# Marrongane Locality, Maquival, Quelimane District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/marrongane/ Locality · Maquival # Marrongane Marrongane is a locality of Mozambique in Maquival, Quelimane District, Zambézia Province. It covers **91.6 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 91.6km² - 4 mtypical elevation ## Where is Marrongane? Marrongane 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: [Ilalane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/nicoadala/namacata/ilalane/), [Ionge](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/ionge/), [Mexixine](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/namacurra/macuse/mexixine/), [Mutange](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/namacurra/namacurra-sede/mutange/), [Namacurra-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/namacurra/namacurra-sede/namacurra-sede/) and [Nangoela](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/nangoela/). By area it is the 1101st largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 13.4% of [Maquival](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/). The centre of Marrongane is about 1,027 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 17.6885° S, 37.0102° 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: Marrongane - 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) · Quelimane24 km ### Nearest railway station CFM (Filipe Samuel Magaia), about 25 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 17:04). 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 Marrongane Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Marrongane. - Marrongane 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). ## Weather in Marrongane 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 Marrongane Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Central De Quelimane · Torrone 3 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.81734&mlon=36.95715#map=17/-17.81734/36.95715) Bank BCI · Popular 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.86527&mlon=36.89253#map=17/-17.86527/36.89253) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Sampene · Sampene B 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.84027&mlon=36.93059#map=17/-17.84027/36.93059) Hotel Inn Paradise Hotel · Acordos de Lusaka B 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.84817&mlon=36.90833#map=17/-17.84817/36.90833) School Escola Primária de Cololo · Sampene A 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.84706&mlon=36.91989#map=17/-17.84706/36.91989) College Universidade Licungo · Murropue 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.83695&mlon=36.93895#map=17/-17.83695/36.93895) Police station Policia · Vila de Namacurra 22 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 - Ionge - Ivagalane - Madal - Maquival-Sede - Nangoela - Zalala ## Quick answers - Where is Marrongane?In Maquival, Quelimane District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique - What borders Marrongane?Ilalane, Ionge, Mexixine, Mutange, Namacurra-Sede and Nangoela - What time zone is Marrongane in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Marrongane?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Marrongane?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Marrongane?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Marrongane?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Marrongane?Hospital Central De Quelimane, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Marrongane?BCI, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Marrongane?TotalEnergies Sampene, about 19 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Marrongane?MZ04010606 (OCHA common operational dataset)