# Luenha-Sede Locality, Luenha, Changara District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/luenha/luenha-sede/ Locality · Luenha # Luenha-Sede Luenha-Sede is a locality of Mozambique in Luenha, Changara District, Tete Province. It covers **633.3 km²**. 18 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 633km² - 2mapped services - 231 mtypical elevation ## Where is Luenha-Sede? Luenha-Sede 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/), [Demaufe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/guro/mandie/demaufe/), [Dzunga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/luenha/dzunga/), [Mazoe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/chioco/mazoe/), [Ntemangau](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/luenha/ntemangau/) and [Thanda](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/guro/nhamassonge/thanda/). By area it is the 399th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 28.3% of [Luenha](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/luenha/). The centre of Luenha-Sede is about 1,030 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 16.7223° S, 33.2270° 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: Luenha-Sede - 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) · Tete82 km - Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre220 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 06:13, 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 Luenha-Sede Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in Luenha-Sede. Settlements here lie between about 184 m and 363 m above sea level (median 231 m). - Aldeia Chinhande - Aldeia Mithethe - Aldeia Nhathebo - Bandeira - Belo - Caláta - Cancune - Catófe - Changara - Chicomphende - Chinhonde - Gimo - Gôgo - João Compende - Lixa - Mota - Nota - Tomo 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 Luenha-Sede Named natural and historic features inside Luenha-Sede, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 13 rivers and streams. - Caíra - Chimpondo - Mazowe - Mudué - Nhacapado - Nhamacurocue - Nhamanzaua - Nhamatandaza - Nhamitarara - Nhamunde - Nhancanga - Nhantenga - Nhantucuto ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Monte Mangumano · 477 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 Luenha-Sede 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 Luenha-Sede Need Nearest mapped Distance Petrol pump FUNAE · Luenha-Sede 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.78340&mlon=33.27988#map=17/-16.78340/33.27988) Police station checkpoint · Luenha-Sede 14 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Luenha-Sede Places mapped inside Luenha-Sede in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Police stations1 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 Luenha - Dzunga - Ntemangau ## Quick answers - Where is Luenha-Sede?In Luenha, Changara District, Tete Province, Mozambique - What borders Luenha-Sede?Bunga, Demaufe, Dzunga, Mazoe, Ntemangau and Thanda - What time zone is Luenha-Sede in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Luenha-Sede?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Luenha-Sede?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Luenha-Sede?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Luenha-Sede?Settlements lie between 184 m and 363 m - What is the highest point in Luenha-Sede?Monte Mangumano (477 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Luenha-Sede?March to September - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Luenha-Sede?FUNAE, about 8.8 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Luenha-Sede?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Luenha-Sede?MZ05040101 (OCHA common operational dataset)