# Vunduzi, Gorongosa District – Localities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/gorongosa/vunduzi/ Administrative post · Gorongosa District # Vunduzi Vunduzi is an administrative post of Mozambique in Gorongosa District, Sofala Province. It covers **2,492.9 km²**. It is divided into 3 localities. 31 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2,493km² - 3localities ## Where is Vunduzi? Vunduzi lies in [Gorongosa District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/gorongosa/), [Sofala Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other administrative posts: [Caia-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/caia/caia-sede/), [Canda](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/gorongosa/canda/), [Gorongosa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/gorongosa/gorongosa/), [Inhaminga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cheringoma/inhaminga/), [Macossa-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/macossa/macossa-sede/) and [Subue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/maringue/subue/). By area it is the 98th largest of 457 administrative posts in Mozambique. It covers 33.2% of [Gorongosa District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/gorongosa/). The centre of Vunduzi is about 864 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 18.3848° S, 34.4059° 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: Vunduzi - 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 - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio134 km - Beira International Airport (BEW) · Beira166 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:00) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:11, sunset around 17:13). 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. ## Localities of Vunduzi Locality Area km² Localities Services [Casa Banana](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/gorongosa/vunduzi/casa-banana/) 696 10 0 [Cavalo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/gorongosa/vunduzi/cavalo/) 1,057 15 0 [Muzuangungune](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/gorongosa/vunduzi/muzuangungune/) 739 6 0 Source: [INE- Instituto Nacional de Estatisca via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-moz); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Vunduzi Open gazetteers list **31 villages, towns and localities** in Vunduzi. Settlements here lie between about 51 m and 1,086 m above sea level (median 142 m). - Bute - Carabina - Cavalo - Chamissanga - Chitucula - Citi - Dapassoa - Janasse - Jequessene - Joaque - Jone - João-Gueli - Juchenge - Lona - Machesse - Mafunga - Mangumo - Massara - Megarirgue - M’sunza - Nhamachete - Nhamechengüè - Piro - Sabonete - Sacapena - Sadjunjira - Sãogene - Traquino - Vanduzi - Vunduzi - Xavier 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 Vunduzi Named natural and historic features inside Vunduzi, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 15 rivers and streams. - Baua - Muerera - Nhacaluide - Nhacuca - Nhadambarázua - Nhamacona - Nhamacufo - Nhamangorora - Nhamecenza - Nhamissenguere - Nhamupiripiri - Nhangombe - Nhaombe - Nharembe - Nhazanga ### Hills and mountains 10 hills; 4 mountains. - Monte Zombue · 1,823 m - Monte Inhatete · 1,683 m - Monte Nandondo · 1,192 m - Monte Nhanoura · 596 m - Monte Chicorôngue · 538 m - Monte Nhametechenge · 508 m - Monte Samanga · 344 m - Monte Garassanzué · 307 m - Monte Fuvo · 275 m - Monte Chiuata · 208 m - Monte Nhamacunguio · 205 m - Monte Nhamacura · 199 m - Monte Bunga · 120 m - Monte Zangorgue · 116 m ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Canganetole 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 Vunduzi and the best time to visit Using the climate of Gorongosa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 1,072 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (228 mm) and the driest Aug (6 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 228 Feb 26 179 Mar 26 169 Apr 24 75 May 23 26 Jun 21 20 Jul 21 33 Aug 23 6 Sep 26 15 Oct 28 33 Nov 29 82 Dec 28 207 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Quick answers - Where is Vunduzi?In Gorongosa District, Sofala Province, Mozambique - What borders Vunduzi?Caia-Sede, Canda, Gorongosa, Inhaminga, Macossa-Sede and Subue - What time zone is Vunduzi in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Vunduzi?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Vunduzi?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Vunduzi?31 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Vunduzi?Settlements lie between 51 m and 1,086 m - What is the highest point in Vunduzi?Monte Zombue (1,823 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Vunduzi?April to October - What is the P-code of Vunduzi?MZ070803 (OCHA common operational dataset)