# Bawe Locality, Chidzolomondo, Macanga District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/macanga/chidzolomondo/bawe/ Locality · Chidzolomondo # Bawe Bawe is a locality of Mozambique in Chidzolomondo, Macanga District, Tete Province. It covers **419.5 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 419km² - 1,003 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bawe? Bawe lies in [Chidzolomondo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/macanga/chidzolomondo/), [Macanga District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/macanga/), [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other localities: [Chidzolomondo-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/macanga/chidzolomondo/chidzolomondo-sede/), [Furancungo-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/macanga/furancungo/furancungo-sede/), [Kassupe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/macanga/furancungo/kassupe/), [Kazula-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chiuta/kazula/kazula-sede/), [Lumadzi](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chiuta/manje/lumadzi/) and [Matenje](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chiuta/kazula/matenje/). By area it is the 575th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 18.4% of [Chidzolomondo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/macanga/chidzolomondo/). The centre of Bawe is about 1,204 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 15.1871° S, 33.6716° 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: Bawe - 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) · Tete102 km - Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre150 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:09) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:08, 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 Bawe Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Bawe. Settlements here lie between about 802 m and 1,043 m above sea level (median 1,003 m). - Aldeia Bawe - Aldeia Chipacasse - Chicuco - Chipacasse - Gomane - Joso - Madzinqua 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 Bawe Named natural and historic features inside Bawe, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams. - Chidale - Chifutaze - Chipacasso - Manjarevo - Nhacambebe ### Hills and mountains 3 mountains. - Monte Dera · 1,330 m - Monte Nhóbuè · 1,286 m - Monte Mepira · 1,283 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 Bawe and the best time to visit Using the climate of Macanga District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 1,095 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (310 mm) and the driest Aug (6 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 23 310 Feb 22 214 Mar 22 144 Apr 20 50 May 18 14 Jun 17 10 Jul 17 18 Aug 19 6 Sep 23 9 Oct 26 17 Nov 26 67 Dec 24 235 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bawe Need Nearest mapped Distance School Escola Secundária de Chidzolomondo · Chidzolomondo-Sede 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.04936&mlon=33.36491#map=17/-15.04936/33.36491) 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 Chidzolomondo - Campala - Chidzolomondo-Sede ## Quick answers - Where is Bawe?In Chidzolomondo, Macanga District, Tete Province, Mozambique - What borders Bawe?Chidzolomondo-Sede, Furancungo-Sede, Kassupe, Kazula-Sede, Lumadzi and Matenje - What time zone is Bawe in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Bawe?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Bawe?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Bawe?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Bawe?Settlements lie between 802 m and 1,043 m - What is the highest point in Bawe?Monte Dera (1,330 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Bawe?April to November - What is the P-code of Bawe?MZ05070202 (OCHA common operational dataset)