# Furancungo, Macanga District – Localities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/macanga/furancungo/ Administrative post · Macanga District # Furancungo Furancungo is an administrative post of Mozambique in Macanga District, Tete Province. It covers **4,507.4 km²**. It is divided into 4 localities. 27 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 4,507km² - 4localities ## Where is Furancungo? Furancungo lies in [Macanga District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/macanga/), [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other administrative posts: [Chidzolomondo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/macanga/chidzolomondo/), [Chifunde](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chifunde/chifunde/), [Dómue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/angonia/domue/), [Kazula](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chiuta/kazula/), [Mwaladzi](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chifunde/mwaladzi/) and [Tsangano](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/tsangano/tsangano/). By area it is the 35th largest of 457 administrative posts in Mozambique. It covers 66.4% of [Macanga District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/macanga/). The centre of Furancungo is about 1,250 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 14.7700° S, 33.7035° 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: Furancungo - 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 - Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) · Lumbadzi109 km - Tete Airport (TET) · Tete149 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:10) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 06:07, 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. ## Localities of Furancungo Locality Area km² Localities Services [Furancungo-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/macanga/furancungo/furancungo-sede/) 857 10 0 [Gandale](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/macanga/furancungo/gandale/) 795 7 0 [Kassupe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/macanga/furancungo/kassupe/) 1,215 4 0 [Namandende](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/macanga/furancungo/namandende/) 1,640 6 0 Source: [INE- Instituto Nacional de Estatisca via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-moz); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Furancungo Open gazetteers list **27 villages, towns and localities** in Furancungo. Settlements here lie between about 815 m and 1,363 m above sea level (median 1,227 m). - Aldeia Bacicolo - Aldeia Cachere - Aldeia Cauzi - Aldeia Zobue - Cabancunda - Camanulo - Chimunda - Chizampeca - Chizoio - Chíria - Comaxinda - Eremete - Furancungo - Gandali - Giramariro - Lumbe - Macheca - Maloquera - Mariche - Murilima - Muririma - Namadende - Panda - Pero - Tunga - Tunge - Zigua 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 Furancungo Named natural and historic features inside Furancungo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 30 rivers and streams. - Calere - Campira - Chituce - Chitui - Chuare - Lironga - Maleme - Massipe - Matenge - Mazimaera - Mebulo - Mepale - Mepáti - Mirema - Miuanga - Mudindosso - Mussema - Namicungo - Namizo - Palangua - Ponfimuana - Rio Chicoco - Rio Chindundo - Rio Chitinde …and 6 more. ### Hills and mountains 18 mountains; 1 hill. - Monte Metuansombe · 1,645 m - Monte Tunda · 1,514 m - Pomvi Hill · 1,499 m - Luwembe Hill · 1,453 m - Serra Tassambuco · 1,422 m - Monte Thingulué · 1,397 m - Monte Chicueja · 1,390 m - Monte Tchifurimbuite · 1,373 m - Monte Cacapante · 1,369 m - Monte Capeto · 1,285 m - Monte Lipemb · 1,285 m - Zavúdoè · 1,240 m - Monte Mepingo · 1,204 m - Serra Tassambuco · 1,187 m - Serra Merengo · 1,171 m - Monte Sisamual · 1,170 m - Serra Tchipasse · 1,167 m - Monte Bunge · 953 m - Mepita · 879 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 Furancungo and the best time to visit Using the climate of Macanga District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C), after allowing for this place being about 247 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 21 310 Feb 21 214 Mar 20 144 Apr 19 50 May 17 14 Jun 15 10 Jul 15 18 Aug 18 6 Sep 21 9 Oct 24 17 Nov 25 67 Dec 22 235 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Quick answers - Where is Furancungo?In Macanga District, Tete Province, Mozambique - What borders Furancungo?Chidzolomondo, Chifunde, Dómue, Kazula, Mwaladzi and Tsangano - What time zone is Furancungo in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Furancungo?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Furancungo?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Furancungo?27 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Furancungo?Settlements lie between 815 m and 1,363 m - What is the highest point in Furancungo?Monte Metuansombe (1,645 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Furancungo?April to November - What is the P-code of Furancungo?MZ050701 (OCHA common operational dataset)