# Hombwa Locality, Urbano N°1, Cidade de Chimoio – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/cidade-de-chimoio/urbano-n1/hombwa/ Locality · Urbano N°1 # Hombwa Hombwa is a locality of Mozambique in Urbano N°1, Cidade de Chimoio, Manica Province. It covers **10.2 km²**. - 10.2km² ## Where is Hombwa? Hombwa lies in [Urbano N°1](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/cidade-de-chimoio/urbano-n1/), [Cidade de Chimoio](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/cidade-de-chimoio/), [Manica Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 3 other localities: [Chissui](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/cidade-de-chimoio/urbano-n1/chissui/), [Tranga Passo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/vanduzi/matsinho/tranga-passo/) and [Trangapasso](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/cidade-de-chimoio/urbano-n1/trangapasso/). By area it is the 1365th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 9.7% of [Urbano N°1](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/cidade-de-chimoio/urbano-n1/). The centre of Hombwa is about 762 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 19.1556° S, 33.4101° 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 Hombwa ### Nearby, outside Hombwa - Praça dos Heróis · monument, 25 de Junho8.1 km - Marechal Samora Machel · memorial, Eduardo Modlane8.7 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: Hombwa - 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 - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio2.0 km - Beira International Airport (BEW) · Beira172 km ### Nearest railway station Comboios (Eduardo Modlane), about 8.5 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:03) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:16, sunset around 17:15). 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. ## Landscape and landmarks of Hombwa Named natural and historic features inside Hombwa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Hombué 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 Hombwa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Cidade de Chimoio, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 1,217 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (244 mm) and the driest Aug (8 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 244 Feb 24 193 Mar 24 191 Apr 22 89 May 20 30 Jun 18 25 Jul 18 32 Aug 20 8 Sep 23 20 Oct 25 42 Nov 26 103 Dec 26 241 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Hombwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Saude Primero de Maio · Centro Hipico 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.11435&mlon=33.45763#map=17/-19.11435/33.45763) Bank Milenium · Bairro 4 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.12417&mlon=33.48072#map=17/-19.12417/33.48072) ATM BCI · Bairro 2 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.10909&mlon=33.47060#map=17/-19.10909/33.47060) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Auto-Stop AMIRANA I · Nhamadjessa 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.11107&mlon=33.44996#map=17/-19.11107/33.44996) Hotel África Resort · Nhamadjessa 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.09906&mlon=33.42316#map=17/-19.09906/33.42316) School Escola Primaria Trangapasso · Trangapasso 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.13913&mlon=33.43656#map=17/-19.13913/33.43656) College FEARN-UniZambeze · 7 de Abril 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.17162&mlon=33.47207#map=17/-19.17162/33.47207) Police station Posto Policial · Herois Mocambicanos 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.09335&mlon=33.41406#map=17/-19.09335/33.41406) 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 Urbano N°1 - 25 de Junho - Agostinho Neto - Centro Hipico - Chissui - Herois Mocambicanos - Nhamadjessa - Nhamatsane - Tembwe - Trangapasso ## Quick answers - Where is Hombwa?In Urbano N°1, Cidade de Chimoio, Manica Province, Mozambique - What borders Hombwa?Chissui, Tranga Passo and Trangapasso - What is there to see in Hombwa?Praça dos Heróis, Marechal Samora Machel - What time zone is Hombwa in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Hombwa?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Hombwa?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Hombwa?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Hombwa?Centro de Saude Primero de Maio, about 6.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Hombwa?Milenium, about 8.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Hombwa?BCI, about 8.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hombwa?TotalEnergies Auto-Stop AMIRANA I, about 6.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Hombwa?MZ06010106 (OCHA common operational dataset)