# Mágoe District, Tete Province – Administrative posts

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/magoe/

District · Tete Province 

# Mágoe District

Mágoe District is a district of Mozambique in Tete Province. It had an estimated **120,444 people** in 2025 on 8,554 km² (about 14 per km²). It is divided into 3 administrative posts. 93 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 120,444people (2025)
- 8,554km²
- 3administrative posts
- 4mapped services

## How many people live in Mágoe District?

Mágoe District had an estimated **120,444 people** in 2025 — 3.5% of Tete Province, 99th of 148 districts. There are 988 women for every 1,000 men (below the Tete Province figure of 1,034). Spread over 8,554 km², that is about **14 people per km²**, 118th of 148 districts.

45.8% of people are children under 15 and 2.6% are 65 or older; the median age is about 17 years (it is 16 across Tete Province). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 94 children and older people.

0–4 ****19,333**

5–9 ****18,404**

10–14 ****17,426**

15–19 ****14,283**

20–24 ****10,311**

25–29 ****8,783**

30–34 ****8,081**

35–39 ****6,548**

40–44 ****4,523**

45–49 ****3,393**

50–54 ****2,595**

55–59 ****1,999**

60–64 ****1,574**

65–69 ****1,242**

70–74 ****928**

75–79 ****534**

80+ ****487**

Source: [Mozambique INE (Instituto Nacional de Estatistica) via OCHA HDX, population 2025 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-moz).

## Where is Mágoe District?

Mágoe District lies in [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 3 other districts: [Cahora Bassa District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/), [Marávia District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/) and [Zumbo District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/zumbo/). By area it is the 23rd largest of 161 districts in Mozambique. It covers 8.5% of [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/). The centre of Mágoe District is about 1,110 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. It is about 200 km from Tete, the main town of Tete Province. The centre point is at 16.0190° S, 31.7229° 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).

## Things to see in and around Mágoe District

OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in Mágoe District: 1 national park; 1 ruins; 1 nature reserve.

- Magoe National Park · national park
- Panyame Community Conservancy · nature reserve
- Kanyemba Ruins · ruins

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Mágoe District

- 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) · Tete205 km
- Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare223 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:16) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:17, sunset around 17:28).

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.

## Administrative posts of Mágoe District

Administrative post Area km² Localities Services 

[Chinthopo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/magoe/chinthopo/) 3,049 3 1 

[Mphende](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/magoe/mphende/) 3,599 3 2 

[Mucumbura](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/magoe/mucumbura/) 1,906 2 1 

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/).

## Landscape and landmarks of Mágoe District

Named natural and historic features inside Mágoe District, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

104 rivers and streams.

- Angwa
- Bire
- Calugue
- Camanza
- Campuli
- Camuite
- Cangaunga
- Catoa
- Cazue
- Chamechimbe
- Chamurara
- Chicomora
- Chitave
- Chitope Grande
- Chitope Pequeno
- Chivindo
- Chuizempenvo
- Doe
- Gave
- Hang
- Impaia
- Impata
- Inhacassica
- Kadzi

…and 80 more.

### Hills and mountains

3 hills; 1 mountain.

- Djanika · 671 m
- Monte Chissua · 523 m
- Monte Sunza · 505 m
- Monte Corigi · 367 m

### Getting around

2 airfields.

- Màgoé
- Nhachuala

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 Mágoe District and the best time to visit

In Mágoe District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 634 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (173 mm) and the driest Aug (0 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 26 173 

Feb 26 142 

Mar 26 71 

Apr 25 16 

May 23 2 

Jun 21 1 

Jul 20 3 

Aug 23 0 

Sep 26 1 

Oct 29 7 

Nov 29 59 

Dec 27 158 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Mágoe District

Places mapped inside Mágoe District in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hotels3
- Schools1

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Quick answers

- Where is Mágoe District?In Tete Province, Mozambique
- What is the population of Mágoe District?120,444 (2025 estimate)
- What is the median age in Mágoe District?About 17 years (2025 estimate)
- What is the population density of Mágoe District?About 14 people per km²
- What borders Mágoe District?Cahora Bassa District, Marávia District and Zumbo District
- What is there to see in Mágoe District?Kanyemba Ruins, Magoe National Park, Panyame Community Conservancy
- What time zone is Mágoe District in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Mágoe District?Metical (MZN)
- What language is spoken in Mágoe District?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally)
- What is the highest point in Mágoe District?Djanika (671 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Mágoe District?March to September
- What is the P-code of Mágoe District?MZ0508 (OCHA common operational dataset)