# Cavalo Locality, Vunduzi, Gorongosa District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/gorongosa/vunduzi/cavalo/ Locality · Vunduzi # Cavalo Cavalo is a locality of Mozambique in Vunduzi, Gorongosa District, Sofala Province. It covers **1,057.5 km²**. 15 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1,057km² - 316 mtypical elevation ## Where is Cavalo? Cavalo lies in [Vunduzi](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/gorongosa/vunduzi/), [Gorongosa District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/gorongosa/), [Sofala Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 5 other localities: [Canda](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/gorongosa/canda/canda/), [Casa Banana](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/gorongosa/vunduzi/casa-banana/), [Gorongosa-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/gorongosa/gorongosa/gorongosa-sede/), [Macossa-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/macossa/macossa-sede/macossa-sede/) and [Subue-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/maringue/subue/subue-sede/). By area it is the 192nd largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 42.4% of [Vunduzi](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/gorongosa/vunduzi/). The centre of Cavalo is about 855 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 18.4216° S, 34.2139° 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). ## Things to see in and around Cavalo ### Nearby, outside Cavalo - Morrombedze Falls · waterfall, Canda19 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Cavalo - 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) · Chimoio116 km - Beira International Airport (BEW) · Beira169 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:01) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:12, sunset around 17:14). 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 Cavalo Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in Cavalo. Settlements here lie between about 68 m and 1,086 m above sea level (median 316 m). - Carabina - Cavalo - Dapassoa - Jequessene - João-Gueli - Machesse - Mafunga - Mangumo - Massara - Megarirgue - Sabonete - Sadjunjira - Sãogene - Vanduzi - Vunduzi 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 Cavalo Named natural and historic features inside Cavalo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Nhacuca - Nhamacona - Nhamissenguere - Nhamupiripiri ### 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 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 Cavalo 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/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cavalo Need Nearest mapped Distance Hotel Hotel Kapulana Gorongosa · Vila de Gorongosa 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.62487&mlon=34.06693#map=17/-18.62487/34.06693) College CED-Gorongosa · Vila de Gorongosa 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.67560&mlon=34.07280#map=17/-18.67560/34.07280) 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 Vunduzi - Casa Banana - Muzuangungune ## Quick answers - Where is Cavalo?In Vunduzi, Gorongosa District, Sofala Province, Mozambique - What borders Cavalo?Canda, Casa Banana, Gorongosa-Sede, Macossa-Sede and Subue-Sede - What is there to see in Cavalo?Morrombedze Falls - What time zone is Cavalo in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Cavalo?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Cavalo?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Cavalo?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Cavalo?Settlements lie between 68 m and 1,086 m - What is the highest point in Cavalo?Monte Zombue (1,823 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Cavalo?April to October - What is the P-code of Cavalo?MZ07080302 (OCHA common operational dataset)