# Belane Locality, Mapinhane, Vilankulo District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/vilankulo/mapinhane/belane/ Locality · Mapinhane # Belane Belane is a locality of Mozambique in Mapinhane, Vilankulo District, Inhambane Province. It covers **1,118.2 km²**. 82 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1,118km² - 1mapped service - 57 mtypical elevation ## Where is Belane? Belane lies in [Mapinhane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/vilankulo/mapinhane/), [Vilankulo District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/vilankulo/), [Inhambane Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 4 other localities: [Chicomo-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/massinga/chicomo/chicomo-sede/), [Malamba](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/massinga/chicomo/malamba/), [Mapinhane-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/vilankulo/mapinhane/mapinhane-sede/) and [Queuene](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/vilankulo/vilankulo/queuene/). By area it is the 171st largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 27.6% of [Mapinhane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/vilankulo/mapinhane/). The centre of Belane is about 459 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 22.6457° S, 35.2684° 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: Belane - 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) · Vilanculo70 km - Inhambane Airport (INH) · Inhambane138 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.5 hours, sunrise around 04:48) and shortest in Jun (about 10.8 hours, sunrise around 06:16, sunset around 17:01). 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 Belane Open gazetteers list **82 villages, towns and localities** in Belane. Settlements here lie between about 31 m and 94 m above sea level (median 57 m). - Alfiado - Andela - André - Bambe - Belane - Bernardo - Cabo Belane - Cabo Mucumbane - Caetano - Capataz - Chano - Chefe Chicatsa - Chefe Jonasse - Chefe José - Chefe Machunguel - Chefe Mamite - Chefe Massango - Chetico - Chiboquissane - Chiquessane - Chitofo - Cofe - Ernesto - Ezequiel - Fabião - Fernando - Filipe - Fiosso - Guezemane - Gumbane - Jaime - Jeque - Joane - Jossias - João - Julai - Mabuto - Macauzo - Machunguele - Macombi - Macuhane - Magol - Magul - Mahutse - Malando - Malijane - Malongoe - Mamiti - Manera - Manual - Mapie - Massilau - Matambane - Mateus - Mavanza - Mosondai - Mungondo - Mutchua - Passopa - Paundane - Penane - Rafael - Safo - Sainda - Senda - Senende - Seneta - Silva - Soquisso - Sumburane - Taime - Timbe - Tique - Uaiane - Uainda - Uamate - Uanela - Uetela - Uetelo - Vilankulo - Xavier - Zaqueu 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 Belane Named natural and historic features inside Belane, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 32 lakes. - Lago Bofine - Lago Chatane - Lago Chilinze - Lago Chissitiva - Lago Chitive - Lago Chive - Lago Colotiva - Lago Compene - Lago Cume - Lago Cálaúle - Lago Leonzuale - Lago Machezumbelo - Lago Munche - Lago Murrange - Lago Nhaliangue - Lago Nhamacuapa - Lago Nhamahe - Lago Nhamaielele - Lago Nhamassobo - Lago Nhamecurri - Lago Nhamure - Lago Nhanvucane - Lago Nhaticharruane - Lago Nhoe …and 8 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 Belane and the best time to visit Using the climate of Vilankulo District, the warmest month is Jan (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 783 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (185 mm) and the driest Aug (7 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 28 138 Feb 28 112 Mar 27 99 Apr 25 48 May 23 16 Jun 22 27 Jul 21 26 Aug 22 7 Sep 24 11 Oct 26 31 Nov 27 83 Dec 28 185 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Belane Need Nearest mapped Distance School Escola de Belane · Belane 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-22.66234&mlon=35.25221#map=17/-22.66234/35.25221) Police station Posto Policial · Malamba 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-22.84924&mlon=35.17925#map=17/-22.84924/35.17925) 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 Belane Places mapped inside Belane in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Mapinhane - Mapinhane-Sede - Muabsa ## Quick answers - Where is Belane?In Mapinhane, Vilankulo District, Inhambane Province, Mozambique - What borders Belane?Chicomo-Sede, Malamba, Mapinhane-Sede and Queuene - What time zone is Belane in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Belane?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Belane?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Belane?82 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Belane?Settlements lie between 31 m and 94 m - What is the best time to visit Belane?February to November - What is the P-code of Belane?MZ08130202 (OCHA common operational dataset)