# Madal Locality, Maquival, Quelimane District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/madal/ Locality · Maquival # Madal Madal is a locality of Mozambique in Maquival, Quelimane District, Zambézia Province. It covers **204.4 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 204km² - 8 mtypical elevation ## Where is Madal? Madal 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: [Gogone](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/urbano-5/gogone/), [Icidua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/icidua/), [Ivagalane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/ivagalane/), [Maquival-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/maquival-sede/), [Torrone 3](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/urbano-5/torrone-3/) and [Zalala](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/zalala/). By area it is the 872nd largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 30.0% of [Maquival](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/). The centre of Madal is about 1,004 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9083° S, 36.9847° 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). ## Things to see in and around Madal ### Nearby, outside Madal - Lar dos Professores · castle or fort, Kansa11 km - Liliane aunt house Quelimane · castle or fort, 17 de Setembro11 km - Praça dos Trabalhadores · monument, Filipe Samuel Magaia12 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Madal - 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) · Quelimane14 km ### Nearest railway station CFM (Filipe Samuel Magaia), about 12 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 06:00, 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 Madal Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Madal. Settlements here lie between about 1 m and 15 m above sea level (median 8 m). - Inhangulúè - Ligogo - Madal - Marrumbune - Mendozo - Palane - Safrão - Safur - Tangalane - Temane 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 Madal Named natural and historic features inside Madal, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 lakes; 2 rivers and streams. - Lago Miamo - Lago Segunda - Rio Inhangulúe - Rio Lababa ### Coast and islands 2 islands; 1 headland. - Ilha Dos Bons Sinais - Marinhos - Ponta Tangalane 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 Madal 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 Madal Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Central De Quelimane · Torrone 3 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.81734&mlon=36.95715#map=17/-17.81734/36.95715) Bank BCI · Popular 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.86527&mlon=36.89253#map=17/-17.86527/36.89253) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Sampene · Sampene B 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.84027&mlon=36.93059#map=17/-17.84027/36.93059) Hotel Berta Alves Apart Hotel · Liberdade 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.87871&mlon=36.89224#map=17/-17.87871/36.89224) School Escola secundaria patrice Lumumba · Nhanhibua 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.86648&mlon=36.91181#map=17/-17.86648/36.91181) College Universidade Licungo · Murropue 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.83695&mlon=36.93895#map=17/-17.83695/36.93895) Police station Primeira esquadra · Liberdade 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.87862&mlon=36.88861#map=17/-17.87862/36.88861) 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 - Ionge - Ivagalane - Maquival-Sede - Marrongane - Nangoela - Zalala ## Quick answers - Where is Madal?In Maquival, Quelimane District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique - What borders Madal?Gogone, Icidua, Ivagalane, Maquival-Sede, Torrone 3 and Zalala - What is there to see in Madal?Lar dos Professores, Liliane aunt house Quelimane, Praça dos Trabalhadores - What time zone is Madal in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Madal?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Madal?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Madal?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Madal?Settlements lie between 1 m and 15 m - What is the best time to visit Madal?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Madal?Hospital Central De Quelimane, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Madal?BCI, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Madal?TotalEnergies Sampene, about 9.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Madal?MZ04010605 (OCHA common operational dataset)