# Tinonganine Locality, Bela Vista, Matutuine District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/matutuine/bela-vista/tinonganine/

Locality · Bela Vista 

# Tinonganine

Tinonganine is a locality of Mozambique in Bela Vista, Matutuine District, Maputo Province. It covers **614.5 km²**. 18 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 615km²
- 1mapped service
- 64 mtypical elevation

## Where is Tinonganine?

Tinonganine lies in [Bela Vista](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/matutuine/bela-vista/), [Matutuine District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/matutuine/), [Maputo Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other localities: [Mahelane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/namaacha/changalane/mahelane/), [Manhangane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/matutuine/catuane/manhangane/), [Manhoca](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/matutuine/zitundo/manhoca/), [Missevene](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/matutuine/bela-vista/missevene/), [Pazimane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/matutuine/catuane/pazimane/) and [Salamanga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/matutuine/bela-vista/salamanga/). By area it is the 420th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 23.4% of [Bela Vista](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/matutuine/bela-vista/). The centre of Tinonganine is about 65 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 26.5457° S, 32.4738° 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).

## Things to see in and around Tinonganine

### Nearby, outside Tinonganine

- Licuati Forest Reserve · nature reserve, Missevene13 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Tinonganine

- 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) · Maputo70 km
- King Mswati III International Airport (SHO) · Mpaka78 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.8 hours, sunrise around 04:51) and shortest in Jun (about 10.5 hours, sunrise around 06:35, sunset around 17:04).

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 Tinonganine

Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in Tinonganine. Settlements here lie between about 16 m and 119 m above sea level (median 64 m).

- Cassane
- Chefe Macassane
- Chefe Mucumbuza
- Filipe
- Guezane
- Guêta
- Jange
- Macane
- Mateus
- Missevene
- Mugoane
- Mussiquite
- Régulo Santaca
- Santaca
- Santana de Tinonganine
- Secache
- São João de Deus
- Zolabela

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 Tinonganine

Named natural and historic features inside Tinonganine, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

7 lakes; 5 rivers and streams.

- Lago Lifalo
- Lago Tine
- Lagoa Balassine
- Lagoa Malibe
- Lagoa Suxuane
- Lagoa Tiabene
- Lagoa Xixuane
- Rio Encassani
- Rio Madaxine
- Rio Mazeminhama
- Rio Sovitanda
- Rio Xoguane

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 Tinonganine and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Matutuine District, the warmest month is Feb (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 815 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (151 mm) and the driest Jul (17 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 26 151 

Feb 26 103 

Mar 25 104 

Apr 23 68 

May 21 23 

Jun 19 19 

Jul 19 17 

Aug 20 17 

Sep 22 32 

Oct 23 53 

Nov 24 104 

Dec 26 126 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Tinonganine

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies SALAMANGA · Salamanga 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-26.49392&mlon=32.66197#map=17/-26.49392/32.66197) 

School Colégio carolina · Pazimane 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-26.68813&mlon=32.44713#map=17/-26.68813/32.44713) 

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 Tinonganine

Places mapped inside Tinonganine in open map data, by type.

- Restaurants1

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 Bela Vista

- Madjuva
- Missevene
- Salamanga
- Vila de Bela Vista

## Quick answers

- Where is Tinonganine?In Bela Vista, Matutuine District, Maputo Province, Mozambique
- What borders Tinonganine?Mahelane, Manhangane, Manhoca, Missevene, Pazimane and Salamanga
- What is there to see in Tinonganine?Licuati Forest Reserve
- What time zone is Tinonganine in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Tinonganine?Metical (MZN)
- What language is spoken in Tinonganine?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Tinonganine?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Tinonganine?Settlements lie between 16 m and 119 m
- What is the best time to visit Tinonganine?February to November
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tinonganine?TotalEnergies SALAMANGA, about 20 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Tinonganine?MZ10060104 (OCHA common operational dataset)