# Ionge Locality, Maquival, Quelimane District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/ionge/ Locality · Maquival # Ionge Ionge is a locality of Mozambique in Maquival, Quelimane District, Zambézia Province. It covers **84.3 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 84.3km² - 6 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ionge? Ionge lies in [Maquival](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/), [Quelimane District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/), [Zambézia Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other localities: [Macuse-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/namacurra/macuse/macuse-sede/), [Maquival-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/maquival-sede/), [Marrongane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/marrongane/), [Mexixine](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/namacurra/macuse/mexixine/), [Nangoela](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/nangoela/) and [Zalala](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/zalala/). By area it is the 1122nd largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 12.4% of [Maquival](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/). The centre of Ionge is about 1,030 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 17.7159° S, 37.1320° 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: Ionge - 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) · Quelimane32 km ### Nearest railway station CFM (Filipe Samuel Magaia), about 32 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. ## Villages and localities in Ionge Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ionge. - Sopinho 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 Ionge Named natural and historic features inside Ionge, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Nameduro - Rio Bazar - Rio Mali ### Coast and islands 2 islands. - Ilha Idugo - Ilha Ionge 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 Ionge 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/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ionge Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Central De Quelimane · Torrone 3 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.81734&mlon=36.95715#map=17/-17.81734/36.95715) Bank BCI · Popular 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.86527&mlon=36.89253#map=17/-17.86527/36.89253) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Sampene · Sampene B 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.84027&mlon=36.93059#map=17/-17.84027/36.93059) Hotel Zalala beach lodge · Zalala 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.76879&mlon=37.19409#map=17/-17.76879/37.19409) School Escola Primária de Cololo · Sampene A 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.84706&mlon=36.91989#map=17/-17.84706/36.91989) College Universidade Licungo · Murropue 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.83695&mlon=36.93895#map=17/-17.83695/36.93895) Police station Policia · Vila de Namacurra 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.49445&mlon=37.02983#map=17/-17.49445/37.02983) 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 Maquival - Icidua - Ivagalane - Madal - Maquival-Sede - Marrongane - Nangoela - Zalala ## Quick answers - Where is Ionge?In Maquival, Quelimane District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique - What borders Ionge?Macuse-Sede, Maquival-Sede, Marrongane, Mexixine, Nangoela and Zalala - What time zone is Ionge in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ionge?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Ionge?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ionge?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ionge?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Ionge?Hospital Central De Quelimane, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ionge?BCI, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ionge?TotalEnergies Sampene, about 25 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ionge?MZ04010603 (OCHA common operational dataset)