# Mabaia Locality, Dombe, Sussundenga District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/sussundenga/dombe/mabaia/ Locality · Dombe # Mabaia Mabaia is a locality of Mozambique in Dombe, Sussundenga District, Manica Province. It covers **121.5 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 122km² - 146 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mabaia? Mabaia lies in [Dombe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/sussundenga/dombe/), [Sussundenga District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/sussundenga/), [Manica Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 5 other localities: [Bunga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/sussundenga/dombe/bunga/), [Dáruè](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/sussundenga/dombe/darue/), [Matarara](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/sussundenga/dombe/matarara/), [Muoco](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/sussundenga/dombe/muoco/) and [Zinguena](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/sussundenga/dombe/zinguena/). By area it is the 1033rd largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 3.9% of [Dombe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/sussundenga/dombe/). The centre of Mabaia is about 677 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 19.9254° S, 33.3965° 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: Mabaia - 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) · Chimoio86 km - Beira International Airport (BEW) · Beira159 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:01) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:18, 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 Mabaia Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Mabaia. Settlements here lie between about 136 m and 178 m above sea level (median 146 m). - Bairro da Unidade - Choquera - Dombo - Dombé - Mancaba - Manuel - Marcopo - Muchache - Naveneque - Xicombo 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 Mabaia Named natural and historic features inside Mabaia, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 9 rivers and streams. - Matucui - Messambandaca - Nhamanana - Nhancara - Rio Mucombe - Rio Mucutuco - Rio Mussapa Pequena - Rio Mussapa Pequena - Ruaua ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Dombo 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 Mabaia and the best time to visit Using the climate of Sussundenga District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C), after allowing for this place being about 262 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,202 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (262 mm) and the driest Aug (7 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 25 223 Feb 24 196 Mar 23 171 Apr 21 82 May 20 29 Jun 18 23 Jul 17 27 Aug 20 7 Sep 22 22 Oct 25 46 Nov 26 113 Dec 25 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mabaia Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Saúde de Chinhica · Chinhica 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.06520&mlon=33.55953#map=17/-20.06520/33.55953) 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 Dombe - Bunga - Dáruè - Matarara - Muoco - Zinguena ## Quick answers - Where is Mabaia?In Dombe, Sussundenga District, Manica Province, Mozambique - What borders Mabaia?Bunga, Dáruè, Matarara, Muoco and Zinguena - What time zone is Mabaia in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Mabaia?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Mabaia?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mabaia?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mabaia?Settlements lie between 136 m and 178 m - What is the best time to visit Mabaia?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Mabaia?Centro de Saúde de Chinhica, about 23 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mabaia?MZ06090203 (OCHA common operational dataset)