# Pembe, Homoine District – Localities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/homoine/pembe/ Administrative post · Homoine District # Pembe Pembe is an administrative post of Mozambique in Homoine District, Inhambane Province. It covers **879.5 km²**. It is divided into 2 localities. 63 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 880km² - 2localities ## Where is Pembe? Pembe lies in [Homoine District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/homoine/), [Inhambane Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 5 other administrative posts: [Funhalouro](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/funhalouro/funhalouro/), [Homoine-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/homoine/homoine-sede/), [Mocoduene](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/morrumbene/mocoduene/), [Panda](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/panda/panda/) and [Urrene](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/panda/urrene/). By area it is the 285th largest of 457 administrative posts in Mozambique. It covers 45.9% of [Homoine District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/homoine/). The centre of Pembe is about 341 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 23.7708° S, 34.9415° 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: Pembe - 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 - Inhambane Airport (INH) · Inhambane49 km - Vilankulo Airport (VNX) · Vilanculo199 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.6 hours, sunrise around 04:47) and shortest in Jun (about 10.7 hours, sunrise around 06:19, sunset around 17:00). 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 Pembe Locality Area km² Localities Services [Nhaulane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/homoine/pembe/nhaulane/) 324 25 0 [Pembe-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/homoine/pembe/pembe-sede/) 555 38 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 Pembe Open gazetteers list **63 villages, towns and localities** in Pembe. Settlements here lie between about 116 m and 218 m above sea level (median 164 m). - Alberto - Alifeu - Baiane - Banhane - Benguane - Bulafo - Cabo Baiane - Cabo Benhane - Cabo Catine - Cabo Chirrenguete - Cabo Chitsotso - Cabo Como - Cabo Dorete - Cabo Dzimane - Cabo Inhaulane - Cabo Macaneta - Cabo Mahache - Cabo Massasse - Cabo Séfane - Cabo Vaváti - Carlos - Catine - Chirrenguete - Chitsotso - Cume - Dique - Fanhafanha - Fenias - Guija - Inhatechambe - J. Brasileiro - Joaquim - Lago Tchine - Mabecane - Macavela - Maculuane - Maela - Malate - Marrule - Mateus - Maxavela - Messilai - Minguene - Mufemane - Naene - Pembe - Punguene - Quengue - Rolamento - Régulo Mucoluane - Régulo Quengue - Saiete - São Catine - São Matsimbe - Séfane - Tauzene - Uache - Uetela - Vavate - Venâncio - Vuca - Zabele - Zacanhe 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 Pembe Named natural and historic features inside Pembe, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 7 lakes; 4 rivers and streams. - Chibossuane - Dzimane - Lago Chiguive - Lago Chilelene - Lago Chimbôfo - Lago Galave - Lago Nhachipene - Lago Nhaliculunguê - Lago Pembe - Rio Maúgué - Tenga-Tenga 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 Pembe and the best time to visit Using the climate of Homoine District, the warmest month is Jan (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 797 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (166 mm) and the driest Aug (10 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 151 Feb 27 105 Mar 27 94 Apr 25 51 May 23 23 Jun 21 33 Jul 20 21 Aug 22 10 Sep 23 16 Oct 25 42 Nov 26 86 Dec 27 166 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Quick answers - Where is Pembe?In Homoine District, Inhambane Province, Mozambique - What borders Pembe?Funhalouro, Homoine-Sede, Mocoduene, Panda and Urrene - What time zone is Pembe in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Pembe?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Pembe?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Pembe?63 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Pembe?Settlements lie between 116 m and 218 m - What is the best time to visit Pembe?February to November - What is the P-code of Pembe?MZ080402 (OCHA common operational dataset)