# Cazindira Locality, Mphende, Mágoe District – Villages & Map

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Locality · Mphende 

# Cazindira

Cazindira is a locality of Mozambique in Mphende, Mágoe District, Tete Province. It covers **1,670.4 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1,670km²
- 1mapped service
- 340 mtypical elevation

## Where is Cazindira?

Cazindira lies in [Mphende](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/magoe/mphende/), [Mágoe District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/magoe/), [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 5 other localities: [Mphende_Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/magoe/mphende/mphende-sede/), [Mucumbura-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/magoe/mucumbura/mucumbura-sede/), [Mukangadzi](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/zumbo/zambue/mukangadzi/), [Mussenguezi](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/magoe/chinthopo/mussenguezi/) and [Nhenda](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/fingoe/nhenda/). By area it is the 85th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 46.4% of [Mphende](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/magoe/mphende/). The centre of Cazindira is about 1,131 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 15.8604° S, 31.3833° 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: Cazindira

- 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

- Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare232 km
- Tete Airport (TET) · Tete243 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:17) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:18, sunset around 17:30).

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 Cazindira

Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Cazindira. Settlements here lie between about 317 m and 401 m above sea level (median 340 m).

- Caponda
- Chambeluca
- Chitêve
- Chouè
- Domingos
- Gimo
- Manhame
- Mesica
- Nhacazôzo
- Sombreiro

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 Cazindira

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

### Water

19 rivers and streams.

- Catoa
- Chitave
- Hang
- Inhacassica
- Mapuianda
- Metendeze
- Mezidie
- Morômoé
- Musengezi
- Nhamulima
- Ribeira Camaguco
- Ribeira Insato
- Ribeira Nhampuete
- Rio Cangaunga
- Rio Catitumbe
- Rio Nhamacorôno
- Rio Nhamazenzua
- Rio Túvi
- Sarazi

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 Cazindira and the best time to visit

Using the climate of 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/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cazindira

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hotel Casindira Lodge · Cazindira 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.73244&mlon=31.60617#map=17/-15.73244/31.60617) 

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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Cazindira

Places mapped inside Cazindira in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1

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.

## Other localities in Mphende

- Daque
- Mphende_Sede

## Quick answers

- Where is Cazindira?In Mphende, Mágoe District, Tete Province, Mozambique
- What borders Cazindira?Mphende_Sede, Mucumbura-Sede, Mukangadzi, Mussenguezi and Nhenda
- What time zone is Cazindira in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Cazindira?Metical (MZN)
- What language is spoken in Cazindira?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Cazindira?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Cazindira?Settlements lie between 317 m and 401 m
- What is the best time to visit Cazindira?March to September
- What is the P-code of Cazindira?MZ05080102 (OCHA common operational dataset)