# Chinamacondo Locality, Savane, Dondo District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/savane/chinamacondo/ Locality · Savane # Chinamacondo Chinamacondo is a locality of Mozambique in Savane, Dondo District, Sofala Province. It covers **1,226.5 km²**. 22 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1,226km² - 4mapped services - 44 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chinamacondo? Chinamacondo lies in [Savane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/savane/), [Dondo District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/), [Sofala Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 12 other localities: [Galinha-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/muanza/galinha/galinha-sede/), [Houve](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/muanza/galinha/houve/), [Mafambisse-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/mafambisse/mafambisse-sede/), [Mafarinha](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/cidade-de-dondo/mafarinha/), [Nhamainga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/cidade-de-dondo/nhamainga/), [Nhangau](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cidade-da-beira/urbano-5/nhangau/), [Nhangoma](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cidade-da-beira/urbano-5/nhangoma/), [Nhansato](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/muanza/galinha/nhansato/), [Samora Machel](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/cidade-de-dondo/samora-machel/), [Savane-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/savane/savane-sede/), [Tchonja](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cidade-da-beira/urbano-5/tchonja/) and [Thundani](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/cidade-de-dondo/thundani/). By area it is the 150th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 88.6% of [Savane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/savane/). The centre of Chinamacondo is about 760 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 19.5200° S, 35.0543° 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: Chinamacondo - 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) · Chimoio175 km ### Nearest railway station Manga (Inhaconjo), about 34 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 04:55) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:11, sunset around 17:08). 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 Chinamacondo Open gazetteers list **22 villages, towns and localities** in Chinamacondo. Settlements here lie between about 2 m and 109 m above sea level (median 44 m). - Cacicanhe - Capunha - Chado - Chicote - Chinamaconde - Chinamacondo Sede - Danta - Fombe - Janeiro - Macuácua - Mecano - Milha 6 - Mucuácua - Nhamitenguere - Nhapuepue - Praia Farol - Praia Nova - Razau - Savane - Sengo - Tama - Tote 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 Chinamacondo Named natural and historic features inside Chinamacondo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 8 rivers and streams; 4 lakes. - Lago Mutondono - Lago Nhamissenguere - Lagoa Chizitua - Lagoa Doliapíaco - Rio Bumbo - Rio Fiunha - Rio Lucutuco - Rio Madzize - Rio Nhamechinda - Rio Nharfupa - Rio Senga - Zinguize ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Sengo 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 Chinamacondo 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 Chinamacondo Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Geral da Beira · Mungassa 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.74189&mlon=34.86791#map=17/-19.74189/34.86791) Bank BCI · Alto da Manga 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.77873&mlon=34.87016#map=17/-19.77873/34.87016) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Sogecoa- DingCheng International · Mungassa 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.74416&mlon=34.86787#map=17/-19.74416/34.86787) Hotel Zanibi Lodge" · Central 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.61393&mlon=34.74514#map=17/-19.61393/34.74514) School Escola Primária de Mecano · Chinamacondo 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.55002&mlon=35.05308#map=17/-19.55002/35.05308) College Centro De Formaçao Young Africa · Inhamizua 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.73803&mlon=34.84026#map=17/-19.73803/34.84026) Police station PRM Inhamizua · Inhamizua 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.72983&mlon=34.82178#map=17/-19.72983/34.82178) 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 Chinamacondo Places mapped inside Chinamacondo in open map data, by type. - Schools4 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 Savane - Savane-Sede ## Quick answers - Where is Chinamacondo?In Savane, Dondo District, Sofala Province, Mozambique - What borders Chinamacondo?Galinha-Sede, Houve, Mafambisse-Sede, Mafarinha, Nhamainga, Nhangau, Nhangoma, Nhansato, Samora Machel, Savane-Sede, Tchonja and Thundani - What time zone is Chinamacondo in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Chinamacondo?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Chinamacondo?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chinamacondo?22 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chinamacondo?Settlements lie between 2 m and 109 m - What is the best time to visit Chinamacondo?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Chinamacondo?Hospital Geral da Beira, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Chinamacondo?BCI, about 35 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chinamacondo?TotalEnergies Sogecoa- DingCheng International, about 32 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Chinamacondo?MZ07070302 (OCHA common operational dataset)