# Municipio de Massinga Locality, Massinga, Massinga District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/massinga/massinga/municipio-de-massinga/ Locality · Massinga # Municipio de Massinga Municipio de Massinga is a locality of Mozambique in Massinga, Massinga District, Inhambane Province. It covers **116.5 km²**. 18 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 116km² - 11mapped services - 113 mtypical elevation ## Where is Municipio de Massinga? Municipio de Massinga lies in [Massinga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/massinga/massinga/), [Massinga District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/massinga/), [Inhambane Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 3 other localities: [Guma](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/massinga/massinga/guma/), [Lionzuane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/massinga/massinga/lionzuane/) and [Rovene](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/massinga/massinga/rovene/). By area it is the 1041st largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 5.6% of [Massinga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/massinga/massinga/). The centre of Municipio de Massinga is about 407 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 23.3325° S, 35.3783° 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). ## Things to see in and around Municipio de Massinga ### Nearby, outside Municipio de Massinga - Morrungulo Beach · viewpoint, Rovene16 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Municipio de Massinga - 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) · Inhambane61 km - Vilankulo Airport (VNX) · Vilanculo146 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.6 hours, sunrise around 04:46) and shortest in Jun (about 10.7 hours, sunrise around 06:17, 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 Municipio de Massinga Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in Municipio de Massinga. The largest with a recorded population: Massinga (24,312). Settlements here lie between about 69 m and 153 m above sea level (median 113 m). - Alberto - Cabo Chilácua - Cabo Gongane - Cabo Guizugo - Cabo Malembane - Cabo Matingane - Camele - Chefe Capecape - Chefe Mangonhe - Isaías - Maguivisa - Manuel - Massetela - Massinga - Muguivisa - Notela - Queme - Simão 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 Municipio de Massinga Named natural and historic features inside Municipio de Massinga, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 lakes; 2 rivers and streams. - Bacar - Chicamba - Lago Guetivane - Lago Nhamadzane 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 Municipio de Massinga and the best time to visit Using the climate of Massinga District, the warmest month is Jan (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 814 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (195 mm) and the driest Aug (8 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 27 152 Feb 27 109 Mar 27 95 Apr 25 50 May 23 17 Jun 21 31 Jul 21 16 Aug 22 8 Sep 24 13 Oct 26 36 Nov 27 93 Dec 27 195 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Municipio de Massinga Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Distrital · Municipio de Massinga 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-23.33419&mlon=35.37988#map=17/-23.33419/35.37988) Bank BCI · Municipio de Massinga 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-23.32700&mlon=35.38150#map=17/-23.32700/35.38150) ATM Standard Bank · Municipio de Massinga 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-23.32615&mlon=35.38066#map=17/-23.32615/35.38066) Petrol pump TotalEnergies MASSINGA 2 · Municipio de Massinga 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-23.32845&mlon=35.38242#map=17/-23.32845/35.38242) Hotel Massinga Beach Lodge · Rovene 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-23.34998&mlon=35.47629#map=17/-23.34998/35.47629) School Escola Profissional Da Massinga · Municipio de Massinga 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-23.31325&mlon=35.39412#map=17/-23.31325/35.39412) Police station Post Policial de Unguana · Guma 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-23.06439&mlon=35.26962#map=17/-23.06439/35.26962) 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 Municipio de Massinga Places mapped inside Municipio de Massinga in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Banks1 - ATMs1 - Petrol pumps5 - Schools1 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants1 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 Massinga - Guma - Lionzuane - Rovene ## Quick answers - Where is Municipio de Massinga?In Massinga, Massinga District, Inhambane Province, Mozambique - What borders Municipio de Massinga?Guma, Lionzuane and Rovene - What is there to see in Municipio de Massinga?Morrungulo Beach - What time zone is Municipio de Massinga in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Municipio de Massinga?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Municipio de Massinga?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Municipio de Massinga?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Municipio de Massinga?Settlements lie between 69 m and 153 m - What is the best time to visit Municipio de Massinga?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Municipio de Massinga?Hospital Distrital, about 0.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Municipio de Massinga?BCI, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Municipio de Massinga?Standard Bank, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Municipio de Massinga?TotalEnergies MASSINGA 2, about 0.6 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Municipio de Massinga?1 mapped - How many banks are in Municipio de Massinga?1 mapped - How many ATMs are in Municipio de Massinga?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Municipio de Massinga?5 mapped - What is the P-code of Municipio de Massinga?MZ08090103 (OCHA common operational dataset)