# Vehiua Locality, Mepuagiua, Gurue District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/mepuagiua/vehiua/ Locality · Mepuagiua # Vehiua Vehiua is a locality of Mozambique in Mepuagiua, Gurue District, Zambézia Province. It covers **195.4 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 195km² - 1,268 mtypical elevation ## Where is Vehiua? Vehiua lies in [Mepuagiua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/mepuagiua/), [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: [Mepuagiua-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/mepuagiua/mepuagiua-sede/), [Mucunha](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/cidade-de-gurue/mucunha/), [Mugaveia](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/mepuagiua/mugaveia/), [Muhiua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/alto-molocue/nauela/muhiua/) and [Nauela](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/alto-molocue/nauela/nauela/). By area it is the 886th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 20.1% of [Mepuagiua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gurue/mepuagiua/). The centre of Vehiua is about 1,270 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 15.3826° S, 37.1937° 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: Vehiua - 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 - Nampula Airport (APL) · Nampula226 km - Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre240 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 05:54, sunset around 17:07). 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 Vehiua Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Vehiua. Settlements here lie between about 950 m and 1,296 m above sea level (median 1,268 m). - Marrimane - Merrápuè - Murrui 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 Vehiua Named natural and historic features inside Vehiua, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain; 1 hill. - Monte Namilisse · 1,395 m - Monte Nacharua · 991 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 Vehiua and the best time to visit Using the climate of Gurue District, the warmest month is Nov (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jul (13 °C), after allowing for this place being about 555 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 20 412 Feb 19 286 Mar 19 233 Apr 17 100 May 15 35 Jun 14 37 Jul 13 49 Aug 15 17 Sep 18 13 Oct 21 24 Nov 22 107 Dec 21 258 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Vehiua Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Rural de Gurué · Cimento 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.46235&mlon=36.98399#map=17/-15.46235/36.98399) Bank BCI · Cimento 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.46665&mlon=36.97852#map=17/-15.46665/36.97852) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Plus Gurue · Moneia 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.46270&mlon=36.98913#map=17/-15.46270/36.98913) Hotel Centro Polivalente Leão Dehon · Artes e Oficios 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.46876&mlon=36.99425#map=17/-15.46876/36.99425) School Escola secundária geral de Gurué · Barragem 25 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 Mepuagiua - Incize - Mepuagiua-Sede - Mugaveia - Nicoropale - Nipive ## Quick answers - Where is Vehiua?In Mepuagiua, Gurue District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique - What borders Vehiua?Mepuagiua-Sede, Mucunha, Mugaveia, Muhiua and Nauela - What time zone is Vehiua in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Vehiua?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Vehiua?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Vehiua?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Vehiua?Settlements lie between 950 m and 1,296 m - What is the highest point in Vehiua?Monte Namilisse (1,395 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Vehiua?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Vehiua?Hospital Rural de Gurué, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Vehiua?BCI, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Vehiua?TotalEnergies Plus Gurue, about 24 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Vehiua?MZ04050306 (OCHA common operational dataset)