# Mangundze Locality, Mazucane, Chongoene District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chongoene/mazucane/mangundze/ Locality · Mazucane # Mangundze Mangundze is a locality of Mozambique in Mazucane, Chongoene District, Gaza Province. It covers **70.0 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 70.0km² - 1mapped service - 89 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mangundze? Mangundze lies in [Mazucane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chongoene/mazucane/), [Chongoene District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chongoene/), [Gaza Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 7 other localities: [Banhine](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chongoene/chongoene/banhine/), [Chicavane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chongoene/mazucane/chicavane/), [Chicuangue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/mandlakazi/chidenguele/chicuangue/), [Cumbane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chongoene/nguzene/cumbane/), [Mazucane-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chongoene/mazucane/mazucane-sede/), [Nguzene-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chongoene/nguzene/nguzene-sede/) and [Nhamavila](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chongoene/chongoene/nhamavila/). By area it is the 1145th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 47.8% of [Mazucane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chongoene/mazucane/). The centre of Mangundze is about 178 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 24.8903° S, 33.9023° 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: Mangundze - 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-Xai15 km - Maputo Airport (MPM) · Maputo176 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.7 hours, sunrise around 04:49) and shortest in Jun (about 10.6 hours, sunrise around 06:26, sunset around 17:02). 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 Mangundze Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Mangundze. Settlements here lie between about 80 m and 106 m above sea level (median 89 m). - Chefe Lipango - Mangunze 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 Mangundze Named natural and historic features inside Mangundze, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 lake. - Lago Murrongote 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 Mangundze and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chongoene District, the warmest month is Jan (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 760 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (149 mm) and the driest Aug (15 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 27 149 Feb 27 90 Mar 26 90 Apr 24 70 May 22 22 Jun 21 27 Jul 20 21 Aug 21 15 Sep 23 22 Oct 24 46 Nov 26 81 Dec 27 129 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mangundze Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Rural de Mandlakazi · Vila Municipal de Mandlakaze 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.71237&mlon=33.88625#map=17/-24.71237/33.88625) Bank BIM · Vila Municipal de Mandlakaze 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.71522&mlon=33.87944#map=17/-24.71522/33.87944) ATM BCI · 1º Bairro Comunal Xai-Xai 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.04939&mlon=33.64574#map=17/-25.04939/33.64574) Petrol pump PETROMAC · Vila Municipal de Mandlakaze 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.71513&mlon=33.87918#map=17/-24.71513/33.87918) Hotel Hotel Mazino · Vila Municipal de Mandlakaze 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.71751&mlon=33.86005#map=17/-24.71751/33.86005) School Escola Completa do 1º e 2º Graus de Mangunze · Mangundze 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.86729&mlon=33.87739#map=17/-24.86729/33.87739) College Centro de Tecnologia e Informática de Chongoene · Siaia 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.98750&mlon=33.77444#map=17/-24.98750/33.77444) Police station Transit control · Nhamavila 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.98331&mlon=33.88688#map=17/-24.98331/33.88688) 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 Mangundze Places mapped inside Mangundze in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Mazucane - Chicavane - Mazucane-Sede ## Quick answers - Where is Mangundze?In Mazucane, Chongoene District, Gaza Province, Mozambique - What borders Mangundze?Banhine, Chicavane, Chicuangue, Cumbane, Mazucane-Sede, Nguzene-Sede and Nhamavila - What time zone is Mangundze in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Mangundze?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Mangundze?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mangundze?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mangundze?Settlements lie between 80 m and 106 m - What is the best time to visit Mangundze?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Mangundze?Hospital Rural de Mandlakazi, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mangundze?BIM, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mangundze?BCI, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mangundze?PETROMAC, about 20 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mangundze?MZ09130203 (OCHA common operational dataset)