# Mazeze Locality, Fíngoe, Marávia District – Villages & Map

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Locality · Fíngoe 

# Mazeze

Mazeze is a locality of Mozambique in Fíngoe, Marávia District, Tete Province. It covers **858.8 km²**. 18 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 859km²
- 861 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mazeze?

Mazeze lies in [Fíngoe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/fingoe/), [Marávia District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/), [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 5 other localities: [Fíngoe-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/fingoe/fingoe-sede/), [Mukangadzi](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/zumbo/zambue/mukangadzi/), [Muze-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/zumbo/muze/muze-sede/), [Nhenda](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/fingoe/nhenda/) and [Uncanha](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/malowera/uncanha/). By area it is the 275th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 17.5% of [Fíngoe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/fingoe/). The centre of Mazeze is about 1,196 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 15.2495° S, 31.6095° 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: Mazeze

- 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

- Mfuwe International Airport (MFU) · Mfuwe224 km
- Tete Airport (TET) · Tete237 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:17) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:16, 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 Mazeze

Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in Mazeze. Settlements here lie between about 687 m and 1,002 m above sea level (median 861 m).

- Aldeia Afuaca
- Aldeia Lingombe
- Aldeia Malambue
- Aldeia Mpuephue
- Aldeia Mucheni
- Alfazêmo
- Chioua
- Chizomba
- Cupemba
- Macuriaxe
- Manguiza
- Mazeze
- Nhamacoco
- Saunde
- Sunda
- Techengalava
- Techipemba
- Umevere

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 Mazeze

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

### Water

20 rivers and streams.

- Camalange
- Canzindo
- Cavanga
- Cavirenga
- Chivungoe
- Malalambúli
- Megombua
- Messite
- Metechenge
- Metima
- Ressinge
- Rio Colola
- Rio Machicoco
- Rio Nhamirando
- Rio Techicumbira
- Rio Techiteca
- Rio Ulonguela
- Rio Urungo
- Sangloangoa
- Techiponde

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains; 1 hill.

- Serra Mezeze · 1,248 m
- Monte Manchita · 899 m
- Monte Hambe · 856 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 Mazeze and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Marávia District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 857 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (221 mm) and the driest Aug (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to November**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 23 213 

Feb 23 182 

Mar 22 102 

Apr 21 32 

May 19 4 

Jun 17 4 

Jul 17 6 

Aug 20 2 

Sep 23 3 

Oct 26 12 

Nov 26 76 

Dec 24 221 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mazeze

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Bank BCI · Fíngoe-Sede 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.15819&mlon=31.88720#map=17/-15.15819/31.88720) 

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.

## Other localities in Fíngoe

- Fíngoe-Sede
- Nhenda

## Quick answers

- Where is Mazeze?In Fíngoe, Marávia District, Tete Province, Mozambique
- What borders Mazeze?Fíngoe-Sede, Mukangadzi, Muze-Sede, Nhenda and Uncanha
- What time zone is Mazeze in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Mazeze?Metical (MZN)
- What language is spoken in Mazeze?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Mazeze?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Mazeze?Settlements lie between 687 m and 1,002 m
- What is the highest point in Mazeze?Serra Mezeze (1,248 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Mazeze?March to November
- Where is the nearest bank to Mazeze?BCI, about 31 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Mazeze?MZ05090202 (OCHA common operational dataset)