# Nhabando Locality, Chitima, Cahora Bassa District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/chitima/nhabando/ Locality · Chitima # Nhabando Nhabando is a locality of Mozambique in Chitima, Cahora Bassa District, Tete Province. It covers **1,022.6 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1,023km² - 406 mtypical elevation ## Where is Nhabando? Nhabando lies in [Chitima](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/chitima/), [Cahora Bassa District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/), [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 7 other localities: [Chintholo-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/chioco/chintholo-sede/), [Chipera-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chipera/chipera-sede/), [Chissete](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chipera/chissete/), [Daque](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/magoe/mphende/daque/), [Mulinje](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/chintholo/mulinje/), [Nhacapiriri](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/chitima/nhacapiriri/) and [Nhenda](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/fingoe/nhenda/). By area it is the 210th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 32.8% of [Chitima](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/chitima/). The centre of Nhabando is about 1,131 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 15.7982° S, 32.2906° 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: Nhabando - 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 - Tete Airport (TET) · Tete148 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare269 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:14) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:15, sunset around 17:26). 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 Nhabando Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Nhabando. Settlements here lie between about 385 m and 446 m above sea level (median 406 m). - Aldeia Chinhanda-Velha - Chibaia - Chitale - Janela - Massanga 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 Nhabando Named natural and historic features inside Nhabando, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 12 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Albufeira de Cahora Bassa - Canhemba - Chuaia - Lissungui - Macacata - Macacata - Muze - Nhaca - Nhantuta - Nhapanda - Rio Daque - Rio Nhacapaco - Rio Nhandala ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Serra Búnguè · 406 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 Nhabando and the best time to visit Using the climate of Cahora Bassa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 741 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (200 mm) and the driest Aug (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 200 Feb 26 158 Mar 25 91 Apr 25 20 May 22 5 Jun 20 4 Jul 20 7 Aug 22 1 Sep 26 2 Oct 29 8 Nov 29 65 Dec 27 180 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Nhabando Need Nearest mapped Distance Hotel Moringa Bay Lodge · Nhacapiriri 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.57433&mlon=32.42651#map=17/-15.57433/32.42651) 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 Chitima - Chibagadigo - Chicoa-Nova - Chitima Sede - Nhacapiriri ## Quick answers - Where is Nhabando?In Chitima, Cahora Bassa District, Tete Province, Mozambique - What borders Nhabando?Chintholo-Sede, Chipera-Sede, Chissete, Daque, Mulinje, Nhacapiriri and Nhenda - What time zone is Nhabando in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Nhabando?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Nhabando?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Nhabando?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Nhabando?Settlements lie between 385 m and 446 m - What is the highest point in Nhabando?Serra Búnguè (406 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Nhabando?March to September - What is the P-code of Nhabando?MZ05030304 (OCHA common operational dataset)