# Chacane Locality, Inharrime-Sede, Inharrime District

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Locality · Inharrime-Sede 

# Chacane

Chacane is a locality of Mozambique in Inharrime-Sede, Inharrime District, Inhambane Province. It covers **359.5 km²**. 37 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 359km²
- 92 mtypical elevation

## Where is Chacane?

Chacane lies in [Inharrime-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/inharrime/inharrime-sede/), [Inharrime District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/inharrime/), [Inhambane Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other localities: [Bambela](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/jangamo/cumbana/bambela/), [Dongane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/inharrime/inharrime-sede/dongane/), [Inharrime-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/inharrime/inharrime-sede/inharrime-sede/), [Mahalamba](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/inharrime/mucumbi/mahalamba/), [Mubecua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/homoine/homoine-sede/mubecua/) and [Panda-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/panda/panda/panda-sede/). By area it is the 660th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 32.4% of [Inharrime-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/inharrime/inharrime-sede/). The centre of Chacane is about 296 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 24.3141° S, 34.8849° 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: Chacane

- 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) · Inhambane72 km
- Vilankulo Airport (VNX) · Vilanculo259 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.6 hours, sunrise around 04:46) and shortest in Jun (about 10.6 hours, sunrise around 06:21, sunset around 16:59).

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 Chacane

Open gazetteers list **37 villages, towns and localities** in Chacane. Settlements here lie between about 50 m and 118 m above sea level (median 92 m).

- Alvaro Galiza Matos
- António Silva
- Beato N. A. Pereira
- Cabo Calangane
- Cabo Chacane
- Cabo Mavunjane
- Cabo Mazonda
- Calbe Lázaro
- Cat. Congregacional
- Cat. Feiticista
- Cat. Metodista
- Chacane
- Chefe Chamba
- Chefe Chambá
- Chefe Cigamane
- Chefe Cuinhane
- Chefe Lulu
- Chefe Manguete
- Chefe Matsope
- Chefe Nhamuenda
- Chefe Polongue
- Comache Metine
- Faquisso
- Induna Chico
- Induna Malonguissa
- Isac Massungue
- L. Vilanculos
- M. Dedevele
- Malando Mindu
- Nhachavane
- Romeu Magoengoè
- Rui Gole
- Samessone Juvande
- Simão Nhalale
- Tomas Uiliamo
- V. Chinquinhe
- Zefanias Paipe

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 Chacane

Named natural and historic features inside Chacane, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

8 lakes.

- Lago Intessímuè
- Lago Irrúbuè
- Lago Macúcoè
- Lago Nhamilambo
- Lago Nhandole
- Lago Nhazungue
- Lago Tiungune
- Lago Tuze

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 Chacane and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Inharrime District, the warmest month is Feb (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 700 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (133 mm) and the driest Aug (11 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 27 130 

Feb 27 88 

Mar 27 86 

Apr 25 49 

May 23 25 

Jun 22 33 

Jul 21 23 

Aug 22 11 

Sep 23 16 

Oct 25 38 

Nov 26 68 

Dec 27 133 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chacane

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Posto de Saúde de Inharrime · Vila de Inharrime 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.47617&mlon=35.01705#map=17/-24.47617/35.01705) 

Bank Milennium BIM · Vila de Inharrime 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.47665&mlon=35.02485#map=17/-24.47665/35.02485) 

Petrol pump GALP · Vila de Inharrime 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.47136&mlon=35.03032#map=17/-24.47136/35.03032) 

Hotel Xibicane · Vila de Inharrime 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.45985&mlon=35.03892#map=17/-24.45985/35.03892) 

School Escola Secundária 04 de Outubro de Inharrime · Vila de Inharrime 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.46232&mlon=35.02103#map=17/-24.46232/35.02103) 

College Instituto Tecnico Profissional Domingos Savio · Inharrime-Sede 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.45491&mlon=35.04105#map=17/-24.45491/35.04105) 

Police station Comando Distrital de Inharrime · Vila de Inharrime 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.47737&mlon=35.02677#map=17/-24.47737/35.02677) 

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 Inharrime-Sede

- Dongane
- Inharrime-Sede
- Vila de Inharrime

## Quick answers

- Where is Chacane?In Inharrime-Sede, Inharrime District, Inhambane Province, Mozambique
- What borders Chacane?Bambela, Dongane, Inharrime-Sede, Mahalamba, Mubecua and Panda-Sede
- What time zone is Chacane in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Chacane?Metical (MZN)
- What language is spoken in Chacane?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Chacane?37 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Chacane?Settlements lie between 50 m and 118 m
- What is the best time to visit Chacane?February to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Chacane?Posto de Saúde de Inharrime, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Chacane?Milennium BIM, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chacane?GALP, about 23 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Chacane?MZ08050102 (OCHA common operational dataset)