# Massangano Locality, Mandie, Guro District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/guro/mandie/massangano/ Locality · Mandie # Massangano Massangano is a locality of Mozambique in Mandie, Guro District, Manica Province. It covers **834.0 km²**. 23 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 834km² - 137 mtypical elevation ## Where is Massangano? Massangano lies in [Mandie](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/guro/mandie/), [Guro District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/guro/), [Manica Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 7 other localities: [Benga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/moatize/moatize/benga/), [Demaufe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/guro/mandie/demaufe/), [Msungu](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/moatize/moatize/msungu/), [N'Tchenga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/chioco/n-tchenga/), [Nhacaduzuduzu](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/guro/nhamassonge/nhacaduzuduzu/), [Nhacalapho](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/tambara/nhacafula/nhacalapho/) and [Thanda](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/guro/nhamassonge/thanda/). By area it is the 284th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 71.2% of [Mandie](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/guro/mandie/). The centre of Massangano is about 1,056 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 16.5262° S, 33.7376° 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: Massangano - 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 - Tete Airport (TET) · Tete48 km - Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre162 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:07) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:10, sunset around 17:19). 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 Massangano Open gazetteers list **23 villages, towns and localities** in Massangano. Settlements here lie between about 108 m and 345 m above sea level (median 137 m). - Alize - Bôbo - Cambene - Campino - Chabuera - Chagaca - Chamada - Chareca - Chave - Djasse - Foia - Fungô - Galo - Jace - Janasse - Maruca - Massangano - Nhacapendega - Nuacua - Serenga - Tchipi - Tchissimpo - Tcházica 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 Massangano Named natural and historic features inside Massangano, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 15 rivers and streams. - Cachira - Nhacalangane - Nhacamanse - Nhacanongua - Nhamatche - Nhanzou - Nhautreze - Ribeira Mepala - Ribeira Nhacauanda - Ribeira Nhantale - Rio Nhachera - Rio Nhadudezo - Ruenya - Tendjera - Zemba ### Hills and mountains 3 hills. - Monte Caique · 371 m - Monte Pata · 325 m - Monte Nhaazima · 229 m 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 Massangano and the best time to visit Using the climate of Guro District, the warmest month is Nov (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jul (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 218 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 763 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (202 mm) and the driest Aug (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 202 Feb 27 158 Mar 27 90 Apr 26 20 May 24 7 Jun 22 4 Jul 22 8 Aug 24 2 Sep 27 4 Oct 29 9 Nov 30 85 Dec 28 174 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Massangano Need Nearest mapped Distance Petrol pump Bombas ENGEN Mpadue · Mpadue 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.22189&mlon=33.58068#map=17/-16.22189/33.58068) Mall Zambezi Shopping · Mpadue 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.20342&mlon=33.58705#map=17/-16.20342/33.58705) Police station Checkpoint · N'Tchenga 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.30671&mlon=33.51775#map=17/-16.30671/33.51775) 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 Mandie - Demaufe ## Quick answers - Where is Massangano?In Mandie, Guro District, Manica Province, Mozambique - What borders Massangano?Benga, Demaufe, Msungu, N'Tchenga, Nhacaduzuduzu, Nhacalapho and Thanda - What time zone is Massangano in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Massangano?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Massangano?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Massangano?23 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Massangano?Settlements lie between 108 m and 345 m - What is the highest point in Massangano?Monte Caique (371 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Massangano?March to September - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Massangano?Bombas ENGEN Mpadue, about 38 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Massangano?MZ06040202 (OCHA common operational dataset)