# Pandja Locality, Muxungue, Chibabava District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/chibabava/muxungue/pandja/ Locality · Muxungue # Pandja Pandja is a locality of Mozambique in Muxungue, Chibabava District, Sofala Province. It covers **659.5 km²**. 50 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 659km² - 187 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pandja? Pandja 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 6 other localities: [Ampara](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/buzi/nova-sofala/ampara/), [Chibabava-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/chibabava/chibabava/chibabava-sede/), [Chissinguana](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/buzi/estaquinha/chissinguana/), [Hamamba](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/chibabava/goonda/hamamba/), [Mucheve](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/chibabava/muxungue/mucheve/) and [Muxungue-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/chibabava/muxungue/muxungue-sede/). By area it is the 377th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 16.6% of [Muxungue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/chibabava/muxungue/). The centre of Pandja is about 640 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 20.3917° S, 34.1450° 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: Pandja - 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) · Beira104 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio157 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 06:16, 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 Pandja Open gazetteers list **50 villages, towns and localities** in Pandja. Settlements here lie between about 58 m and 312 m above sea level (median 187 m). - Baeta - Cazamuia - Chadeama - Charinga - Chefe Dovene - Chinharo - Chiriro - Churangure - Dazola - Dobenhe - Estofo - Gobo - José - Laisse - Mabaja - Machala - Machule - Mandabo - Manjoge - Manuel - Mapinhe - Mapulange - Marimbe - Massaite - Massanguene - Massava - Matebere - Mavungue - Melumuzane - Menacho - Monquendo - Motine - Mupacha - Mussalara - Mussariamba - Mussete - Naite - Nhaboa - Nhamo - Panja - Passe - Penete - Penicela - Tandique - Tica - Ufanomaia - Vumbira - Vumonhe - Zimbusse - Zivananhe 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 Pandja Named natural and historic features inside Pandja, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 lakes; 3 rivers and streams. - Inhamapanda - Inhamassaque - Lago Chumunja - Lago Manudiroímbua - Lago Nhanzive - Lago Nhaziguite - Matoco ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Panja 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 Pandja 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 Pandja Need Nearest mapped Distance Bank BCI · Muxungue-Sede 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.39151&mlon=33.93894#map=17/-20.39151/33.93894) Hotel Guest House CarIndico · Muxungue-Sede 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.38403&mlon=33.93875#map=17/-20.38403/33.93875) School Escola · Chissinguana 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.32219&mlon=34.13915#map=17/-20.32219/34.13915) 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 - Mucheve - Muxungue-Sede ## Quick answers - Where is Pandja?In Muxungue, Chibabava District, Sofala Province, Mozambique - What borders Pandja?Ampara, Chibabava-Sede, Chissinguana, Hamamba, Mucheve and Muxungue-Sede - What time zone is Pandja in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Pandja?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Pandja?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Pandja?50 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Pandja?Settlements lie between 58 m and 312 m - What is the best time to visit Pandja?April to November - Where is the nearest bank to Pandja?BCI, about 21 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pandja?MZ07060304 (OCHA common operational dataset)