# Machubo, Marracuene District – Localities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/marracuene/machubo/ Administrative post · Marracuene District # Machubo Machubo is an administrative post of Mozambique in Marracuene District, Maputo Province. It covers **231.5 km²**. It is divided into 2 localities. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 231km² - 2localities - 1mapped service ## Where is Machubo? Machubo lies in [Marracuene District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/marracuene/), [Maputo Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 4 other administrative posts: [Calanga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/calanga/), [Maluana](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/maluana/), [Manhiça-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/manhica-sede/) and [Marracuene](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/marracuene/marracuene/). By area it is the 388th largest of 457 administrative posts in Mozambique. It covers 33.1% of [Marracuene District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/marracuene/). The centre of Machubo is about 49 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 25.5618° S, 32.7914° 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: Machubo - 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 - Maputo Airport (MPM) · Maputo46 km - Skukuza Airport (SZK) · Skukuza138 km ### Nearest railway station Manhiça (Vila de Manhica), about 18 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.7 hours, sunrise around 04:52) and shortest in Jun (about 10.6 hours, sunrise around 06:32, sunset around 17:05). 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 Machubo Locality Area km² Localities Services [Machubo-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/marracuene/machubo/machubo-sede/) 148 6 1 [Thaula](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/marracuene/machubo/thaula/) 84 5 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 Machubo Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Machubo. Settlements here lie between about -3 m and 24 m above sea level (median 14 m). - Augusto Mota - Duna Matimane - D’lhelo - J. Campos - Linchiça - Macanda - Machavo - Machubo - Mafôfo - Mecisa - Uchaca 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 Machubo Named natural and historic features inside Machubo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 lake. - Lago Pezele ### Coast and islands 1 island. - Ilha Chilembene ### Getting around 1 lighthouse. - Lacerda Lighthouse 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 Machubo and the best time to visit Using the climate of Marracuene District, the warmest month is Jan (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 793 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (161 mm) and the driest Aug (12 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 26 161 Feb 26 100 Mar 26 90 Apr 24 62 May 21 19 Jun 19 18 Jul 19 15 Aug 21 12 Sep 23 24 Oct 24 53 Nov 25 102 Dec 26 137 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Machubo Places mapped inside Machubo in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Schools1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Quick answers - Where is Machubo?In Marracuene District, Maputo Province, Mozambique - What borders Machubo?Calanga, Maluana, Manhiça-Sede and Marracuene - What time zone is Machubo in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Machubo?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Machubo?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Machubo?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Machubo?Settlements lie between -3 m and 24 m - What is the best time to visit Machubo?February to November - What is the P-code of Machubo?MZ100502 (OCHA common operational dataset)