# Caunda Locality, Manje, Chiúta District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chiuta/manje/caunda/ Locality · Manje # Caunda Caunda is a locality of Mozambique in Manje, Chiúta District, Tete Province. It covers **1,523.9 km²**. 35 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1,524km² - 389 mtypical elevation ## Where is Caunda? Caunda lies in [Manje](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chiuta/manje/), [Chiúta District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chiuta/), [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 10 other localities: [Boroma-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/marara/mufa-boroma/boroma-sede/), [Cachembe-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/marara/marara/cachembe-sede/), [Chacocoma](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/marara/marara/chacocoma/), [Chipiri](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chiuta/kazula/chipiri/), [Kazula-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chiuta/kazula/kazula-sede/), [Lumadzi](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chiuta/manje/lumadzi/), [M'Phanzu](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/moatize/moatize/m-phanzu/), [Manje-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chiuta/manje/manje-sede/), [N’Figo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chiuta/manje/nfigo/) and [Vila de Songo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/songo/vila-de-songo/). By area it is the 105th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 37.1% of [Manje](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chiuta/manje/). The centre of Caunda is about 1,147 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 15.6705° S, 33.2853° 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: Caunda - 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) · Tete61 km - Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre181 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:10) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:10, sunset around 17:22). 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 Caunda Open gazetteers list **35 villages, towns and localities** in Caunda. Settlements here lie between about 146 m and 774 m above sea level (median 389 m). - Aldeia Chiuta - Aldeia Mabwedzi - Aldeia Messu - Aldeia Mifumbe - Aldeia Msemene - Aldeia Mtovo - Aldeia M’Pomba - Cacumba - Caiua - Capuia - Carua - Cassanjika - Caunda - Chilupsa - Chuondo - Cuia - Galôva - Jeque - Mangócuè - Massongoto - Mazunga - Meza - Mussata - Nhandalo - Paiva - Patrício - Tamwariri - Tchincango - Tundumula - Valice - Vazoacoma - Vila Luso - Xeline - Zangaia - Zuze 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 Caunda Named natural and historic features inside Caunda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 14 rivers and streams. - Calumba - Changareze - Lumázi - Luzinga - Luzinga - Messome - Metendeze - Metumbe - Motazi - Muanhahombe - Namiraze - Nhanassa - Sengere - Uatenga ### Hills and mountains 7 mountains. - Serra Mentovo · 855 m - Cachenge · 641 m - Monte Bunge · 598 m - Monte Cafussa · 482 m - Monte Capumuto · 411 m - Monte Cacado · 385 m - Monte Nhambalari · 345 m ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Chiúta 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 Caunda and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chiúta District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). 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 25 269 Feb 25 191 Mar 24 135 Apr 23 37 May 21 14 Jun 20 12 Jul 19 20 Aug 22 4 Sep 26 8 Oct 29 13 Nov 29 72 Dec 26 211 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Caunda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Saúde de Manje · Manje-Sede 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.37841&mlon=33.20686#map=17/-15.37841/33.20686) Bank BCI · Manje-Sede 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.40501&mlon=33.25879#map=17/-15.40501/33.25879) Petrol pump Posto de Abastecimento de Marara · Cachembe-Sede 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.99376&mlon=33.14351#map=17/-15.99376/33.14351) School Escola Primaria Completa de Manje · Manje-Sede 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38145&mlon=33.20887#map=17/-15.38145/33.20887) Police station Comando de Polícia de Chiúta · Manje-Sede 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.38600&mlon=33.20209#map=17/-15.38600/33.20209) 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 Manje - Lumadzi - Manje-Sede - N’Figo ## Quick answers - Where is Caunda?In Manje, Chiúta District, Tete Province, Mozambique - What borders Caunda?Boroma-Sede, Cachembe-Sede, Chacocoma, Chipiri, Kazula-Sede, Lumadzi, M'Phanzu, Manje-Sede, N’Figo and Vila de Songo - What time zone is Caunda in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Caunda?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Caunda?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Caunda?35 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Caunda?Settlements lie between 146 m and 774 m - What is the highest point in Caunda?Serra Mentovo (855 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Caunda?April to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Caunda?Centro de Saúde de Manje, about 34 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Caunda?BCI, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Caunda?Posto de Abastecimento de Marara, about 39 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Caunda?MZ05060202 (OCHA common operational dataset)