# Ancuaze Locality, Chueza, Doa District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/doa/chueza/ancuaze/ Locality · Chueza # Ancuaze Ancuaze is a locality of Mozambique in Chueza, Doa District, Tete Province. It covers **381.1 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 381km² - 86 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ancuaze? Ancuaze lies in [Chueza](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/doa/chueza/), [Doa District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/doa/), [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 5 other localities: [Chiramba-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/chemba/chiramba/chiramba-sede/), [Chueza](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/doa/chueza/chueza/), [Dôa - Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/doa/doa/doa-sede/), [Sabeta](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/tambara/nhacolo/sabeta/) and [Salima](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/doa/doa/salima/). By area it is the 627th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 17.3% of [Chueza](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/doa/chueza/). The centre of Ancuaze is about 1,045 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 16.7453° S, 34.5462° 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: Ancuaze - 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) · Tete120 km - Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre127 km ### Nearest railway station Doa (Dôa - Sede), about 18 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:03) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:07, sunset around 17:15). 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 Ancuaze Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Ancuaze. Settlements here lie between about 80 m and 89 m above sea level (median 86 m). - Aldeia Ancuaze - Almeida - Funganibuco - Luice - Pumbunho - Raice - Taíbo - Tchabuera 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 Ancuaze Named natural and historic features inside Ancuaze, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Chicombere - Lagoa Tiaco - Nhangiua - Rio Chichere 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 Ancuaze and the best time to visit Using the climate of Doa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jul (22 °C). About 826 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (219 mm) and the driest Aug (2 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 27 219 Feb 26 170 Mar 26 108 Apr 25 26 May 24 9 Jun 22 8 Jul 22 14 Aug 24 2 Sep 27 6 Oct 30 10 Nov 30 76 Dec 28 177 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ancuaze Need Nearest mapped Distance Petrol pump Petromoc · Nhacolo-Sede 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.72959&mlon=34.24172#map=17/-16.72959/34.24172) 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 Chueza - Chueza ## Quick answers - Where is Ancuaze?In Chueza, Doa District, Tete Province, Mozambique - What borders Ancuaze?Chiramba-Sede, Chueza, Dôa - Sede, Sabeta and Salima - What time zone is Ancuaze in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ancuaze?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Ancuaze?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ancuaze?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ancuaze?Settlements lie between 80 m and 89 m - What is the best time to visit Ancuaze?March to September - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ancuaze?Petromoc, about 32 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ancuaze?MZ05140202 (OCHA common operational dataset)