named natural and historic features inside Murrimo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Muàláça - Namerruco ### Hills and mountains 4 mountains; 2 hills. - Monte Majuane · 1,186 m - Monte Muipatala · 1,094 m - Monte Mucualati · 1,042 m - Monte Sansa · 832 m - Monte Muelano · 831 m - Monte Muano · 817 m 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 Murrimo 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 Murrimo Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Rural de Gurué · Cimento 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.46235&mlon=36.98399#map=17/-15.46235/36.98399) Bank BCI · Cimento 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.46665&mlon=36.97852#map=17/-15.46665/36.97852) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Plus Gurue · Moneia 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.46270&mlon=36.98913#map=17/-15.46270/36.98913) Hotel Casa de Hóspedes Licungo · Cimento 16 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 16 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 - Malessane - Miaco - Moneia - Muagiua - Mucunha - Muela - Murece 1 - Murece 2 - Muximua - Nacuacue - Namilimete - Serra - Up1 - Up3 Veleta - Up4-Eduardo Mondlane - Up5 Namaroi ## Quick answers - Where is Murrimo?In Cidade de Gurue, Gurue District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique - What borders Murrimo?Lioma-Sede, Magige, Malessane, Muagiua, Mucunha, Nintulo, Up1 and Up4-Eduardo Mondlane - What time zone is Murrimo in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Murrimo?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Murrimo?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Murrimo?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Murrimo?Settlements lie between 699 m and 949 m - What is the highest point in Murrimo?Monte Majuane (1,186 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Murrimo?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Murrimo?Hospital Rural de Gurué, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Murrimo?BCI, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Murrimo?TotalEnergies Plus Gurue, about 17 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Murrimo?MZ04050124 (OCHA common operational dataset)