# Jofane Locality, Save, Govuro District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/govuro/save/jofane/ Locality · Save # Jofane Jofane is a locality of Mozambique in Save, Govuro District, Inhambane Province. It covers **705.8 km²**. 75 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 706km² - 63 mtypical elevation ## Where is Jofane? Jofane lies in [Save](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/govuro/save/), [Govuro District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/govuro/), [Inhambane Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 5 other localities: [Chitanga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/mabote/mabote/chitanga/), [Javane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/machanga/machanga/javane/), [Luido](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/govuro/save/luido/), [Machacame](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/govuro/save/machacame/) and [Maculuve](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/mabote/zinave/maculuve/). By area it is the 351st largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 30.8% of [Save](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/govuro/save/). The centre of Jofane is about 542 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 21.3674° S, 34.3480° 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: Jofane - 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) · Vilanculo123 km - Beira International Airport (BEW) · Beira184 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.4 hours, sunrise around 04:55) and shortest in Jun (about 10.8 hours, sunrise around 06:17, sunset around 17:07). 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 Jofane Open gazetteers list **75 villages, towns and localities** in Jofane. Settlements here lie between about 29 m and 128 m above sea level (median 63 m). - Bacequete - Biquize - Bocota - Cabo Jofane - Chanzelane - Chavanguane - Cheavane - Chefe Chiguemane - Chefe Nhamazane - Chefe Nhuane - Chefe Paunda - Chepenguane - Chetio - Chevanze - Chigoela - Chiguemane - Chinzavane - Chongoloane - Chuva - Dassane - Duzenta - Faria - Fauquisse - Ferrengue - Finiasse - Fouquisse - Fulau - Gaze - Gonhamo - Guaúi - Induna Touquisso - Jamo - Jofane - Jojo - Jossai - João - Lambo - Laquene - Machisse - Machotane - Machunguele - Maconza - Mafalane - Mafande - Magamo - Mandava - Manhone - Manuel - Mapanane - Massetele - Massinguile - Mauzungue - Melice - Memba - Meque - Muahalaca - Mucove - Mufúcua - Muganjáne - Mundau - Mungane - Naene - Nezomba - Nhamane - Nheuane - Penicela - Quepane - Saize - Samuel - Satane - Sevantine - Simone - Tiane - Tomás - 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 Jofane Named natural and historic features inside Jofane, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 38 lakes; 28 rivers and streams. - Bione - Chadove - Chalane - Chamechela - Chicaiábua - Chicóha - Chivimbi - Chizine - Crorendine - Cóua - Duane - Guidiguide - Guirindinde - Góle - Lago Benguane - Lago Bengue - Lago Beze - Lago Chebué - Lago Cheumbe - Lago Chicomba - Lago Chicuale - Lago Chimoma - Lago Choume - Lago Dacatira …and 42 more. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Machachuane · 128 m 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 Jofane and the best time to visit Using the climate of Govuro District, the warmest month is Jan (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 588 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (132 mm) and the driest Aug (3 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 28 111 Feb 28 88 Mar 27 82 Apr 25 45 May 23 11 Jun 21 13 Jul 21 17 Aug 22 3 Sep 24 8 Oct 27 20 Nov 28 57 Dec 28 132 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Jofane Need Nearest mapped Distance Police station PRM Save · Machacame 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.14070&mlon=34.56725#map=17/-21.14070/34.56725) 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 Save - Luido - Machacame ## Quick answers - Where is Jofane?In Save, Govuro District, Inhambane Province, Mozambique - What borders Jofane?Chitanga, Javane, Luido, Machacame and Maculuve - What time zone is Jofane in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Jofane?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Jofane?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Jofane?75 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Jofane?Settlements lie between 29 m and 128 m - What is the highest point in Jofane?Machachuane (128 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Jofane?March to November - What is the P-code of Jofane?MZ08030201 (OCHA common operational dataset)