# Mazoe Locality, Chioco, Changara District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/chioco/mazoe/ Locality · Chioco # Mazoe Mazoe is a locality of Mozambique in Chioco, Changara District, Tete Province. It covers **506.4 km²**. 22 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 506km² - 284 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mazoe? Mazoe lies in [Chioco](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/chioco/), [Changara District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/), [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other localities: [Chipembere](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/chioco/chipembere/), [Demaufe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/guro/mandie/demaufe/), [Luenha-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/luenha/luenha-sede/), [Mufa Caconde](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/marara/mufa-boroma/mufa-caconde/), [N'Tchenga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/chioco/n-tchenga/) and [Ntemangau](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/luenha/ntemangau/). By area it is the 502nd largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 6.9% of [Chioco](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/chioco/). The centre of Mazoe is about 1,067 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 16.3972° S, 33.4179° 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: Mazoe - 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) · Tete40 km - Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre184 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:08) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:11, sunset around 17:21). 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 Mazoe Open gazetteers list **22 villages, towns and localities** in Mazoe. Settlements here lie between about 166 m and 453 m above sea level (median 284 m). - Aldeia Matambo - Aldeia Missaua - Aldeia Mvzi - Aldeia Nhacawanda - Aldeia Pacassa - Caugoda - Changudue - Chataza - Colher - Faustino - Fernandes - Jone - João - Mafias - Mazoe - Mazowe - Nvuze - Rupia - Tasse - Tesoura - Tomo - Viola 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 Mazoe Named natural and historic features inside Mazoe, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 15 rivers and streams. - Cachenge - Jiròampazi - Maize - Mauídeze - Mazumba - Nhacaunda - Nhamagola - Nhamazira - Nhamaúo - Nhambuze - Nhampondola - Nhantudeze - Nhassele - Pacassa - Rio Mevúzi ### Coast and islands 1 island. - Ilha Macatrina ### Hills and mountains 3 hills. - Monte Maridje · 506 m - Monte Nhanguruio · 430 m - Monte Nhadimba · 377 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 Mazoe and the best time to visit Using the climate of Changara District, the warmest month is Nov (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 741 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (202 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 27 202 Feb 26 162 Mar 26 87 Apr 25 16 May 23 5 Jun 21 3 Jul 21 6 Aug 23 1 Sep 27 2 Oct 29 7 Nov 30 71 Dec 28 179 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mazoe Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Consultório Médico Fonte Vida · Samora Machel 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.17862&mlon=33.59178#map=17/-16.17862/33.59178) Bank BCI · Samora Machel 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.17837&mlon=33.59197#map=17/-16.17837/33.59197) Petrol pump Bombas ENGEN Mpadue · Mpadue 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.22189&mlon=33.58068#map=17/-16.22189/33.58068) Hotel Estagem Zinapipia · Francisco Manyanga 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.16678&mlon=33.59121#map=17/-16.16678/33.59121) Mall Zambezi Shopping · Mpadue 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.20342&mlon=33.58705#map=17/-16.20342/33.58705) School Colégio Mundial I · Samora Machel 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.19486&mlon=33.59038#map=17/-16.19486/33.59038) College Universidade Pedagogica Tete · Filipe Samuel Magaia 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.15394&mlon=33.57655#map=17/-16.15394/33.57655) Police station Checkpoint · N'Tchenga 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.30671&mlon=33.51775#map=17/-16.30671/33.51775) 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 Chioco - Chintholo-Sede - Chipembere - N'Tchenga ## Quick answers - Where is Mazoe?In Chioco, Changara District, Tete Province, Mozambique - What borders Mazoe?Chipembere, Demaufe, Luenha-Sede, Mufa Caconde, N'Tchenga and Ntemangau - What time zone is Mazoe in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Mazoe?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Mazoe?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mazoe?22 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mazoe?Settlements lie between 166 m and 453 m - What is the highest point in Mazoe?Monte Maridje (506 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mazoe?March to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Mazoe?Consultório Médico Fonte Vida, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mazoe?BCI, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mazoe?Bombas ENGEN Mpadue, about 26 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mazoe?MZ05040203 (OCHA common operational dataset)