# Mponda Locality, Chupanga, Marromeu District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/marromeu/chupanga/mponda/ Locality · Chupanga # Mponda Mponda is a locality of Mozambique in Chupanga, Marromeu District, Sofala Province. It covers **181.5 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 182km² - 1mapped service - 28 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mponda? Mponda lies in [Chupanga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/marromeu/chupanga/), [Marromeu District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/marromeu/), [Sofala Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 4 other localities: [Caia-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/caia/caia-sede/caia-sede/), [Chupanga-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/marromeu/chupanga/chupanga-sede/), [N'Zanza](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mopeia/mopeia/n-zanza/) and [Nangue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cheringoma/inhamitanga/nangue/). By area it is the 917th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 5.7% of [Chupanga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/marromeu/chupanga/). The centre of Mponda is about 938 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9431° S, 35.4018° 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: Mponda - 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 - Quelimane Airport (UEL) · Quelimane156 km - Beira International Airport (BEW) · Beira213 km ### Nearest railway station Nangue (Nangue), about 9.9 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 04:57) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:06, sunset around 17:10). 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 Mponda Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Mponda. Settlements here lie between about 24 m and 37 m above sea level (median 28 m). - Gombe Gombe - Góra - Jangada - Mangaze - Nazaré - Ponda - Zó 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 Mponda Named natural and historic features inside Mponda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 lake. - Lago Chudia ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Inhangua 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 Mponda and the best time to visit Using the climate of Marromeu District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 1,170 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (257 mm) and the driest Aug (9 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 27 257 Feb 27 173 Mar 26 184 Apr 25 80 May 23 30 Jun 22 33 Jul 21 53 Aug 23 9 Sep 26 16 Oct 28 37 Nov 29 74 Dec 28 225 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mponda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Distrital de Caia · Vila de Caia 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.83241&mlon=35.33903#map=17/-17.83241/35.33903) Bank Banco BCI · Mopeia-Sede 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.98047&mlon=35.71199#map=17/-17.98047/35.71199) Petrol pump TotalEnergies CAIA · Vila de Caia 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.83176&mlon=35.34837#map=17/-17.83176/35.34837) Hotel Hotel Rocha Caia · Mponda 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.89179&mlon=35.32721#map=17/-17.89179/35.32721) School Escola Primaria e Segundaria · Mopeia-Sede 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.98014&mlon=35.70865#map=17/-17.98014/35.70865) Police station Policia · Mopeia-Sede 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.98070&mlon=35.71091#map=17/-17.98070/35.71091) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Mponda Places mapped inside Mponda in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other localities in Chupanga - Chupanga-Sede - Nensa ## Quick answers - Where is Mponda?In Chupanga, Marromeu District, Sofala Province, Mozambique - What borders Mponda?Caia-Sede, Chupanga-Sede, N'Zanza and Nangue - What time zone is Mponda in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Mponda?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Mponda?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mponda?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mponda?Settlements lie between 24 m and 37 m - What is the best time to visit Mponda?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Mponda?Hospital Distrital de Caia, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mponda?Banco BCI, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mponda?TotalEnergies CAIA, about 14 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mponda?MZ07110202 (OCHA common operational dataset)