# Maropanhe Locality, Divinhe, Machanga District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/machanga/divinhe/maropanhe/ Locality · Divinhe # Maropanhe Maropanhe is a locality of Mozambique in Divinhe, Machanga District, Sofala Province. It covers **415.9 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 416km² - 11 mtypical elevation ## Where is Maropanhe? Maropanhe 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 4 other localities: [Divinhe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/machanga/divinhe/divinhe/), [Inharingue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/machanga/chiloane/inharingue/), [Machanga-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/machanga/machanga/machanga-sede/) and [Zimuala](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/machanga/machanga/zimuala/). By area it is the 583rd largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 23.5% of [Divinhe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/machanga/divinhe/). The centre of Maropanhe is about 610 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 20.8512° S, 34.7571° 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: Maropanhe - 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) · Beira118 km - Vilankulo Airport (VNX) · Vilanculo142 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. ## Villages and localities in Maropanhe Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Maropanhe. Settlements here lie between about 2 m and 45 m above sea level (median 11 m). - Inhabande - Malenguene Massaíde - Maropanhe - Marrupenhe 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 Maropanhe Named natural and historic features inside Maropanhe, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams. - Rio Chigua - Rio Marrupenhe - Rio Massange - Rio Nhabande - Rio Sôro 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 Maropanhe 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 Maropanhe Need Nearest mapped Distance Petrol pump Posto de Abastecimento de Machanga · Machanga-Sede 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.02770&mlon=34.84825#map=17/-21.02770/34.84825) Police station PRM Save · Machacame 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.14070&mlon=34.56725#map=17/-21.14070/34.56725) 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 - Buene - Divinhe ## Quick answers - Where is Maropanhe?In Divinhe, Machanga District, Sofala Province, Mozambique - What borders Maropanhe?Divinhe, Inharingue, Machanga-Sede and Zimuala - What time zone is Maropanhe in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Maropanhe?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Maropanhe?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Maropanhe?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Maropanhe?Settlements lie between 2 m and 45 m - What is the best time to visit Maropanhe?March to October - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maropanhe?Posto de Abastecimento de Machanga, about 22 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maropanhe?MZ07090203 (OCHA common operational dataset)