# Mwambjana Locality, Lionde, Chókwè District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chokwe/lionde/mwambjana/ Locality · Lionde # Mwambjana Mwambjana is a locality of Mozambique in Lionde, Chókwè District, Gaza Province. It covers **56.2 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 56.2km² - 32 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mwambjana? Mwambjana lies in [Lionde](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chokwe/lionde/), [Chókwè District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chokwe/), [Gaza Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 3 other localities: [Malau](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chokwe/lionde/malau/), [Mazivila-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/bilene/mazivila/mazivila-sede/) and [Motaze-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/magude/motaze/motaze-sede/). By area it is the 1179th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 5.8% of [Lionde](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chokwe/lionde/). The centre of Mwambjana is about 133 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 24.8094° S, 32.9029° 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: Mwambjana - 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-Xai86 km - Maputo Airport (MPM) · Maputo128 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 Mwambjana Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Mwambjana. Settlements here lie between about 29 m and 33 m above sea level (median 32 m). - Aldeia Comunais Uambjana - Lângua - Mezene - Mundou - Tinguve - Tuavene 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 Mwambjana Named natural and historic features inside Mwambjana, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Getting around 1 railway station. - Mazimechopes 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 Mwambjana and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chókwè District, the warmest month is Dec (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 695 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (131 mm) and the driest Aug (10 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 28 131 Feb 28 91 Mar 27 86 Apr 25 64 May 22 18 Jun 20 26 Jul 20 16 Aug 22 10 Sep 24 15 Oct 26 37 Nov 27 76 Dec 28 124 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mwambjana Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital De Xinavane · Vila de Xinavane 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.04672&mlon=32.80469#map=17/-25.04672/32.80469) Bank Standard Bank · Vila da Macia 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.02780&mlon=33.09574#map=17/-25.02780/33.09574) Petrol pump Total · Vila da Macia 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.04189&mlon=33.07091#map=17/-25.04189/33.07091) Hotel Condominium · Lionde-Sede 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.58487&mlon=33.03161#map=17/-24.58487/33.03161) School Escola de tlawene · Malau 6.5 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 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.59042&mlon=33.02722#map=17/-24.59042/33.02722) Police station posto policial de hokwe · Vila de Xilembene 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.70757&mlon=33.18265#map=17/-24.70757/33.18265) 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 Lionde - Conhane - Lionde-Sede - Malau ## Quick answers - Where is Mwambjana?In Lionde, Chókwè District, Gaza Province, Mozambique - What borders Mwambjana?Malau, Mazivila-Sede and Motaze-Sede - What time zone is Mwambjana in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Mwambjana?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Mwambjana?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mwambjana?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mwambjana?Settlements lie between 29 m and 33 m - What is the best time to visit Mwambjana?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Mwambjana?Hospital De Xinavane, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mwambjana?Standard Bank, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mwambjana?Total, about 31 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mwambjana?MZ09060204 (OCHA common operational dataset)