# Maquival-Sede Locality, Maquival, Quelimane District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/maquival-sede/ Locality · Maquival # Maquival-Sede Maquival-Sede is a locality of Mozambique in Maquival, Quelimane District, Zambézia Province. It covers **65.0 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 65.0km² - 7 mtypical elevation ## Where is Maquival-Sede? Maquival-Sede 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 5 other localities: [Gogone](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/urbano-5/gogone/), [Ionge](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/ionge/), [Madal](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/madal/), [Nangoela](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/nangoela/) and [Zalala](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/zalala/). By area it is the 1159th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 9.5% of [Maquival](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/). The centre of Maquival-Sede is about 1,020 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 17.7880° S, 37.0594° 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 Maquival-Sede ### Nearby, outside Maquival-Sede - Liliane aunt house Quelimane · castle or fort, 17 de Setembro19 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: Maquival-Sede - 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 21 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 Maquival-Sede Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Maquival-Sede. Settlements here lie between about 3 m and 15 m above sea level (median 7 m). - Andre - Intego - Maquival - Mugogada - Paiva - São Rafael 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-Sede Named natural and historic features inside Maquival-Sede, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 1 beach. - Zalala 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-Sede 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 Maquival-Sede 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 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.86527&mlon=36.89253#map=17/-17.86527/36.89253) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Sampene · Sampene B 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.84027&mlon=36.93059#map=17/-17.84027/36.93059) Hotel Zalala beach lodge · Zalala 14 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 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.84706&mlon=36.91989#map=17/-17.84706/36.91989) College Universidade Licungo · Murropue 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.83695&mlon=36.93895#map=17/-17.83695/36.93895) Police station 2 Esquadra · 1º de Maio B 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.86098&mlon=36.89660#map=17/-17.86098/36.89660) 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 - Madal - Marrongane - Nangoela - Zalala ## Quick answers - Where is Maquival-Sede?In Maquival, Quelimane District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique - What borders Maquival-Sede?Gogone, Ionge, Madal, Nangoela and Zalala - What is there to see in Maquival-Sede?Liliane aunt house Quelimane - What time zone is Maquival-Sede in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Maquival-Sede?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Maquival-Sede?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Maquival-Sede?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Maquival-Sede?Settlements lie between 3 m and 15 m - What is the best time to visit Maquival-Sede?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Maquival-Sede?Hospital Central De Quelimane, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maquival-Sede?BCI, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maquival-Sede?TotalEnergies Sampene, about 15 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maquival-Sede?MZ04010601 (OCHA common operational dataset)