# Muchenga Locality, Sanjala, Cidade de Lichinga – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cidade-de-lichinga/sanjala/muchenga/

Locality · Sanjala 

# Muchenga

Muchenga is a locality of Mozambique in Sanjala, Cidade de Lichinga, Niassa Province. It covers **1.85 km²**. Open map data shows 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.9km²
- 5mapped services

## Where is Muchenga?

Muchenga lies in [Sanjala](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cidade-de-lichinga/sanjala/), [Cidade de Lichinga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cidade-de-lichinga/), [Niassa Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 5 other localities: [Ceramica](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cidade-de-lichinga/chiuaula/ceramica/), [Chiulugo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cidade-de-lichinga/sanjala/chiulugo/), [Namacula](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cidade-de-lichinga/sanjala/namacula/), [Nzinje](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cidade-de-lichinga/sanjala/nzinje/) and [Popular](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cidade-de-lichinga/sanjala/popular/). By area it is the 1554th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 2.5% of [Sanjala](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cidade-de-lichinga/sanjala/). The centre of Muchenga is about 1,436 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. It is about 1.8 km from Lichinga, the main town of Sanjala. The centre point is at 13.3009° S, 35.2516° 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 Muchenga

### Nearby, outside Muchenga

- Place dos Liberados · attraction, Popular0.6 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: Muchenga

- 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

- Lichinga Airport (VXC) · Lichinga3.4 km
- Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) · Lumbadzi168 km

### Nearest railway station

Lichinga (Ceramica), about 1.3 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 05:07) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 05:58, sunset around 17:19).

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.

## Weather in Muchenga and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Cidade de Lichinga, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 1,025 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (301 mm) and the driest Sep (3 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 301 

Feb 24 222 

Mar 24 149 

Apr 23 45 

May 21 12 

Jun 20 3 

Jul 20 7 

Aug 22 8 

Sep 25 3 

Oct 27 12 

Nov 28 46 

Dec 26 216 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Muchenga

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Provincial De Lichinga · Nzinje 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.30655&mlon=35.24409#map=17/-13.30655/35.24409) 

Bank BIC · Popular 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.29946&mlon=35.24650#map=17/-13.29946/35.24650) 

Petrol pump Petromoc · Sanjala 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.29853&mlon=35.24108#map=17/-13.29853/35.24108) 

Hotel Pension Will Serenje · Muchenga 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.30475&mlon=35.25034#map=17/-13.30475/35.25034) 

College Lichinga City · Nzinje 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.30160&mlon=35.24483#map=17/-13.30160/35.24483) 

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 Muchenga

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

- Banks1
- Hotels2
- Restaurants2

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 Sanjala

- Chiulugo
- Namacula
- Nzinje
- Popular
- Sanjala

## Quick answers

- Where is Muchenga?In Sanjala, Cidade de Lichinga, Niassa Province, Mozambique
- What borders Muchenga?Ceramica, Chiulugo, Namacula, Nzinje and Popular
- What is there to see in Muchenga?Place dos Liberados
- What time zone is Muchenga in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Muchenga?Metical (MZN)
- What language is spoken in Muchenga?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally)
- What is the best time to visit Muchenga?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Muchenga?Hospital Provincial De Lichinga, about 1.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Muchenga?BIC, about 0.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Muchenga?Petromoc, about 1.2 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Muchenga?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Muchenga?MZ01010103 (OCHA common operational dataset)