# Rimbane Locality, Cidade de Cuamba, Cuamba District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/cidade-de-cuamba/rimbane/ Locality · Cidade de Cuamba # Rimbane Rimbane is a locality of Mozambique in Cidade de Cuamba, Cuamba District, Niassa Province. It covers **298.5 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 298km² - 600 mtypical elevation ## Where is Rimbane? Rimbane lies in [Cidade de Cuamba](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/cidade-de-cuamba/), [Cuamba District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/), [Niassa Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other localities: [Adine](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/cidade-de-cuamba/adine/), [Maganga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/cidade-de-cuamba/maganga/), [Marocotela](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/cidade-de-cuamba/marocotela/), [Matequesso](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/mecanhelas/chiuta/matequesso/), [Mepica-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/mepica/mepica-sede/) and [Mitucue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/mepica/mitucue/). By area it is the 733rd largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 43.1% of [Cidade de Cuamba](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/cidade-de-cuamba/). The centre of Rimbane is about 1,316 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 14.7162° S, 36.5032° 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: Rimbane - 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 - Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre196 km - Lichinga Airport (VXC) · Lichinga209 km ### Nearest railway station Cuamba (Marocotela), about 10 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 04:59) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 05:56, sunset around 17:11). 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 Rimbane Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Rimbane. - Chefe Macaué - Macaue - Marquepo - Rimbane - Tetereane 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 Rimbane Named natural and historic features inside Rimbane, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Metamala - Nhaugi - Rio Ruace ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Monte Napila · 691 m 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 Rimbane and the best time to visit Using the climate of Cuamba District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 1,231 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (396 mm) and the driest Sep (4 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 24 396 Feb 24 254 Mar 24 170 Apr 22 47 May 20 11 Jun 19 5 Jul 19 10 Aug 21 7 Sep 24 4 Oct 27 17 Nov 28 60 Dec 26 250 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Rimbane Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Cuamba District Hospital · Marocotela 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.80010&mlon=36.53540#map=17/-14.80010/36.53540) Bank Moza Bank · Marocotela 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.80087&mlon=36.53721#map=17/-14.80087/36.53721) Petrol pump Petro Moc · Adine 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.80061&mlon=36.54047#map=17/-14.80061/36.54047) Hotel Pensao Cariaco · Marocotela 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.79997&mlon=36.53674#map=17/-14.79997/36.53674) School Escola · Adine 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.79744&mlon=36.54097#map=17/-14.79744/36.54097) College UCM · Mutxora 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.80570&mlon=36.53999#map=17/-14.80570/36.53999) 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 Cidade de Cuamba - Adine - Aeroporto - Maganga - Marocotela - Matia - Mutxora ## Quick answers - Where is Rimbane?In Cidade de Cuamba, Cuamba District, Niassa Province, Mozambique - What borders Rimbane?Adine, Maganga, Marocotela, Matequesso, Mepica-Sede and Mitucue - What time zone is Rimbane in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Rimbane?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Rimbane?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Rimbane?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Rimbane?Monte Napila (691 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Rimbane?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Rimbane?Cuamba District Hospital, about 10.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Rimbane?Moza Bank, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rimbane?Petro Moc, about 10 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Rimbane?MZ01020107 (OCHA common operational dataset)