# Machacame Locality, Save, Govuro District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/govuro/save/machacame/ Locality · Save # Machacame Machacame is a locality of Mozambique in Save, Govuro District, Inhambane Province. It covers **149.9 km²**. 22 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 150km² - 1mapped service - 30 mtypical elevation ## Where is Machacame? Machacame 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: [Javane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/machanga/machanga/javane/), [Jofane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/govuro/save/jofane/), [Luido](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/govuro/save/luido/), [Machanga-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/machanga/machanga/machanga-sede/) and [Zimuala](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/machanga/machanga/zimuala/). By area it is the 971st largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 6.5% of [Save](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/govuro/save/). The centre of Machacame is about 575 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 21.1436° S, 34.6335° 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: Machacame - 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) · Vilanculo120 km - Beira International Airport (BEW) · Beira152 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.4 hours, sunrise around 04:54) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:15, 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 Machacame Open gazetteers list **22 villages, towns and localities** in Machacame. Settlements here lie between about 18 m and 71 m above sea level (median 30 m). - Bacequete - Bobo - Bongo - Camuane - Catechano - Chefe Chindotana - Davatava - Fouvunhe - Induna Jojo - Induna Muchacuar - Joaquim Govene - José - Mabinze - Machacane - Machaniçane - Macota - Malomolele - Manuel - Mausse - Penicela - Silva - Vila Franca do Save 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 Machacame Named natural and historic features inside Machacame, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams; 3 lakes. - Chitende - Cuba Cuba - Dududo - Jungure - Lago Chissamba - Lago Chitende - Lago Mapinguice ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Vila Franca Do Save 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 Machacame 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 Machacame Need Nearest mapped Distance Petrol pump Posto de Abastecimento de Machanga · Machanga-Sede 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.02770&mlon=34.84825#map=17/-21.02770/34.84825) Police station PRM Save · Machacame 6.9 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Machacame Places mapped inside Machacame in open map data, by type. - Police stations1 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 Save - Jofane - Luido ## Quick answers - Where is Machacame?In Save, Govuro District, Inhambane Province, Mozambique - What borders Machacame?Javane, Jofane, Luido, Machanga-Sede and Zimuala - What time zone is Machacame in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Machacame?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Machacame?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Machacame?22 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Machacame?Settlements lie between 18 m and 71 m - What is the best time to visit Machacame?March to November - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Machacame?Posto de Abastecimento de Machanga, about 26 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Machacame?MZ08030203 (OCHA common operational dataset)