# Mawonekera Locality, Ulóngue, Angónia District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/angonia/ulongue/mawonekera/ Locality · Ulóngue # Mawonekera Mawonekera is a locality of Mozambique in Ulóngue, Angónia District, Tete Province. It covers **200.4 km²**. 16 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 200km² - 1,458 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mawonekera? Mawonekera lies in [Ulóngue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/angonia/ulongue/), [Angónia District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/angonia/), [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 3 other localities: [Kalómue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/angonia/ulongue/kalomue/), [Mangane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/angonia/ulongue/mangane/) and [Naming’Ona](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/angonia/ulongue/namingona/). By area it is the 878th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 17.6% of [Ulóngue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/angonia/ulongue/). The centre of Mawonekera is about 1,288 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 14.5094° S, 34.4185° 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: Mawonekera - 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 - Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) · Lumbadzi106 km - Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre143 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:08) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 06:04, sunset around 17:20). 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 Mawonekera Open gazetteers list **16 villages, towns and localities** in Mawonekera. Settlements here lie between about 1,365 m and 1,529 m above sea level (median 1,458 m). - Aldeia Mepenha - Auchidle - Cachene - Candoma - Chirobue - Gúia - Ismael - Jolijo - Leonardo - Macieca - Masiel - Mecheza - M’táia - Siquipa - Wikson - Zimanhane 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 Mawonekera Named natural and historic features inside Mawonekera, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains. - Maone · 1,618 m - Monte Mepenha · 1,604 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 Mawonekera and the best time to visit Using the climate of Angónia District, the warmest month is Nov (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (13 °C), after allowing for this place being about 185 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,195 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (339 mm) and the driest Aug (6 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 20 339 Feb 20 224 Mar 19 167 Apr 17 58 May 15 17 Jun 14 13 Jul 13 24 Aug 16 6 Sep 19 11 Oct 22 20 Nov 23 76 Dec 21 240 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mawonekera Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Rural de Ulongue-Urgências · Vila de Ulóngue 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.72304&mlon=34.36299#map=17/-14.72304/34.36299) School Escola segundaria 25 de Maio · Vila de Ulóngue 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.72125&mlon=34.36551#map=17/-14.72125/34.36551) College HEFSIBA-Instituto Superior Cristão · Vila de Ulóngue 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.71493&mlon=34.35658#map=17/-14.71493/34.35658) Police station Calomue Border Post · Kalómue 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.40234&mlon=34.32408#map=17/-14.40234/34.32408) 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 Ulóngue - Chimwala - Dziwanga - Kalómue - Mangane - Naming’Ona - Vila de Ulóngue ## Quick answers - Where is Mawonekera?In Ulóngue, Angónia District, Tete Province, Mozambique - What borders Mawonekera?Kalómue, Mangane and Naming’Ona - What time zone is Mawonekera in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Mawonekera?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Mawonekera?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mawonekera?16 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mawonekera?Settlements lie between 1,365 m and 1,529 m - What is the highest point in Mawonekera?Maone (1,618 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mawonekera?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Mawonekera?Hospital Rural de Ulongue-Urgências, about 24 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mawonekera?MZ05020105 (OCHA common operational dataset)