# Samora Machel Locality, Cidade de Dondo, Dondo District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/cidade-de-dondo/samora-machel/ Locality · Cidade de Dondo # Samora Machel Samora Machel is a locality of Mozambique in Cidade de Dondo, Dondo District, Sofala Province. It covers **28.1 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 28.1km² - 2mapped services - 54 mtypical elevation ## Where is Samora Machel? Samora Machel 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 7 other localities: [Central](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/cidade-de-dondo/central/), [Chinamacondo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/savane/chinamacondo/), [Macharote](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/cidade-de-dondo/macharote/), [Mafambisse-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/mafambisse/mafambisse-sede/), [Mafarinha](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/cidade-de-dondo/mafarinha/), [Nhamaiabue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/cidade-de-dondo/nhamaiabue/) and [Thundani](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/cidade-de-dondo/thundani/). By area it is the 1242nd largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 8.9% of [Cidade de Dondo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/cidade-de-dondo/). The centre of Samora Machel is about 745 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 19.5572° S, 34.7065° 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: Samora Machel - 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) · Beira34 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio141 km ### Nearest railway station Dondo (Mafarinha), about 7.7 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 04:57) 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. ## Villages and localities in Samora Machel Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Samora Machel. - Magação - Minonha 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 Samora Machel Named natural and historic features inside Samora Machel, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Getting around 1 railway station. - Mezimbite 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 Samora Machel 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 Samora Machel Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Geral da Beira · Mungassa 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.74189&mlon=34.86791#map=17/-19.74189/34.86791) Bank BIM · Alto da Manga 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.77882&mlon=34.86976#map=17/-19.77882/34.86976) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Dondo · Consito 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.63304&mlon=34.74867#map=17/-19.63304/34.74867) Hotel Zanibi Lodge" · Central 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.61393&mlon=34.74514#map=17/-19.61393/34.74514) Mall UZEIR Mega Store · Pioneiros 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.82632&mlon=34.84345#map=17/-19.82632/34.84345) School Magação Primary School · Samora Machel 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.57412&mlon=34.72140#map=17/-19.57412/34.72140) College Jamia Khalid Ibn Walíd R.T.A · Canhandula 16 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 3.4 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Samora Machel Places mapped inside Samora Machel in open map data, by type. - Schools1 - Police stations1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other localities in Cidade de Dondo - Canhandula - Central - Consito - Macharote - Mafarinha - Mandruze - Nhamaiabue - Nhamainga - Thundani ## Quick answers - Where is Samora Machel?In Cidade de Dondo, Dondo District, Sofala Province, Mozambique - What borders Samora Machel?Central, Chinamacondo, Macharote, Mafambisse-Sede, Mafarinha, Nhamaiabue and Thundani - What time zone is Samora Machel in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Samora Machel?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Samora Machel?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Samora Machel?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Samora Machel?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Samora Machel?Hospital Geral da Beira, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Samora Machel?BIM, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Samora Machel?TotalEnergies Dondo, about 9.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Samora Machel?MZ07070109 (OCHA common operational dataset)