# Marara District, Tete Province – Administrative posts

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

District · Tete Province 

# Marara District

Marara District is a district of Mozambique in Tete Province. It had an estimated **94,569 people** in 2025 on 2,717 km² (about 35 per km²). It is divided into 2 administrative posts. 86 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 94,569people (2025)
- 2,717km²
- 2administrative posts
- 2mapped services

## How many people live in Marara District?

Marara District had an estimated **94,569 people** in 2025 — 2.8% of Tete Province, 115th of 148 districts. There are 1,032 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Tete Province figure of 1,034). Spread over 2,717 km², that is about **35 people per km²**, 88th of 148 districts.

46.4% of people are children under 15 and 3.2% are 65 or older; the median age is about 16 years (it is 16 across Tete Province). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 98 children and older people.

0–4 ****14,056**

5–9 ****13,632**

10–14 ****16,196**

15–19 ****12,869**

20–24 ****7,530**

25–29 ****5,858**

30–34 ****5,338**

35–39 ****4,437**

40–44 ****3,538**

45–49 ****2,823**

50–54 ****2,115**

55–59 ****1,695**

60–64 ****1,444**

65–69 ****1,163**

70–74 ****871**

75–79 ****479**

80+ ****525**

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 Marara District?

Marara District lies in [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 5 other districts: [Cahora Bassa District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/), [Changara District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/), [Chiúta District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chiuta/), [Cidade de Tete](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cidade-de-tete/) and [Moatize District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/moatize/). By area it is the 109th largest of 161 districts in Mozambique. It covers 2.7% of [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/). The centre of Marara District is about 1,104 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. It is about 46 km from Tete, the main town of Tete Province. The centre point is at 16.0538° S, 33.1671° 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: Marara 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) · Tete51 km
- Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre198 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:10) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:12, 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.

## Administrative posts of Marara District

Administrative post Area km² Localities Services 

[Marara](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/marara/marara/) 1,753 2 2 

[Mufa Boroma](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/marara/mufa-boroma/) 964 2 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/).

## Landscape and landmarks of Marara District

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

### Water

56 rivers and streams.

- Caconde
- Camanga
- Cambeue
- Camefico
- Casunga
- Catoue
- Catàngalaua
- Cavéuè
- Chacaranga
- Chacocoma
- Chumatope
- Coloondo
- Combê
- Comodzi
- Dázi
- Inhapurepure
- Mauli-Mauli
- Mechamba
- Mefid
- Mefide
- Mefideze
- Melxceche
- Muajenjena
- Mulato

…and 32 more.

### Hills and mountains

14 mountains; 5 hills.

- Monte Fema · 533 m
- Monte Nhampumbuze · 529 m
- Monte Nhansito · 529 m
- Monte Dulula · 525 m
- Monte Nhamocuinguindo · 519 m
- Monte Salunhanga · 512 m
- Monte Chibue · 500 m
- Monte Nhampanda · 488 m
- Monte Mepanda-Uncua · 453 m
- Monte Nhambalali · 452 m
- Monte Chantema · 441 m
- Monte Cavéuè · 433 m
- Monte Caconde · 430 m
- Monte Tondo · 427 m
- Monte Candjeze · 412 m
- Monte Xácolo · 382 m
- Aldeia Kartai · 374 m
- Monte Nhadimbinde · 363 m
- Monte Changúduè · 319 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 Marara District and the best time to visit

In Marara District, the warmest month is Nov (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 758 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (206 mm) and the driest Aug (2 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 27 206 

Feb 26 157 

Mar 26 96 

Apr 25 20 

May 23 6 

Jun 21 4 

Jul 21 9 

Aug 23 2 

Sep 27 2 

Oct 30 8 

Nov 30 67 

Dec 28 183 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Marara District

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

- Banks1
- Petrol pumps1

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 Marara District?In Tete Province, Mozambique
- What is the population of Marara District?94,569 (2025 estimate)
- What is the median age in Marara District?About 16 years (2025 estimate)
- What is the population density of Marara District?About 35 people per km²
- What borders Marara District?Cahora Bassa District, Changara District, Chiúta District, Cidade de Tete and Moatize District
- What time zone is Marara District in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Marara District?Metical (MZN)
- What language is spoken in Marara District?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally)
- What is the highest point in Marara District?Monte Fema (533 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Marara District?March to September
- How many banks are in Marara District?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Marara District?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Marara District?MZ0515 (OCHA common operational dataset)