# Mbanze Locality, Chidenguele, Mandlakazi District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/mandlakazi/chidenguele/mbanze/ Locality · Chidenguele # Mbanze Mbanze is a locality of Mozambique in Chidenguele, Mandlakazi District, Gaza Province. It covers **90.8 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 90.8km² - 65 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mbanze? Mbanze lies in [Chidenguele](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/mandlakazi/chidenguele/), [Mandlakazi District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/mandlakazi/), [Gaza Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other localities: [Betula](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/mandlakazi/chidenguele/betula/), [Chibondzane Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/mandlakazi/chibondzane/chibondzane-sede/), [Chicuangue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/mandlakazi/chidenguele/chicuangue/), [Chidenguele-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/mandlakazi/chidenguele/chidenguele-sede/), [Cumbane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chongoene/nguzene/cumbane/) and [Nguzene-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chongoene/nguzene/nguzene-sede/). By area it is the 1103rd largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 9.7% of [Chidenguele](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/mandlakazi/chidenguele/). The centre of Mbanze is about 196 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 24.8085° S, 34.0611° 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: Mbanze - 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-Xai32 km - Inhambane Airport (INH) · Inhambane171 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.7 hours, sunrise around 04:48) and shortest in Jun (about 10.6 hours, sunrise around 06:25, sunset around 17:01). 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 Mbanze Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Mbanze. Settlements here lie between about 47 m and 101 m above sea level (median 65 m). - Aldeia Videira - Cat. Feiticista - Cat. Metodista - Chefe Ruco - Chiúe - Jaime Banze - Nhanzilo - Regedor Banze - Village 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 Mbanze Named natural and historic features inside Mbanze, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 lakes. - Lago Chitomate - Lago Nhanchalale - Lago Nhancuachane 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 Mbanze and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mandlakazi District, the warmest month is Dec (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 658 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (130 mm) and the driest Aug (11 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to December**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 130 Feb 27 85 Mar 27 86 Apr 25 52 May 22 20 Jun 21 26 Jul 20 20 Aug 22 11 Sep 24 16 Oct 25 36 Nov 27 63 Dec 27 114 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mbanze Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Rural de Mandlakazi · Vila Municipal de Mandlakaze 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.71237&mlon=33.88625#map=17/-24.71237/33.88625) Bank BCI · Vila Municipal de Mandlakaze 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.70901&mlon=33.88887#map=17/-24.70901/33.88887) Petrol pump PetroMoc · Chidenguele-Sede 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.91159&mlon=34.19945#map=17/-24.91159/34.19945) Hotel Sera Lodge Chidenguele Mozambique · Chidenguele-Sede 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.92220&mlon=34.18920#map=17/-24.92220/34.18920) School Escola Primaria Completa do Mungoi · Chidenguele-Sede 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.89108&mlon=34.11984#map=17/-24.89108/34.11984) College Centro de Tecnologia e Informática de Chongoene · Siaia 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.98750&mlon=33.77444#map=17/-24.98750/33.77444) Police station Comando Distrital da PRM Mandlakazi · Vila Municipal de Mandlakaze 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.71205&mlon=33.88369#map=17/-24.71205/33.88369) 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 Chidenguele - Betula - Chicuangue - Chidenguele-Sede - Dengoine ## Quick answers - Where is Mbanze?In Chidenguele, Mandlakazi District, Gaza Province, Mozambique - What borders Mbanze?Betula, Chibondzane Sede, Chicuangue, Chidenguele-Sede, Cumbane and Nguzene-Sede - What time zone is Mbanze in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Mbanze?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Mbanze?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mbanze?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mbanze?Settlements lie between 47 m and 101 m - What is the best time to visit Mbanze?February to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Mbanze?Hospital Rural de Mandlakazi, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mbanze?BCI, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mbanze?PetroMoc, about 18 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mbanze?MZ09090405 (OCHA common operational dataset)