# Dzunga Locality, Luenha, Changara District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/luenha/dzunga/ Locality · Luenha # Dzunga Dzunga is a locality of Mozambique in Luenha, Changara District, Tete Province. It covers **1,322.7 km²**. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1,323km² - 580 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dzunga? Dzunga lies in [Luenha](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/luenha/), [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: [Bunga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/guro/guro-sede/bunga/), [Chivuli](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/guro/mungari/chivuli/), [Luenha-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/luenha/luenha-sede/), [Nhassacara](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/barue/nhampassa/nhassacara/), [Ntemangau](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/luenha/ntemangau/) and [Sanga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/guro/guro-sede/sanga/). By area it is the 130th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 59.1% of [Luenha](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/luenha/). The centre of Dzunga is about 994 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 17.0373° S, 33.0326° 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: Dzunga - 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) · Tete122 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare229 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:08) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:14, 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 Dzunga Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Dzunga. Settlements here lie between about 340 m and 630 m above sea level (median 580 m). - Aldeia Camulaumba - Aldeia Catumba - Aldeia Chuchamano - Aldeia Drunga - Aldeia Lifunda - Aldeia Magaço - Aldeia Maulemaule - Chamboco - Chimessolo - Cochemane - Massanga - Metafula 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 Dzunga Named natural and historic features inside Dzunga, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 11 rivers and streams. - Gairezi - Mukamberahe - Nhamaloca - Nhancuco - Nhanzambo - Rio Embuca - Rio Mudezi - Rio Nacapala - Rio Nhamaioca - Rio Nhapembere - Rio Zunga ### Hills and mountains 8 mountains; 5 hills. - Serra Nhampepo · 917 m - Monte Metungurué · 895 m - Serra Umbe · 804 m - Vonva · 788 m - Serra Dindingombe · 738 m - Monte Nhandingué · 717 m - Monte Nhatuca · 680 m - Vumaninga · 671 m - Mhanda · 636 m - Monte Macando · 634 m - Karera · 617 m - Monte Domba · 500 m - Tokue · 416 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 Dzunga and the best time to visit Using the climate of Changara District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 317 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 202 Feb 24 162 Mar 24 87 Apr 23 16 May 21 5 Jun 19 3 Jul 19 6 Aug 21 1 Sep 25 2 Oct 27 7 Nov 28 71 Dec 26 179 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dzunga Need Nearest mapped Distance Petrol pump FUNAE · Luenha-Sede 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.78340&mlon=33.27988#map=17/-16.78340/33.27988) Police station checkpoint · Luenha-Sede 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.83764&mlon=33.27407#map=17/-16.83764/33.27407) 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 Luenha - Luenha-Sede - Ntemangau ## Quick answers - Where is Dzunga?In Luenha, Changara District, Tete Province, Mozambique - What borders Dzunga?Bunga, Chivuli, Luenha-Sede, Nhassacara, Ntemangau and Sanga - What time zone is Dzunga in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Dzunga?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Dzunga?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Dzunga?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Dzunga?Settlements lie between 340 m and 630 m - What is the highest point in Dzunga?Serra Nhampepo (917 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Dzunga?March to November - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dzunga?FUNAE, about 39 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dzunga?MZ05040102 (OCHA common operational dataset)