# Mafarinha Locality, Cidade de Dondo, Dondo District – Villages

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Locality · Cidade de Dondo 

# Mafarinha

Mafarinha is a locality of Mozambique in Cidade de Dondo, Dondo District, Sofala Province. It covers **35.9 km²**.

- 35.9km²

## Where is Mafarinha?

Mafarinha lies in [Cidade de Dondo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/cidade-de-dondo/), [Dondo District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/), [Sofala Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other localities: [Central](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/cidade-de-dondo/central/), [Chinamacondo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/savane/chinamacondo/), [Consito](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/cidade-de-dondo/consito/), [Nhamainga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/cidade-de-dondo/nhamainga/), [Samora Machel](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/cidade-de-dondo/samora-machel/) and [Thundani](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/cidade-de-dondo/thundani/). By area it is the 1214th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 11.3% of [Cidade de Dondo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/cidade-de-dondo/). The centre of Mafarinha is about 741 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 19.6171° S, 34.7811° 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: Mafarinha

- 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) · Beira24 km
- Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio151 km

### Nearest railway station

Dondo (Mafarinha), about 3.7 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 04:56) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:12, sunset around 17:09).

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 Mafarinha and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Dondo District, the warmest month is Dec (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (22 °C). About 1,020 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (192 mm) and the driest Aug (9 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 28 192 

Feb 28 155 

Mar 27 162 

Apr 26 86 

May 24 33 

Jun 22 30 

Jul 22 49 

Aug 23 9 

Sep 25 16 

Oct 27 33 

Nov 28 70 

Dec 28 186 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mafarinha

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Geral da Beira · Mungassa 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.74189&mlon=34.86791#map=17/-19.74189/34.86791) 

Bank BIM · Alto da Manga 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.77882&mlon=34.86976#map=17/-19.77882/34.86976) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Dondo · Consito 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.63304&mlon=34.74867#map=17/-19.63304/34.74867) 

Hotel Zanibi Lodge" · Central 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.61393&mlon=34.74514#map=17/-19.61393/34.74514) 

Mall UZEIR Mega Store · Pioneiros 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.82632&mlon=34.84345#map=17/-19.82632/34.84345) 

School primary school · Nhamainga 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.64221&mlon=34.75546#map=17/-19.64221/34.75546) 

College Jamia Khalid Ibn Walíd R.T.A · Canhandula 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.68718&mlon=34.77675#map=17/-19.68718/34.77675) 

Police station PRM Dondo Balanca · Samora Machel 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.57864&mlon=34.72904#map=17/-19.57864/34.72904) 

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 Dondo

- Canhandula
- Central
- Consito
- Macharote
- Mandruze
- Nhamaiabue
- Nhamainga
- Samora Machel
- Thundani

## Quick answers

- Where is Mafarinha?In Cidade de Dondo, Dondo District, Sofala Province, Mozambique
- What borders Mafarinha?Central, Chinamacondo, Consito, Nhamainga, Samora Machel and Thundani
- What time zone is Mafarinha in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Mafarinha?Metical (MZN)
- What language is spoken in Mafarinha?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally)
- What is the best time to visit Mafarinha?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mafarinha?Hospital Geral da Beira, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mafarinha?BIM, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mafarinha?TotalEnergies Dondo, about 3.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Mafarinha?MZ07070105 (OCHA common operational dataset)