# Zulo, Massingir District – Localities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/massingir/zulo/ Administrative post · Massingir District # Zulo Zulo is an administrative post of Mozambique in Massingir District, Gaza Province. It covers **938.3 km²**. It is divided into 3 localities. 56 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 938km² - 3localities ## Where is Zulo? Zulo lies in [Massingir District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/massingir/), [Gaza Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 5 other administrative posts: [Mabalane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/mabalane/mabalane/), [Macarretane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chokwe/macarretane/), [Massingir](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/massingir/massingir/), [Mavodze](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/massingir/mavodze/) and [Ntlhavene](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/mabalane/ntlhavene/). By area it is the 278th largest of 457 administrative posts in Mozambique. It covers 16.5% of [Massingir District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/massingir/). The centre of Zulo is about 210 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 24.0779° S, 32.4579° 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: Zulo - 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 - Skukuza Airport (SZK) · Skukuza132 km - Hendrik Van Eck Airport (PHW) · Phalaborwa133 km ### Nearest railway station Mabalane (Mabalane-Sede), about 31 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.6 hours, sunrise around 04:56) and shortest in Jun (about 10.7 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 17:09). 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. ## Localities of Zulo Locality Area km² Localities Services [Chitar](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/massingir/zulo/chitar/) 252 15 0 [Mucatine](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/massingir/zulo/mucatine/) 458 30 0 [Zulo-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/massingir/zulo/zulo-sede/) 228 12 0 Source: [INE- Instituto Nacional de Estatisca via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-moz); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Zulo Open gazetteers list **56 villages, towns and localities** in Zulo. Settlements here lie between about 56 m and 120 m above sea level (median 75 m). - Aldeia Comunais III Congresso - Aldeia Comunais Macarringue - Aldeia Comunais Maconquele - Aldeia Comunais Manhiça - Aldeia Comunais Munhamane - Aldeia Comunais Obrigado Tanzania - Aldeia Comunais Zulu - Bembane - Benhane - Boaze - Canahana - Caxani - Chefe Banga - Chicavene - Chimungane - Chiolo - Chipanzo - Chiquisse - Cunze - Domingos - Dopela - Dumbane - Elambo - Ernesto - Fabião - Filipe - Gualeguele - Guijá - Josefo - Judas - Julai - Mabisse - Macaringue - Maconguele - Maiane - Majomane - Mangato - Mapai - Massaca - Mazengue - Messuane - Mitchine - Mocombo - Mucatine - Mundau - Munhamane - Nhone - Oxane - Puvanhane - Simone - Tchaiate - Tique - Uachivanguele - Uadjoene - Vembela - Zuca 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 Zulo Named natural and historic features inside Zulo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 18 rivers and streams; 5 lakes. - Burunguani - Butana - Chicoloconzo - Chivanga - Dzudzudzo - Felinio - Gome - Gulene - Lago Changaume - Lago Gaze - Lago Nhapessane - Lago Tazani - Lago Tsovatxlitlhoca - Luandze - Macuge - Natchelene - Natchelene - Nhangungue - Petane - Rio Benhuca - Uanodzine - Uassimane - Zenzefa 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 Zulo 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/). ## Quick answers - Where is Zulo?In Massingir District, Gaza Province, Mozambique - What borders Zulo?Mabalane, Macarretane, Massingir, Mavodze and Ntlhavene - What time zone is Zulo in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Zulo?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Zulo?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Zulo?56 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Zulo?Settlements lie between 56 m and 120 m - What is the best time to visit Zulo?January to December - What is the P-code of Zulo?MZ091103 (OCHA common operational dataset)