# Mazivila-Sede Locality, Mazivila, Bilene District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/bilene/mazivila/mazivila-sede/ Locality · Mazivila # Mazivila-Sede Mazivila-Sede is a locality of Mozambique in Mazivila, Bilene District, Gaza Province. It covers **161.6 km²**. 17 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 162km² - 28 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mazivila-Sede? Mazivila-Sede lies in [Mazivila](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/bilene/mazivila/), [Bilene District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/bilene/), [Gaza Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 11 other localities: [Conhane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chokwe/lionde/conhane/), [Dzimbene](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/bilene/mazivila/dzimbene/), [Incaia](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/bilene/incaia/incaia/), [Malau](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chokwe/lionde/malau/), [Mamonho](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/bilene/messano/mamonho/), [Messano Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/bilene/messano/messano-sede/), [Motaze-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/magude/motaze/motaze-sede/), [Mwambjana](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chokwe/lionde/mwambjana/), [Olombe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/bilene/mazivila/olombe/), [Pontia](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/magude/motaze/pontia/) and [Vila de Xilembene](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chokwe/xilembene/vila-de-xilembene/). By area it is the 945th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 42.7% of [Mazivila](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/bilene/mazivila/). The centre of Mazivila-Sede is about 131 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 24.8379° S, 32.9661° 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: Mazivila-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 - Xai-Xai Chongoene Airport (VJB) · Xai-Xai80 km - Maputo Airport (MPM) · Maputo127 km ### Nearest railway station Xinavane (Vila de Xinavane), about 29 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.7 hours, sunrise around 04:53) and shortest in Jun (about 10.6 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 17:06). 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 Mazivila-Sede Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in Mazivila-Sede. Settlements here lie between about 25 m and 78 m above sea level (median 28 m). - Chaco-bola - Chefe Machaiane - Chissochuanine - Cihelane - Cuacuarra - Guidione - José - Mabalana - Mazimane - Mazivila - Mejeque - Mimbirre - Nhavetane - Siliva - Timóteo - Xitzutze - Zanzongo 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 Mazivila-Sede Named natural and historic features inside Mazivila-Sede, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 9 lakes. - Lago Chirumbene - Lago Duco - Lago Mabe - Lago Macuachene - Lago Malene - Lago Malene - Lago Nhatichango - Lago Tihuocoene - Lago Uchope 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 Mazivila-Sede and the best time to visit Using the climate of Bilene District, the warmest month is Dec (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 806 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (158 mm) and the driest Aug (13 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 158 Feb 27 97 Mar 26 95 Apr 24 71 May 22 21 Jun 20 26 Jul 19 18 Aug 21 13 Sep 23 21 Oct 25 50 Nov 26 98 Dec 27 139 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mazivila-Sede Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de saúde · Vila da Macia 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.02949&mlon=33.09183#map=17/-25.02949/33.09183) Bank Standard Bank · Vila da Macia 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.02780&mlon=33.09574#map=17/-25.02780/33.09574) Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Vila da Macia 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.02530&mlon=33.09950#map=17/-25.02530/33.09950) Hotel Hotel Taskin Macia · Vila da Macia 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.02630&mlon=33.10416#map=17/-25.02630/33.10416) School Escola de tlawene · Malau 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.75346&mlon=32.88558#map=17/-24.75346/32.88558) College Instituto Superior Politécnico de Gaza · Lionde-Sede 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.59042&mlon=33.02722#map=17/-24.59042/33.02722) Police station Commando Distrital do Macia · Vila da Macia 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.02812&mlon=33.10325#map=17/-25.02812/33.10325) 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 Mazivila - Dzimbene - Olombe ## Quick answers - Where is Mazivila-Sede?In Mazivila, Bilene District, Gaza Province, Mozambique - What borders Mazivila-Sede?Conhane, Dzimbene, Incaia, Malau, Mamonho, Messano Sede, Motaze-Sede, Mwambjana, Olombe, Pontia and Vila de Xilembene - What time zone is Mazivila-Sede in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Mazivila-Sede?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Mazivila-Sede?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mazivila-Sede?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mazivila-Sede?Settlements lie between 25 m and 78 m - What is the best time to visit Mazivila-Sede?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Mazivila-Sede?Centro de saúde, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mazivila-Sede?Standard Bank, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mazivila-Sede?TotalEnergies, about 25 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mazivila-Sede?MZ09020301 (OCHA common operational dataset)