# Maquival, Quelimane District – Localities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/ Administrative post · Quelimane District # Maquival Maquival is an administrative post of Mozambique in Quelimane District, Zambézia Province. It covers **682.4 km²**. It is divided into 8 localities. 25 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 682km² - 8localities - 2mapped services ## Where is Maquival? Maquival lies in [Quelimane District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/), [Zambézia Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other administrative posts: [Macuse](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/namacurra/macuse/), [Namacata](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/nicoadala/namacata/), [Namacurra-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/namacurra/namacurra-sede/), [Urbano 1](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/urbano-1/), [Urbano 2](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/urbano-2/) and [Urbano 5](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/urbano-5/). By area it is the 320th largest of 457 administrative posts in Mozambique. It covers 85.3% of [Quelimane District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/). The centre of Maquival is about 1,016 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. It is about 20 km from Quelimane, the main town of Quelimane District. The centre point is at 17.8212° S, 37.0630° 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: Maquival - 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 - Quelimane Airport (UEL) · Quelimane21 km ### Nearest railway station CFM (Filipe Samuel Magaia), about 20 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 04:51) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 05:59, sunset around 17:03). 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. ## Localities of Maquival Locality Area km² Localities Services [Icidua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/icidua/) 37 1 0 [Ionge](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/ionge/) 84 1 0 [Ivagalane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/ivagalane/) 10 0 0 [Madal](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/madal/) 204 10 0 [Maquival-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/maquival-sede/) 65 6 0 [Marrongane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/marrongane/) 92 1 0 [Nangoela](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/nangoela/) 69 4 0 [Zalala](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/zalala/) 121 3 2 Source: [INE- Instituto Nacional de Estatisca via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-moz); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Maquival Open gazetteers list **25 villages, towns and localities** in Maquival. Settlements here lie between about 1 m and 15 m above sea level (median 7 m). - Andre - Chigaval - Coalane - Geriano - Inhangulue - Inhangulúè - Intego - Ligogo - Madal - Maquival - Marrongane - Marrumbune - Mendozo - Morais - Mugogada - Paiva - Palane - Safrão - Safur - Sofria - Sopinho - São Rafael - Tangalane - Temane - Zolala 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 Maquival Named natural and historic features inside Maquival, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 9 rivers and streams; 2 lakes. - Cubúe - Lago Miamo - Lago Segunda - Nameduro - Rio Bazar - Rio Chipoca - Rio Inhangulúe - Rio Lababa - Rio Mali - Rio Marua - Rio Mucêlo ### Coast and islands 4 islands; 1 beach; 1 headland. - Ilha Dos Bons Sinais - Ilha Idugo - Ilha Ionge - Marinhos - Ponta Tangalane - Zalala ### Getting around 1 lighthouse. - Farolim do Supinho 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 Maquival and the best time to visit Using the climate of Quelimane District, the warmest month is Dec (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (23 °C). About 1,118 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (271 mm) and the driest Aug (10 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 28 271 Feb 27 175 Mar 27 174 Apr 26 82 May 25 37 Jun 23 35 Jul 23 41 Aug 24 10 Sep 25 13 Oct 27 26 Nov 28 65 Dec 28 189 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Maquival Places mapped inside Maquival in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hotels1 - Restaurants1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Quick answers - Where is Maquival?In Quelimane District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique - What borders Maquival?Macuse, Namacata, Namacurra-Sede, Urbano 1, Urbano 2 and Urbano 5 - What time zone is Maquival in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Maquival?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Maquival?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Maquival?25 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Maquival?Settlements lie between 1 m and 15 m - What is the best time to visit Maquival?April to October - What is the P-code of Maquival?MZ040106 (OCHA common operational dataset)