# Mavodze-Sede Locality, Mavodze, Massingir District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/massingir/mavodze/mavodze-sede/ Locality · Mavodze # Mavodze-Sede Mavodze-Sede is a locality of Mozambique in Mavodze, Massingir District, Gaza Province. It covers **1,173.2 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1,173km² - 3mapped services - 143 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mavodze-Sede? Mavodze-Sede lies in [Mavodze](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/massingir/mavodze/), [Massingir District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/massingir/), [Gaza Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 4 other localities: [Chibotane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/massingir/mavodze/chibotane/), [Macandezulo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/mapai/mapai/macandezulo/), [Machamba](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/massingir/mavodze/machamba/) and [Massingir-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/massingir/massingir/massingir-sede/). By area it is the 159th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 38.6% of [Mavodze](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/massingir/mavodze/). The centre of Mavodze-Sede is about 254 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 23.7617° S, 31.9173° 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: Mavodze-Sede - 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 - Hendrik Van Eck Airport (PHW) · Phalaborwa80 km - Eastgate Airport / Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS) · Hoedspruit110 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.6 hours, sunrise around 04:59) and shortest in Jun (about 10.7 hours, sunrise around 06:32, sunset around 17:12). 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 Mavodze-Sede Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Mavodze-Sede. Settlements here lie between about 115 m and 280 m above sea level (median 143 m). - Aldeia Massingir Velho - Bingo - Chuaua - Gunhulo - João Laisse - Júlio - Mambole - Massinamele - Massingir - Massingir Velho - Mavodze - Musquine - Panguene 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 Mavodze-Sede Named natural and historic features inside Mavodze-Sede, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 19 rivers and streams; 1 lake; 1 dam. - Bangula - Chaluine - Chingoé - Chizivanini - Dunge - Lago Incolane - Machamberreco - Machampane - Mafureni - Malamala - Massingir Dam - Matzauque - Muatxicele - Munhapa - Nhabamba - Nhandema - Parraco - Rio Guazi - Rio Machopana - Rio Uamabeli - Sambalala 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 Mavodze-Sede and the best time to visit Using the climate of Massingir District, the warmest month is Dec (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 509 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (103 mm) and the driest Aug (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to December**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 28 103 Feb 27 75 Mar 26 64 Apr 24 37 May 22 8 Jun 20 5 Jul 19 6 Aug 21 5 Sep 24 11 Oct 26 33 Nov 27 65 Dec 28 97 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mavodze-Sede Need Nearest mapped Distance Bank BCI · Mavodze-Sede 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-23.82966&mlon=32.07448#map=17/-23.82966/32.07448) Hotel Machampane Camp · Machamba 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-23.77081&mlon=31.78033#map=17/-23.77081/31.78033) Police station Game Scout Camp · Machamba 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-23.61288&mlon=31.91561#map=17/-23.61288/31.91561) 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 Mavodze-Sede Places mapped inside Mavodze-Sede in open map data, by type. - Banks1 - Police stations2 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 Mavodze - Chibotane - Machamba ## Quick answers - Where is Mavodze-Sede?In Mavodze, Massingir District, Gaza Province, Mozambique - What borders Mavodze-Sede?Chibotane, Macandezulo, Machamba and Massingir-Sede - What time zone is Mavodze-Sede in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Mavodze-Sede?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Mavodze-Sede?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mavodze-Sede?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mavodze-Sede?Settlements lie between 115 m and 280 m - What is the best time to visit Mavodze-Sede?January to December - Where is the nearest bank to Mavodze-Sede?BCI, about 18 km from the centre - How many banks are in Mavodze-Sede?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Mavodze-Sede?MZ09110201 (OCHA common operational dataset)