# Buzua, Tambara District – Localities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/tambara/buzua/ Administrative post · Tambara District # Buzua Buzua is an administrative post of Mozambique in Tambara District, Manica Province. It covers **1,974.8 km²**. It is divided into 3 localities. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1,975km² - 3localities ## Where is Buzua? Buzua lies in [Tambara District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/tambara/), [Manica Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other administrative posts: [Canxixe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/maringue/canxixe/), [Chiramba](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/chemba/chiramba/), [Macossa-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/macossa/macossa-sede/), [Mungari](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/guro/mungari/), [Nhacafula](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/tambara/nhacafula/) and [Nhacolo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/tambara/nhacolo/). By area it is the 137th largest of 457 administrative posts in Mozambique. It covers 46.1% of [Tambara District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/tambara/). The centre of Buzua is about 994 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 17.1336° S, 34.0798° 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: Buzua - 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) · Tete124 km - Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre188 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:04) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:10, sunset around 17:17). 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. ## Localities of Buzua Locality Area km² Localities Services [Buzua-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/tambara/buzua/buzua-sede/) 211 4 0 [Marimanao](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/tambara/buzua/marimanao/) 959 3 0 [Ntheme](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/tambara/buzua/ntheme/) 805 7 0 Source: [INE- Instituto Nacional de Estatisca via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-moz); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Buzua Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in Buzua. Settlements here lie between about 223 m and 457 m above sea level (median 377 m). - Alfandega - Bazua - Bonga - Buzua - Changadeia - Dinga - Feècoféco - Jaze - Mteme - Nhacafula - Nhamessolo - Raiva - Saluáre - Sande 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 Buzua Named natural and historic features inside Buzua, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Binga - Chigô - Rio Ludezilicura - Rio Mazurgo ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain; 1 hill. - Bongururo · 444 m - Monte Zungi · 317 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 Buzua and the best time to visit Using the climate of Tambara District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 190 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 802 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (207 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 26 207 Feb 25 160 Mar 25 101 Apr 24 26 May 23 9 Jun 21 7 Jul 21 12 Aug 23 2 Sep 26 6 Oct 28 11 Nov 29 84 Dec 27 177 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Quick answers - Where is Buzua?In Tambara District, Manica Province, Mozambique - What borders Buzua?Canxixe, Chiramba, Macossa-Sede, Mungari, Nhacafula and Nhacolo - What time zone is Buzua in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Buzua?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Buzua?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Buzua?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Buzua?Settlements lie between 223 m and 457 m - What is the highest point in Buzua?Bongururo (444 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Buzua?March to September - What is the P-code of Buzua?MZ061002 (OCHA common operational dataset)