# Divinhe, Machanga District – Localities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/machanga/divinhe/ Administrative post · Machanga District # Divinhe Divinhe is an administrative post of Mozambique in Machanga District, Sofala Province. It covers **1,766.9 km²**. It is divided into 3 localities. 17 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1,767km² - 3localities ## Where is Divinhe? Divinhe lies in [Machanga District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/machanga/), [Sofala Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 4 other administrative posts: [Chiloane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/machanga/chiloane/), [Machanga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/machanga/machanga/), [Muxungue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/chibabava/muxungue/) and [Nova Sofala](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/buzi/nova-sofala/). By area it is the 158th largest of 457 administrative posts in Mozambique. It covers 30.8% of [Machanga District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/machanga/). The centre of Divinhe is about 621 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 20.7319° S, 34.7146° 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: Divinhe - 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) · Beira106 km - Vilankulo Airport (VNX) · Vilanculo156 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.4 hours, sunrise around 04:54) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:14, sunset around 17:07). 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 Divinhe Locality Area km² Localities Services [Buene](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/machanga/divinhe/buene/) 355 5 0 [Divinhe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/machanga/divinhe/divinhe/) 996 9 0 [Maropanhe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/machanga/divinhe/maropanhe/) 416 4 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 Divinhe Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in Divinhe. Settlements here lie between about 2 m and 61 m above sea level (median 10 m). - Cherinda - Chiminba - Divinhe - Inhabande - Inhagosse - Malenguene Massaíde - Manguese - Manja - Maonga - Maropanhe - Marrupenhe - Matope - Metambanhe - Metembe - Sunhamo - Tchimene Simango - Tonganhe Machava 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 Divinhe Named natural and historic features inside Divinhe, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 27 rivers and streams; 10 lakes. - Charima - Chiguele - Deve - Dima - Lago Anguamite - Lago Baranja - Lago Chissengue - Lago Chivombe - Lago Maguigiva - Lago Mechizua - Lago Menáse - Lago Mezirocamba - Lago Nharsimbite - Lagoa Birirene - Nhagoe - Nhamechiquire - Nhanvo - Rio Baranja - Rio Barunja - Rio Chigua - Rio Dave - Rio Inhacipote - Rio Maondo - Rio Marrupenhe …and 13 more. ### Coast and islands 2 headlands; 1 island. - Ilha Nhachecamba - Ponta Inhamatiquite - Ponta Inhambuzi ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Cherinda 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 Divinhe and the best time to visit Using the climate of Machanga District, the warmest month is Jan (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 639 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (139 mm) and the driest Aug (3 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 28 122 Feb 28 101 Mar 28 93 Apr 26 50 May 24 13 Jun 22 14 Jul 21 16 Aug 23 3 Sep 25 9 Oct 27 21 Nov 28 58 Dec 28 139 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Quick answers - Where is Divinhe?In Machanga District, Sofala Province, Mozambique - What borders Divinhe?Chiloane, Machanga, Muxungue and Nova Sofala - What time zone is Divinhe in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Divinhe?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Divinhe?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Divinhe?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Divinhe?Settlements lie between 2 m and 61 m - What is the best time to visit Divinhe?March to October - What is the P-code of Divinhe?MZ070902 (OCHA common operational dataset)