# Muchena Locality, Kazula, Chiúta District – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chiuta/kazula/muchena/

Locality · Kazula 

# Muchena

Muchena is a locality of Mozambique in Kazula, Chiúta District, Tete Province. It covers **522.3 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 522km²
- 323 mtypical elevation

## Where is Muchena?

Muchena lies in [Kazula](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chiuta/kazula/), [Chiúta District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chiuta/), [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 4 other localities: [Chipiri](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chiuta/kazula/chipiri/), [Kazula-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chiuta/kazula/kazula-sede/), [Matenje](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chiuta/kazula/matenje/) and [Samoa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/moatize/zobue/samoa/). By area it is the 483rd largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 17.3% of [Kazula](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chiuta/kazula/). The centre of Muchena is about 1,159 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 15.5981° S, 33.7579° 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: Muchena

- 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) · Tete58 km
- Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre130 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:08) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:08, 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 Muchena

Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Muchena. Settlements here lie between about 300 m and 490 m above sea level (median 323 m).

- Aldeia Gomacheza
- Aldeia Massamba
- Aldeia Muchena
- Caixote
- Cambui
- Candedza
- Joaquim
- Metavo
- Mitone
- Pondandue
- Tetane

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 Muchena

Named natural and historic features inside Muchena, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

8 rivers and streams.

- Cacame
- Chissar
- Muaradeze
- Muco
- Mussumbùdze
- Nhambia
- Nhamiraze
- Rio Pônfi

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Monte Zomba · 735 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 Muchena and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Chiúta District, the warmest month is Nov (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 156 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 985 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (269 mm) and the driest Aug (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 269 

Feb 26 191 

Mar 25 135 

Apr 24 37 

May 22 14 

Jun 21 12 

Jul 20 20 

Aug 23 4 

Sep 27 8 

Oct 30 13 

Nov 30 72 

Dec 28 211 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Other localities in Kazula

- Chipiri
- Kazula-Sede
- Matenje

## Quick answers

- Where is Muchena?In Kazula, Chiúta District, Tete Province, Mozambique
- What borders Muchena?Chipiri, Kazula-Sede, Matenje and Samoa
- What time zone is Muchena in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Muchena?Metical (MZN)
- What language is spoken in Muchena?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Muchena?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Muchena?Settlements lie between 300 m and 490 m
- What is the highest point in Muchena?Monte Zomba (735 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Muchena?April to September
- What is the P-code of Muchena?MZ05060104 (OCHA common operational dataset)