# Motaze-Sede Locality, Motaze, Magude District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/magude/motaze/motaze-sede/ Locality · Motaze # Motaze-Sede Motaze-Sede is a locality of Mozambique in Motaze, Magude District, Maputo Province. It covers **547.9 km²**. 22 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 548km² - 38 mtypical elevation ## Where is Motaze-Sede? Motaze-Sede lies in [Motaze](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/magude/motaze/), [Magude District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/magude/), [Maputo Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 8 other localities: [Chicutso](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/magude/mahel/chicutso/), [Mahel-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/magude/mahel/mahel-sede/), [Malau](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chokwe/lionde/malau/), [Marule](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/magude/motaze/marule/), [Mazivila-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/bilene/mazivila/mazivila-sede/), [Moine](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/magude/magude-sede/moine/), [Mwambjana](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chokwe/lionde/mwambjana/) and [Pontia](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/magude/motaze/pontia/). By area it is the 460th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 46.2% of [Motaze](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/magude/motaze/). The centre of Motaze-Sede is about 137 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 24.7438° S, 32.7763° 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: Motaze-Sede - 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 - Xai-Xai Chongoene Airport (VJB) · Xai-Xai100 km - Skukuza Airport (SZK) · Skukuza122 km ### Nearest railway station Chókwè (3º Bairro B), about 32 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.7 hours, sunrise around 04:54) and shortest in Jun (about 10.6 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 17:07). 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 Motaze-Sede Open gazetteers list **22 villages, towns and localities** in Motaze-Sede. Settlements here lie between about 26 m and 78 m above sea level (median 38 m). - Aldeia Comunais Benzane - Aldeia Comunais Unguca - Beti - Buiene - Chauquela - Chissuana - Feniace - Francisco - Guenhana - Induna - Jica - Machuchana - Machuvane - Maciana - Mahaaucane - Maingue - Mapapene - Matezatezene - Motaze - Mucindo - Mussava - Teene 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 Motaze-Sede Named natural and historic features inside Motaze-Sede, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 7 lakes; 6 rivers and streams. - Canhanini - Lago Checana - Lago Chibonguenza - Lago Chicahene - Lago Meginge - Lago Mudalene - Lago Nalene - Lago Nhatigúngua - Nhambutane - Rio Gozombane - Rio Manguelene - Rio Mapapene - Zambangue ### Getting around 2 railway stations. - Boa Esperança - Motaze 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 Motaze-Sede and the best time to visit Using the climate of Magude District, the warmest month is Dec (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 760 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (152 mm) and the driest Aug (11 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 152 Feb 27 94 Mar 26 90 Apr 24 60 May 22 18 Jun 20 20 Jul 19 15 Aug 21 11 Sep 24 19 Oct 25 50 Nov 26 97 Dec 27 136 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Motaze-Sede Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital hospital de muzumuia · Matuba 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.48439&mlon=32.92419#map=17/-24.48439/32.92419) Bank Pro Credit Bank · Bairro 2 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.52921&mlon=32.99662#map=17/-24.52921/32.99662) Petrol pump Bombas Puma · 5º Bairro 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.53572&mlon=33.00231#map=17/-24.53572/33.00231) Hotel Condominium · Lionde-Sede 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.58487&mlon=33.03161#map=17/-24.58487/33.03161) School escola primaria do 1 e 2 graus de chaungulene · Malau 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.68031&mlon=32.84734#map=17/-24.68031/32.84734) College Universidade Pedagogica · 6º Bairro 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.57377&mlon=33.00848#map=17/-24.57377/33.00848) Police station comando distrital de prm de chokwe · 1º Bairro 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.53181&mlon=33.00225#map=17/-24.53181/33.00225) 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 Motaze - Marule - Pontia ## Quick answers - Where is Motaze-Sede?In Motaze, Magude District, Maputo Province, Mozambique - What borders Motaze-Sede?Chicutso, Mahel-Sede, Malau, Marule, Mazivila-Sede, Moine, Mwambjana and Pontia - What time zone is Motaze-Sede in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Motaze-Sede?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Motaze-Sede?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Motaze-Sede?22 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Motaze-Sede?Settlements lie between 26 m and 78 m - What is the best time to visit Motaze-Sede?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Motaze-Sede?hospital de muzumuia, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Motaze-Sede?Pro Credit Bank, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Motaze-Sede?Bombas Puma, about 33 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Motaze-Sede?MZ10030301 (OCHA common operational dataset)