# Pundanhar-Sede Locality, Pundanhar, Palma District – Villages

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Locality · Pundanhar 

# Pundanhar-Sede

Pundanhar-Sede is a locality of Mozambique in Pundanhar, Palma District, Cabo Delgado Province. It covers **798.9 km²**. 28 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 799km²
- 137 mtypical elevation

## Where is Pundanhar-Sede?

Pundanhar-Sede lies in [Pundanhar](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/palma/pundanhar/), [Palma District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/palma/), [Cabo Delgado Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other localities: [Mute](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/palma/palma/mute/), [Nangade-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/nangade/nangade-sede/nangade-sede/), [Palma-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/palma/palma/palma-sede/), [Quelimane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/mocimboa-da-praia/mocimboa-da-praia-sede/quelimane/), [Quirinde](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/palma/quionga/quirinde/) and [Quissangue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/palma/olumbe/quissangue/). By area it is the 301st largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. The centre of Pundanhar-Sede is about 1,848 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 10.9184° S, 40.0612° 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: Pundanhar-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

- Mtwara Airport (MYW) · Mtwara66 km
- Pemba Airport (POL) · Pemba236 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.8 hours, sunrise around 04:52) and shortest in Jun (about 11.5 hours, sunrise around 05:35, 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 Pundanhar-Sede

Open gazetteers list **28 villages, towns and localities** in Pundanhar-Sede. Settlements here lie between about 21 m and 157 m above sea level (median 137 m).

- Adala
- Alimepingo
- Amede
- Assane
- Atibo
- Auade
- Bacar
- Balape
- Calomba
- Catinge
- Chicundi
- Chilonda
- Lidumbe
- Livelè
- Madai
- Magoio
- Mandumbuè
- Manga
- Mataca
- Mauride
- Nacamo
- Namapanga
- Nechule
- Nhica do Rovuma
- Panderene
- Pundanhar
- Saide
- Salimo

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 Pundanhar-Sede

Named natural and historic features inside Pundanhar-Sede, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

15 lakes; 3 rivers and streams.

- Lago Atondoa
- Lago Chitachi
- Lago Lingovo
- Lago Litimba
- Lago Machilo
- Lago Mamatuno
- Lago Mepinda
- Lago Miere
- Lago Muheta
- Lago Namunde
- Lago Namunde
- Lago Nhica
- Lago Névia
- Lago Pundanhar
- Lago Quitondo
- Melupata
- Rio Metambue
- Rio Muitanvi

### Getting around

2 airfields.

- Nhica do Rovuma
- Pundanhar

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 Pundanhar-Sede and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Palma District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jun (23 °C). About 1,495 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (288 mm) and the driest Jul (15 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to November**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 288 

Feb 26 247 

Mar 25 260 

Apr 25 243 

May 24 59 

Jun 23 24 

Jul 23 15 

Aug 24 20 

Sep 25 19 

Oct 27 73 

Nov 28 63 

Dec 27 184 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pundanhar-Sede

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Mute 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.90320&mlon=40.39050#map=17/-10.90320/40.39050) 

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.

## Quick answers

- Where is Pundanhar-Sede?In Pundanhar, Palma District, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique
- What borders Pundanhar-Sede?Mute, Nangade-Sede, Palma-Sede, Quelimane, Quirinde and Quissangue
- What time zone is Pundanhar-Sede in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Pundanhar-Sede?Metical (MZN)
- What language is spoken in Pundanhar-Sede?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Pundanhar-Sede?28 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Pundanhar-Sede?Settlements lie between 21 m and 157 m
- What is the best time to visit Pundanhar-Sede?May to November
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pundanhar-Sede?TotalEnergies, about 36 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pundanhar-Sede?MZ02150301 (OCHA common operational dataset)