# Namandende Locality, Furancungo, Macanga District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/macanga/furancungo/namandende/ Locality · Furancungo # Namandende Namandende is a locality of Mozambique in Furancungo, Macanga District, Tete Province. It covers **1,640.2 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1,640km² - 1,324 mtypical elevation ## Where is Namandende? Namandende lies in [Furancungo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/macanga/furancungo/), [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: [Campala](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/macanga/chidzolomondo/campala/), [Furancungo-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/macanga/furancungo/furancungo-sede/), [Gandale](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/macanga/furancungo/gandale/), [Khamande](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chifunde/mwaladzi/khamande/), [Mwaladzi - Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chifunde/mwaladzi/mwaladzi-sede/) and [Tsacale](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chifunde/chifunde/tsacale/). By area it is the 90th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 36.4% of [Furancungo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/macanga/furancungo/). The centre of Namandende is about 1,273 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 14.5384° S, 33.3662° 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: Namandende - 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) · Lumbadzi95 km - Tete Airport (TET) · Tete177 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:12) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 06:08, sunset around 17:24). 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 Namandende Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Namandende. Settlements here lie between about 815 m and 1,351 m above sea level (median 1,324 m). - Chizampeca - Comaxinda - Macheca - Namadende - Panda - 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 Namandende Named natural and historic features inside Namandende, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 11 rivers and streams. - Calere - Chuare - Maleme - Massipe - Mepale - Rio Chicoco - Rio Chindundo - Rio Chitinde - Rio Luangua Pequeno - Rio Mefunde - Sapádeze ### Hills and mountains 6 mountains. - Serra Tassambuco · 1,422 m - Monte Thingulué · 1,397 m - Monte Tchifurimbuite · 1,373 m - Monte Cacapante · 1,369 m - Serra Tassambuco · 1,187 m - Serra Tchipasse · 1,167 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 Namandende and the best time to visit Using the climate of Macanga District, the warmest month is Nov (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (14 °C), after allowing for this place being about 344 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 20 310 Feb 20 214 Mar 20 144 Apr 18 50 May 16 14 Jun 15 10 Jul 14 18 Aug 17 6 Sep 21 9 Oct 24 17 Nov 24 67 Dec 22 235 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Other localities in Furancungo - Furancungo-Sede - Gandale - Kassupe ## Quick answers - Where is Namandende?In Furancungo, Macanga District, Tete Province, Mozambique - What borders Namandende?Campala, Furancungo-Sede, Gandale, Khamande, Mwaladzi - Sede and Tsacale - What time zone is Namandende in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Namandende?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Namandende?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Namandende?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Namandende?Settlements lie between 815 m and 1,351 m - What is the highest point in Namandende?Serra Tassambuco (1,422 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Namandende?April to November - What is the P-code of Namandende?MZ05070104 (OCHA common operational dataset)