# Mpelane Locality, Mubangoene, Guijá District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/guija/mubangoene/mpelane/ Locality · Mubangoene # Mpelane Mpelane is a locality of Mozambique in Mubangoene, Guijá District, Gaza Province. It covers **549.0 km²**. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 549km² - 57 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mpelane? Mpelane lies in [Mubangoene](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/guija/mubangoene/), [Guijá District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/guija/), [Gaza Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 7 other localities: [Macarretane-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chokwe/macarretane/macarretane-sede/), [Machinho](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chokwe/macarretane/machinho/), [Mbala-Vala](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/guija/nalazi/mbala-vala/), [Mubangoene-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/guija/mubangoene/mubangoene-sede/), [Nhatimamba](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/mabalane/mabalane/nhatimamba/), [Tomanine](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/guija/mubangoene/tomanine/) and [Tsokate](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/mabalane/mabalane/tsokate/). By area it is the 458th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 45.2% of [Mubangoene](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/guija/mubangoene/). The centre of Mpelane is about 201 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 24.1707° S, 32.8536° 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: Mpelane - 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-Xai121 km - Skukuza Airport (SZK) · Skukuza155 km ### Nearest railway station Pelane (Mpelane), about 7.7 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.6 hours, sunrise around 04:55) and shortest in Jun (about 10.6 hours, sunrise around 06:29, sunset around 17:08). 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 Mpelane Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in Mpelane. Settlements here lie between about 47 m and 68 m above sea level (median 57 m). - Bovane - Cartaxo - Chicholo - Donga - Duco - Gauane - Gavela - Injovo - Machangarre - Mavila - Mussaba - Pelane - Quinta Bom Pastor - Zima 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 Mpelane Named natural and historic features inside Mpelane, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 18 lakes; 4 rivers and streams. - Lago Bimbine - Lago Chimbimbanine - Lago Chimunhuane - Lago Gunde - Lago Kipfufuri - Lago Macovimbo - Lago Manguenhane - Lago Massemane - Lago Massitane - Lago Mazazaboa - Lago Monzo - Lago M’Bizane - Lago Nhamanze - Lago Nhaucovo - Lago Sunheia - Lago Tanozoane - Lago Uacubaza - Lago Uauchambale - Licovi - Malova - Marrute - Nadage ### Getting around 1 railway station. - Parque Retem 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 Mpelane and the best time to visit Using the climate of Guijá District, the warmest month is Dec (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 630 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (126 mm) and the driest Aug (7 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 28 126 Feb 28 94 Mar 27 82 Apr 25 53 May 23 15 Jun 20 21 Jul 20 13 Aug 22 7 Sep 25 10 Oct 27 28 Nov 28 63 Dec 29 117 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mpelane Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital hospital de saude d machua · Machinho 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.16992&mlon=32.64135#map=17/-24.16992/32.64135) School Escola · Machinho 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.23260&mlon=32.72160#map=17/-24.23260/32.72160) College Kaptel Vocational Training Centre · Nalazi Sede 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-23.88584&mlon=33.04688#map=17/-23.88584/33.04688) 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 Mubangoene - Mubangoene-Sede - Tomanine ## Quick answers - Where is Mpelane?In Mubangoene, Guijá District, Gaza Province, Mozambique - What borders Mpelane?Macarretane-Sede, Machinho, Mbala-Vala, Mubangoene-Sede, Nhatimamba, Tomanine and Tsokate - What time zone is Mpelane in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Mpelane?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Mpelane?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mpelane?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mpelane?Settlements lie between 47 m and 68 m - What is the best time to visit Mpelane?March to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Mpelane?hospital de saude d machua, about 22 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mpelane?MZ09070302 (OCHA common operational dataset)