# Maconha Locality, Macate-Sede, Macate District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/macate/macate-sede/maconha/ Locality · Macate-Sede # Maconha Maconha is a locality of Mozambique in Macate-Sede, Macate District, Manica Province. It covers **87.2 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 87.2km² - 388 mtypical elevation ## Where is Maconha? Maconha lies in [Macate-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/macate/macate-sede/), [Macate District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/macate/), [Manica Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other localities: [Boa Vista](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/macate/zembe/boa-vista/), [Chissassa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/macate/macate-sede/chissassa/), [Macate-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/macate/macate-sede/macate-sede/), [Munhinga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/sussundenga/sussundenga-sede/munhinga/), [Nhaurombe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/sussundenga/sussundenga-sede/nhaurombe/) and [Sussundenga-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/sussundenga/sussundenga-sede/sussundenga-sede/). By area it is the 1111th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 6.5% of [Macate-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/macate/macate-sede/). The centre of Maconha is about 726 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 19.4899° S, 33.4751° 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: Maconha - 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) · Chimoio38 km - Beira International Airport (BEW) · Beira154 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:02) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:17, sunset around 17:14). 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 Maconha Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Maconha. Settlements here lie between about 288 m and 446 m above sea level (median 388 m). - Macate - Mavuzi - Quedas do Revuè 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 Maconha Named natural and historic features inside Maconha, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 rivers and streams; 1 waterfall; 1 dam. - Mavazi Dam - Nhabirira - Nhagundura - Nhamachalo - Quedas do Revuè - Revuzi - Rio Munhinga - Zenza 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 Maconha and the best time to visit Using the climate of Macate District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 160 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,194 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (249 mm) and the driest Aug (8 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 28 226 Feb 27 189 Mar 26 181 Apr 24 86 May 23 32 Jun 21 24 Jul 21 29 Aug 23 8 Sep 26 21 Oct 28 44 Nov 29 104 Dec 28 249 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Maconha Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Saúde de Sussundenga · Sussundenga-Sede 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.40972&mlon=33.29412#map=17/-19.40972/33.29412) Bank Barclays · Sussundenga-Sede 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.41022&mlon=33.29304#map=17/-19.41022/33.29304) Hotel Hotel Kapulana Sussundenga · Sussundenga-Sede 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.40390&mlon=33.29030#map=17/-19.40390/33.29030) School EPC 1 de Junho (primary school) · Sussundenga-Sede 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.41403&mlon=33.29498#map=17/-19.41403/33.29498) College FEARN-UniZambeze · 7 de Abril 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.17162&mlon=33.47207#map=17/-19.17162/33.47207) Police station Policia Distrital de Sussundenga (police station) · Sussundenga-Sede 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.41225&mlon=33.29352#map=17/-19.41225/33.29352) 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 Macate-Sede - Chissassa - Macate-Sede - Marera ## Quick answers - Where is Maconha?In Macate-Sede, Macate District, Manica Province, Mozambique - What borders Maconha?Boa Vista, Chissassa, Macate-Sede, Munhinga, Nhaurombe and Sussundenga-Sede - What time zone is Maconha in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Maconha?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Maconha?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Maconha?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Maconha?Settlements lie between 288 m and 446 m - What is the best time to visit Maconha?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Maconha?Centro de Saúde de Sussundenga, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maconha?Barclays, about 21 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maconha?MZ06110103 (OCHA common operational dataset)