# Mawayela-Sede Locality, Mawayela, Panda District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/panda/mawayela/mawayela-sede/ Locality · Mawayela # Mawayela-Sede Mawayela-Sede is a locality of Mozambique in Mawayela, Panda District, Inhambane Province. It covers **881.0 km²**. 53 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 881km² - 56 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mawayela-Sede? Mawayela-Sede lies in [Mawayela](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/panda/mawayela/), [Panda District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/panda/), [Inhambane Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other localities: [Chilatanhane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/mandlakazi/macuacua/chilatanhane/), [Chivalo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/panda/panda/chivalo/), [Macavelane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/panda/mawayela/macavelane/), [Machulane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/mandlakazi/chibondzane/machulane/), [Macuacua-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/mandlakazi/macuacua/macuacua-sede/) and [Nhapadiane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/inharrime/mucumbi/nhapadiane/). By area it is the 261st largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 31.8% of [Mawayela](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/panda/mawayela/). The centre of Mawayela-Sede is about 240 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 24.3182° S, 34.1255° 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: Mawayela-Sede - 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 - Xai-Xai Chongoene Airport (VJB) · Xai-Xai74 km - Inhambane Airport (INH) · Inhambane139 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.6 hours, sunrise around 04:49) and shortest in Jun (about 10.6 hours, sunrise around 06:24, sunset around 17:02). 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 Mawayela-Sede Open gazetteers list **53 villages, towns and localities** in Mawayela-Sede. Settlements here lie between about 20 m and 115 m above sea level (median 56 m). - Alcino Màcie - Amusse Muiota - Baxavane - C Macuácua - C. Macuàcua - Cambanhane Macuácua - Cat. Metodista - Cat. Nazarena - Cat. Nazerena - Chefe Baxavano - Chefe Marão - Cossetine Chume - E. Matsombe - E. Mubai - Elias Bie - Elias Guambe - Elinga Macuácua - Ezequia Nhavotso - Eziquia Moiane - F. Matsombe - G. Macamo - G. Macie - Induma M. Balane - Joaquim Mangue - Joaquim Touele - Laíssane Muanzule - M. Baeco - M. Cossa - M. Govene - M. Guambe - M. Macuacua - M. Mangue - M. Matsimbe - M. Mubai - M. Nhavotso - M. Sitoi - Mangunguanhane - Manuel - Marão - Massemissane Goele - Mau-é-ele - Mussuto Gonhamo - Nhanhombanhane - R. Nhamiquelengue - S. Macuácua - S. Manjane - S. Matsombe - Sabão - Sebastião Uate - U. Manzule - U. Sitoi - Valente Pumele - Zulo Macuácua 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 Mawayela-Sede Named natural and historic features inside Mawayela-Sede, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 lakes; 1 river or stream. - Lago Balala - Lago Baxavane - Lago Canhane - Lago Chichococha - Lago Chuze - Lago Nhaculângoè - Rio Manguanhana ### Getting around 2 railway stations. - Marão - Nhamiquelengue 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 Mawayela-Sede and the best time to visit Using the climate of Panda District, the warmest month is Dec (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 656 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (136 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 28 136 Feb 28 87 Mar 27 85 Apr 25 45 May 22 19 Jun 21 23 Jul 20 16 Aug 22 8 Sep 24 13 Oct 26 35 Nov 27 64 Dec 28 124 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Other localities in Mawayela - Macavelane ## Quick answers - Where is Mawayela-Sede?In Mawayela, Panda District, Inhambane Province, Mozambique - What borders Mawayela-Sede?Chilatanhane, Chivalo, Macavelane, Machulane, Macuacua-Sede and Nhapadiane - What time zone is Mawayela-Sede in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Mawayela-Sede?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Mawayela-Sede?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mawayela-Sede?53 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mawayela-Sede?Settlements lie between 20 m and 115 m - What is the best time to visit Mawayela-Sede?February to November - What is the P-code of Mawayela-Sede?MZ08120201 (OCHA common operational dataset)