# Mucheve Locality, Muxungue, Chibabava District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/chibabava/muxungue/mucheve/ Locality · Muxungue # Mucheve Mucheve is a locality of Mozambique in Muxungue, Chibabava District, Sofala Province. It covers **2,499.5 km²**. 100 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2,500km² - 154 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mucheve? Mucheve lies in [Muxungue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/chibabava/muxungue/), [Chibabava District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/chibabava/), [Sofala Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 11 other localities: [Ampara](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/buzi/nova-sofala/ampara/), [Chibabava-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/chibabava/chibabava/chibabava-sede/), [Chipopopo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/machaze/chitobe/chipopopo/), [Chipudje](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/machaze/chitobe/chipudje/), [Divinhe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/machanga/divinhe/divinhe/), [Hode](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/chibabava/muxungue/hode/), [Javane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/machanga/machanga/javane/), [Mavende](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/machaze/save/mavende/), [Muxungue-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/chibabava/muxungue/muxungue-sede/), [Pandja](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/chibabava/muxungue/pandja/) and [Zimuala](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/machanga/machanga/zimuala/). By area it is the 43rd largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 62.9% of [Muxungue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/chibabava/muxungue/). The centre of Mucheve is about 604 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 20.6963° S, 34.0280° 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: Mucheve - 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 - Beira International Airport (BEW) · Beira136 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio183 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.4 hours, sunrise around 04:57) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:17, sunset around 17:10). 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 Mucheve Open gazetteers list **100 villages, towns and localities** in Mucheve. Settlements here lie between about 40 m and 304 m above sea level (median 154 m). - Alojo - Cebóia - Chaconja - Chamuça - Chapo - Chelene - Chicuacuane - Chicuiticuite - Chingondo - Chinhai - Chipuri - Chiquia - Chissiduana - Chivai - Cubimbe - Dava - Dondoé - Ducuane - Fivetine - Ganda - Goenge - Gomondo - Goré - Guérumbué - Inhafenga - Jemete - Joane - Joaquim - Languene - Luca - Maala - Maanganhe - Mabanja - Mabeleza - Mabuio - Mabungondale - Maburuco - Macarate - Macatare - Machachuane - Machombane - Macurine - Macuvuia - Madamu - Madassipo - Madejuta - Madumelane - Mafabana - Magogomela - Majombe - Maliquite - Mambe - Mambizo - Manasse - Mandava - Manuel - Maponda - Margua - Massate - Massojo - Matechanguio - Mateus - Matongua - Mazuque - Metambane - Metiza - Metondonhe - Muchingo - Muligue - Mureia - Musindo - Mussia - Muxungue - Nhachunga - Nhalongue - Nhamane - Nhamessengue - Nhameundua - Nhassapo - Nheune - Nova Leiria - Passe - Paunde - Québese - Rovuma - Sangue - Semende - Tauzene - Tepe - Time - Tomaz - Uaene - Veremo - Zeja - Zeno - Ziaduma - Zimbanda - Zingane - Zinhangadejo - Zuchuane 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 Mucheve Named natural and historic features inside Mucheve, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 15 rivers and streams; 12 lakes. - Chala - Chireza - Gomaiongo - Gucuto - Inhanjane - Inhanjoma - Lago Bepo - Lago Chichuenha - Lago Chilongue - Lago Degiriri - Lago Guirre - Lago Mutanduando - Lago Nautecha - Lago Nhamaenga - Lago Nhambandua - Lago Nhanzivé - Lago Nhazive - Lago Zangamutongo - Mababa - Mocolosse - Muazi - Namurina - Nhamarro - Nhamatava …and 3 more. ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Campo de Aviação Vasconcelos 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 Mucheve and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chibabava District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 797 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (170 mm) and the driest Aug (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 28 147 Feb 27 135 Mar 26 120 Apr 25 60 May 23 17 Jun 21 17 Jul 20 17 Aug 22 5 Sep 25 11 Oct 27 28 Nov 28 70 Dec 28 170 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mucheve Need Nearest mapped Distance Bank BCI · Muxungue-Sede 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.39151&mlon=33.93894#map=17/-20.39151/33.93894) Hotel Restaurante Laurentino 2 Muxúngue · Muxungue-Sede 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.38566&mlon=33.93667#map=17/-20.38566/33.93667) 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 Muxungue - Hode - Muxungue-Sede - Pandja ## Quick answers - Where is Mucheve?In Muxungue, Chibabava District, Sofala Province, Mozambique - What borders Mucheve?Ampara, Chibabava-Sede, Chipopopo, Chipudje, Divinhe, Hode, Javane, Mavende, Muxungue-Sede, Pandja and Zimuala - What time zone is Mucheve in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Mucheve?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Mucheve?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mucheve?100 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mucheve?Settlements lie between 40 m and 304 m - What is the best time to visit Mucheve?April to November - Where is the nearest bank to Mucheve?BCI, about 35 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mucheve?MZ07060303 (OCHA common operational dataset)