# Piloto Locality, Urbano 1, Quelimane District – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/urbano-1/piloto/

Locality · Urbano 1 

# Piloto

Piloto is a locality of Mozambique in Urbano 1, Quelimane District, Zambézia Province. It covers **0.12 km²**. Open map data shows 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.1km²
- 5mapped services

## Where is Piloto?

Piloto lies in [Urbano 1](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/urbano-1/), [Quelimane District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/), [Zambézia Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 4 other localities: [Kansa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/urbano-1/kansa/), [Popular](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/urbano-1/popular/), [Samugue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/urbano-3/samugue/) and [Sinacura](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/urbano-1/sinacura/). By area it is the smallest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 0.8% of [Urbano 1](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/quelimane/urbano-1/). The centre of Piloto is about 1,004 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. It is about 1.0 km from Quelimane, the main town of Urbano 1. The centre point is at 17.8705° S, 36.8927° 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 Piloto

### Nearby, outside Piloto

- Lar dos Professores · castle or fort, Kansa0.5 km
- Praça dos Trabalhadores · monument, Filipe Samuel Magaia1.6 km
- Liliane aunt house Quelimane · castle or fort, 17 de Setembro1.7 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: Piloto

- 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) · Quelimane3.0 km
- Beira International Airport (BEW) · Beira299 km

### Nearest railway station

CFM (Filipe Samuel Magaia), about 1.2 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 17:04).

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.

## Weather in Piloto 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 Piloto

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Geral De Quelimane · Bairro 1º de Maio 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.87639&mlon=36.88722#map=17/-17.87639/36.88722) 

Bank BCI · Popular 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.86527&mlon=36.89253#map=17/-17.86527/36.89253) 

Petrol pump Petromoc · Piloto 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.87141&mlon=36.89352#map=17/-17.87141/36.89352) 

Hotel Hotel Karna · Kansa 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.87146&mlon=36.88849#map=17/-17.87146/36.88849) 

School Escola Pre Universitaria 25 de Septembro · Piloto 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.87167&mlon=36.89216#map=17/-17.87167/36.89216) 

College Universidade Catolica De Mocambique · Piloto 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.87083&mlon=36.89231#map=17/-17.87083/36.89231) 

Police station Primeira esquadra · Liberdade 1.0 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Piloto

Places mapped inside Piloto in open map data, by type.

- Petrol pumps1
- Schools2
- Colleges and universities1
- 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 Urbano 1

- 24 de Julho
- Aeroporto A
- Aeroporto B
- Aeroporto C
- Bairro 1º de Maio
- Bairro Novo
- Chirangano
- Filipe Samuel Magaia
- Kansa
- Liberdade
- Mapiazua
- Popular
- Saguar B
- Sinacura
- Sinacura A
- Torrone Velho

## Quick answers

- Where is Piloto?In Urbano 1, Quelimane District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique
- What borders Piloto?Kansa, Popular, Samugue and Sinacura
- What is there to see in Piloto?Lar dos Professores, Praça dos Trabalhadores, Liliane aunt house Quelimane
- What time zone is Piloto in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Piloto?Metical (MZN)
- What language is spoken in Piloto?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally)
- What is the best time to visit Piloto?April to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Piloto?Hospital Geral De Quelimane, about 0.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Piloto?BCI, about 0.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Piloto?Petromoc, about 0.1 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Piloto?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Piloto?MZ04010112 (OCHA common operational dataset)