# Entre Lagos Locality, Insaca, Mecanhelas District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/mecanhelas/insaca/entre-lagos/ Locality · Insaca # Entre Lagos Entre Lagos is a locality of Mozambique in Insaca, Mecanhelas District, Niassa Province. It covers **457.4 km²**. 17 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 457km² - 672 mtypical elevation ## Where is Entre Lagos? Entre Lagos lies in [Insaca](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/mecanhelas/insaca/), [Mecanhelas District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/mecanhelas/), [Niassa Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 4 other localities: [Chiuta-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/mecanhelas/chiuta/chiuta-sede/), [Iataria (Chamba)](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/mecanhelas/insaca/iataria-chamba/), [Insaca-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/mecanhelas/insaca/insaca-sede/) and [Matequesso](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/mecanhelas/chiuta/matequesso/). By area it is the 540th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 16.1% of [Insaca](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/mecanhelas/insaca/). The centre of Entre Lagos is about 1,270 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 14.9998° S, 36.0074° 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: Entre Lagos - 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) · Blantyre134 km - Lichinga Airport (VXC) · Lichinga208 km ### Nearest railway station Entre Lagos (Entre Lagos), about 12 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:00) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 05:58, sunset around 17:13). 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 Entre Lagos Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in Entre Lagos. Settlements here lie between about 636 m and 695 m above sea level (median 672 m). - Balume - Chefe Carreguene - Chefe Chiposse - Chefe Cumulique - Chefe Erera - Chefe Manhunho - Companhiua - Cuerócule - Culimar - Entre-Lagos - Malângono - Manhunho - Nionga - Tchalamanda - Tchepôce - Tóbuè - Uaite 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 Entre Lagos Named natural and historic features inside Entre Lagos, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Mapando - Nhaminga - Peça - Tóbè ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Monte Merrembué · 844 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 Entre Lagos and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mecanhelas District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 1,177 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (363 mm) and the driest Sep (5 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 24 363 Feb 24 238 Mar 23 167 Apr 22 49 May 20 11 Jun 19 7 Jul 18 14 Aug 21 8 Sep 24 5 Oct 27 15 Nov 28 74 Dec 25 227 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Entre Lagos Need Nearest mapped Distance Bank Banco BCI · Vila de Insaca 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.21118&mlon=35.87500#map=17/-15.21118/35.87500) Petrol pump Petromoc De Mecanhelas · Insaca-Sede 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.18021&mlon=35.88301#map=17/-15.18021/35.88301) Hotel Chapola · Vila de Insaca 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.19870&mlon=35.87145#map=17/-15.19870/35.87145) School Escola Secundaria de Mecanhelas · Insaca-Sede 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.17864&mlon=35.88429#map=17/-15.17864/35.88429) Police station PRM · Vila de Insaca 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.19346&mlon=35.86855#map=17/-15.19346/35.86855) 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 Insaca - Chissaua - Iataria (Chamba) - Insaca-Sede - Vila de Insaca ## Quick answers - Where is Entre Lagos?In Insaca, Mecanhelas District, Niassa Province, Mozambique - What borders Entre Lagos?Chiuta-Sede, Iataria (Chamba), Insaca-Sede and Matequesso - What time zone is Entre Lagos in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Entre Lagos?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Entre Lagos?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Entre Lagos?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Entre Lagos?Settlements lie between 636 m and 695 m - What is the highest point in Entre Lagos?Monte Merrembué (844 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Entre Lagos?April to November - Where is the nearest bank to Entre Lagos?Banco BCI, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Entre Lagos?Petromoc De Mecanhelas, about 24 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Entre Lagos?MZ01100103 (OCHA common operational dataset)