# Mucambene Locality, Mavue, Massangena District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/massangena/mavue/mucambene/

Locality · Mavue 

# Mucambene

Mucambene is a locality of Mozambique in Mavue, Massangena District, Gaza Province. It covers **129.7 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 130km²
- 145 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mucambene?

Mucambene lies in [Mavue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/massangena/mavue/), [Massangena District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/massangena/), [Gaza Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other localities: [Chizumbane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/massangena/massangena/chizumbane/), [Massangena-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/massangena/massangena/massangena-sede/), [Mazvissanga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/machaze/save/mazvissanga/), [Muzamane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chicualacuala/eduardo-mondlane/muzamane/), [Sambassoca](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/machaze/save/sambassoca/) and [Siqueto](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/massangena/mavue/siqueto/). By area it is the 1017th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 9.5% of [Mavue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/massangena/mavue/). The centre of Mucambene is about 490 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 21.5628° S, 32.8362° 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: Mucambene

- 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

- Vilankulo Airport (VNX) · Vilanculo261 km
- Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio275 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.4 hours, sunrise around 05:00) and shortest in Jun (about 10.8 hours, sunrise around 06:23, sunset around 17:13).

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 Mucambene

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Mucambene.

- Macuruja
- Pucane

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 Mucambene

Named natural and historic features inside Mucambene, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 lake; 1 river or stream.

- Lago Chivoane
- Rio Mucano

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 Mucambene and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Massangena District, the warmest month is Dec (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 583 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (128 mm) and the driest Aug (3 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 29 110 

Feb 29 99 

Mar 28 84 

Apr 26 40 

May 23 11 

Jun 21 11 

Jul 20 9 

Aug 23 3 

Sep 25 10 

Oct 28 21 

Nov 29 57 

Dec 29 128 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Other localities in Mavue

- Mavue-Sede
- Siqueto

## Quick answers

- Where is Mucambene?In Mavue, Massangena District, Gaza Province, Mozambique
- What borders Mucambene?Chizumbane, Massangena-Sede, Mazvissanga, Muzamane, Sambassoca and Siqueto
- What time zone is Mucambene in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Mucambene?Metical (MZN)
- What language is spoken in Mucambene?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Mucambene?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Mucambene?March to October
- What is the P-code of Mucambene?MZ09100202 (OCHA common operational dataset)