# Buene Locality, Divinhe, Machanga District – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/machanga/divinhe/buene/

Locality · Divinhe 

# Buene

Buene is a locality of Mozambique in Divinhe, Machanga District, Sofala Province. It covers **354.6 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 355km²
- 5 mtypical elevation

## Where is Buene?

Buene lies in [Divinhe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/machanga/divinhe/), [Machanga District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/machanga/), [Sofala Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 3 other localities: [Ampara](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/buzi/nova-sofala/ampara/), [Divinhe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/machanga/divinhe/divinhe/) and [Zimuala](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/machanga/machanga/zimuala/). By area it is the 665th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 20.1% of [Divinhe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/machanga/divinhe/). The centre of Buene is about 633 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 20.5930° S, 34.6362° 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: Buene

- 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) · Beira93 km
- Vilankulo Airport (VNX) · Vilanculo173 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.4 hours, sunrise around 04:55) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:14, 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 Buene

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Buene. Settlements here lie between about 2 m and 15 m above sea level (median 5 m).

- Cherinda
- Chiminba
- Inhagosse
- Manja
- Metembe

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 Buene

Named natural and historic features inside Buene, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

10 rivers and streams; 2 lakes.

- Charima
- Chiguele
- Deve
- Dima
- Lago Baranja
- Lago Mezirocamba
- Nhagoe
- Nhanvo
- Rio Barunja
- Rio Dave
- Rio Matunguana
- Rio Nhamecune

### Coast and islands

1 island; 1 headland.

- Ilha Nhachecamba
- Ponta Inhamatiquite

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 Buene 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/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Buene

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

School Escola primária completa de chiconde · Ampara 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.46046&mlon=34.59252#map=17/-20.46046/34.59252) 

Police station Posto policial de ampara · Ampara 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.36188&mlon=34.63485#map=17/-20.36188/34.63485) 

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 Divinhe

- Divinhe
- Maropanhe

## Quick answers

- Where is Buene?In Divinhe, Machanga District, Sofala Province, Mozambique
- What borders Buene?Ampara, Divinhe and Zimuala
- What time zone is Buene in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Buene?Metical (MZN)
- What language is spoken in Buene?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Buene?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Buene?Settlements lie between 2 m and 15 m
- What is the best time to visit Buene?March to October
- What is the P-code of Buene?MZ07090202 (OCHA common operational dataset)