# Machubo-Sede Locality, Machubo, Marracuene District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/marracuene/machubo/machubo-sede/ Locality · Machubo # Machubo-Sede Machubo-Sede is a locality of Mozambique in Machubo, Marracuene District, Maputo Province. It covers **147.6 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 148km² - 1mapped service - 14 mtypical elevation ## Where is Machubo-Sede? Machubo-Sede lies in [Machubo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/marracuene/machubo/), [Marracuene District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/marracuene/), [Maputo Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 5 other localities: [Checua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/calanga/checua/), [Lagoa Pate](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/calanga/lagoa-pate/), [Maciana](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/manhica-sede/maciana/), [Monguine](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/maluana/monguine/) and [Thaula](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/marracuene/machubo/thaula/). By area it is the 980th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 63.8% of [Machubo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/marracuene/machubo/). The centre of Machubo-Sede is about 53 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 25.5353° S, 32.8175° 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-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 - Maputo Airport (MPM) · Maputo49 km - Skukuza Airport (SZK) · Skukuza139 km ### Nearest railway station Manhiça (Vila de Manhica), about 15 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. ## Villages and localities in Machubo-Sede Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Machubo-Sede. Settlements here lie between about -3 m and 24 m above sea level (median 14 m). - Linchiça - Macanda - Machavo - Machubo - Mafôfo - 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-Sede Named natural and historic features inside Machubo-Sede, 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-Sede 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/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Machubo-Sede Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Lety Hospital · Monguine 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.49296&mlon=32.73190#map=17/-25.49296/32.73190) Bank Bim · Vila de Manhica 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.40570&mlon=32.80490#map=17/-25.40570/32.80490) ATM BCI · Michafutene 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.80216&mlon=32.57456#map=17/-25.80216/32.57456) Petrol pump Engen · Vila de Manhica 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.40593&mlon=32.80455#map=17/-25.40593/32.80455) Hotel house · Maluana-Sede 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.48215&mlon=32.69531#map=17/-25.48215/32.69531) School Escola Primária Completa Oficial · Machubo-Sede 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.52372&mlon=32.86127#map=17/-25.52372/32.86127) College ISEDEL · Maluana-Sede 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.50209&mlon=32.65334#map=17/-25.50209/32.65334) Police station Comando Distrital da Manhiça · Vila de Manhica 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.40188&mlon=32.80837#map=17/-25.40188/32.80837) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Machubo-Sede Places mapped inside Machubo-Sede in open map data, by type. - 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. ## Other localities in Machubo - Thaula ## Quick answers - Where is Machubo-Sede?In Machubo, Marracuene District, Maputo Province, Mozambique - What borders Machubo-Sede?Checua, Lagoa Pate, Maciana, Monguine and Thaula - What time zone is Machubo-Sede in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Machubo-Sede?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Machubo-Sede?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Machubo-Sede?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Machubo-Sede?Settlements lie between -3 m and 24 m - What is the best time to visit Machubo-Sede?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Machubo-Sede?Lety Hospital, about 9.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Machubo-Sede?Bim, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Machubo-Sede?BCI, about 38 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Machubo-Sede?Engen, about 14 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Machubo-Sede?MZ10050201 (OCHA common operational dataset)