# Zalala Locality, Maquival, Quelimane District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/zalala/ Locality · Maquival # Zalala Zalala is a locality of Mozambique in Maquival, Quelimane District, Zambézia Province. It covers **121.4 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 121km² - 2mapped services - 4 mtypical elevation ## Where is Zalala? Zalala 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 3 other localities: [Ionge](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/ionge/), [Madal](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/madal/) and [Maquival-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/maquival-sede/). By area it is the 1034th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 17.8% of [Maquival](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/maquival/). The centre of Zalala is about 1,017 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 17.8334° S, 37.1005° 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: Zalala - 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) · Quelimane25 km ### Nearest railway station CFM (Filipe Samuel Magaia), about 24 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 Zalala Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Zalala. Settlements here lie between about 4 m and 7 m above sea level (median 4 m). - Geriano - Sofria - 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 Zalala Named natural and historic features inside Zalala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Cubúe ### 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 Zalala 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 Zalala 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 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.86527&mlon=36.89253#map=17/-17.86527/36.89253) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Sampene · Sampene B 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.84027&mlon=36.93059#map=17/-17.84027/36.93059) Hotel Zalala beach lodge · Zalala 12 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 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.84706&mlon=36.91989#map=17/-17.84706/36.91989) College Universidade Licungo · Murropue 17 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 22 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Zalala Places mapped inside Zalala in open map data, by type. - 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. ## Other localities in Maquival - Icidua - Ionge - Ivagalane - Madal - Maquival-Sede - Marrongane - Nangoela ## Quick answers - Where is Zalala?In Maquival, Quelimane District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique - What borders Zalala?Ionge, Madal and Maquival-Sede - What time zone is Zalala in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Zalala?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Zalala?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Zalala?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Zalala?Settlements lie between 4 m and 7 m - What is the best time to visit Zalala?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Zalala?Hospital Central De Quelimane, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Zalala?BCI, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Zalala?TotalEnergies Sampene, about 18 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Zalala?MZ04010608 (OCHA common operational dataset)