# Mussengue Locality, Zinave, Mabote District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/mabote/zinave/mussengue/ Locality · Zinave # Mussengue Mussengue is a locality of Mozambique in Zinave, Mabote District, Inhambane Province. It covers **366.1 km²**. 45 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 366km² - 140 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mussengue? Mussengue lies in [Zinave](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/mabote/zinave/), [Mabote District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/mabote/), [Inhambane Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 3 other localities: [Chitanga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/mabote/mabote/chitanga/), [Mabote-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/mabote/mabote/mabote-sede/) and [Maculuve](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/mabote/zinave/maculuve/). By area it is the 651st largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 7.7% of [Zinave](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/mabote/zinave/). The centre of Mussengue is about 500 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 21.7048° S, 34.1652° 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: Mussengue - 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) · Vilanculo124 km - Beira International Airport (BEW) · Beira226 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 06:18, 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 Mussengue Open gazetteers list **45 villages, towns and localities** in Mussengue. Settlements here lie between about 115 m and 166 m above sea level (median 140 m). - Bonguane - Cambulane - Chefe Mucoco - Chefe Mussengue - Chibacuela - Chicabane - Chiiuanane - Chinhambe - Chouane - Ecangala - Estalagoa - Estata - Estingue - Faduco - Gine - Iaquene - Jime - Jivanisse - Joane - Jossia - João - Julai - Lusenda - Macalacate - Macamu - Maguta - Maquia - Mastela - Mataluane - Naiete - Sainda - Semende - Semente - Sevene - Tafula - Taime - Tenda - Tene - Teneche - Timbo - Tonela - Uachiço - Uane - Uanela - 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 Mussengue Named natural and historic features inside Mussengue, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 27 lakes; 2 rivers and streams. - Lago Catinhane - Lago Chefacane - Lago Chembane - Lago Chenoane - Lago Chenormunho - Lago Chimuane - Lago Chinhiço - Lago Chipongue - Lago Machecane - Lago Maguta - Lago Mazimbane - Lago Mucanganze - Lago Munanze - Lago Munguijimo - Lago Murrunguane - Lago Múia - Lago Napelene - Lago Nhachiuno - Lago Nhamarrana - Lago Nhapope - Lago Nharacaraca - Lago Nhatingule - Lago Ochamba - Lago Ocussa …and 5 more. 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 Mussengue and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mabote District, the warmest month is Dec (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 545 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (129 mm) and the driest Aug (3 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 28 103 Feb 28 84 Mar 27 76 Apr 25 37 May 23 10 Jun 21 14 Jul 20 10 Aug 22 3 Sep 25 7 Oct 27 19 Nov 28 53 Dec 29 129 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mussengue Need Nearest mapped Distance Bank BCI · Mabote-Sede 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-22.03905&mlon=34.13355#map=17/-22.03905/34.13355) Petrol pump Fumae · Mabote-Sede 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-22.04135&mlon=34.14211#map=17/-22.04135/34.14211) Hotel Hotel Chissingue · Mabote-Sede 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-22.03518&mlon=34.13306#map=17/-22.03518/34.13306) 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 Zinave - Maculuve - Tanguane ## Quick answers - Where is Mussengue?In Zinave, Mabote District, Inhambane Province, Mozambique - What borders Mussengue?Chitanga, Mabote-Sede and Maculuve - What time zone is Mussengue in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Mussengue?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Mussengue?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mussengue?45 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mussengue?Settlements lie between 115 m and 166 m - What is the best time to visit Mussengue?March to October - Where is the nearest bank to Mussengue?BCI, about 37 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mussengue?Fumae, about 38 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mussengue?MZ08080302 (OCHA common operational dataset)