# Magige Locality, Lioma, Gurue District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/lioma/magige/ Locality · Lioma # Magige Magige is a locality of Mozambique in Lioma, Gurue District, Zambézia Province. It covers **423.9 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 424km² - 760 mtypical elevation ## Where is Magige? Magige lies in [Lioma](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/lioma/), [Gurue District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/), [Zambézia Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 5 other localities: [Lioma-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/lioma/lioma-sede/), [Muagiua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/muagiua/), [Murrimo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/murrimo/), [Regone-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/namarroi/regone/regone-sede/) and [Tetete](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/lioma/tetete/). By area it is the 573rd largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 14.6% of [Lioma](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/lioma/). The centre of Magige is about 1,250 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 15.4011° S, 36.6968° 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: Magige - 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) · Blantyre187 km - Quelimane Airport (UEL) · Quelimane274 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 04:57) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 05:56, 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 Magige Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Magige. Settlements here lie between about 660 m and 847 m above sea level (median 760 m). - Chefe Mucunua - Chefe Nivava - Chipasso - Magige - Mavalo - Metovola - Muala - Namaritu - Namirequele - Régulo Metovola - Seven 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 Magige Named natural and historic features inside Magige, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Melossa - Metequelesse - Namuíade - Nanjoa ### Hills and mountains 6 mountains; 2 hills. - Monte Lucui · 1,351 m - Monte Macheca · 1,233 m - Monte Macoantari · 1,099 m - Monte Sucane · 1,086 m - Monte Milicul · 1,009 m - Monte Namivitcho · 1,004 m - Monte Meterra · 919 m - Monte Moie · 915 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 Magige 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 Magige Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Saúde de Ruace · Tetete 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.19881&mlon=36.70230#map=17/-15.19881/36.70230) Bank BCI · Cimento 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.46665&mlon=36.97852#map=17/-15.46665/36.97852) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Plus Gurue · Moneia 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.46270&mlon=36.98913#map=17/-15.46270/36.98913) Hotel Casa de Hóspedes Licungo · Cimento 31 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 32 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 Lioma - Lioma-Sede - Mualijane - Nintulo - Tetete ## Quick answers - Where is Magige?In Lioma, Gurue District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique - What borders Magige?Lioma-Sede, Muagiua, Murrimo, Regone-Sede and Tetete - What time zone is Magige in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Magige?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Magige?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Magige?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Magige?Settlements lie between 660 m and 847 m - What is the highest point in Magige?Monte Lucui (1,351 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Magige?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Magige?Centro de Saúde de Ruace, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Magige?BCI, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Magige?TotalEnergies Plus Gurue, about 32 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Magige?MZ04050202 (OCHA common operational dataset)