# Nhenda Locality, Fíngoe, Marávia District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/fingoe/nhenda/ Locality · Fíngoe # Nhenda Nhenda is a locality of Mozambique in Fíngoe, Marávia District, Tete Province. It covers **2,762.7 km²**. 48 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2,763km² - 522 mtypical elevation ## Where is Nhenda? Nhenda 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 9 other localities: [Cazindira](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/magoe/mphende/cazindira/), [Chissete](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chipera/chissete/), [Daque](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/magoe/mphende/daque/), [Fíngoe-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/fingoe/fingoe-sede/), [Mazeze](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/fingoe/mazeze/), [Mphende_Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/magoe/mphende/mphende-sede/), [Mukangadzi](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/zumbo/zambue/mukangadzi/), [Nhabando](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/chitima/nhabando/) and [Ntayantsupa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chipera/ntayantsupa/). By area it is the 37th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 56.4% of [Fíngoe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/fingoe/). The centre of Nhenda is about 1,170 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 15.4651° S, 31.8210° 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: Nhenda - 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) · Tete207 km - Mfuwe International Airport (MFU) · Mfuwe246 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:16) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:16, sunset around 17:29). 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 Nhenda Open gazetteers list **48 villages, towns and localities** in Nhenda. Settlements here lie between about 317 m and 851 m above sea level (median 522 m). - Aldeia Ancimba - Aldeia Canhúnque - Aldeia Chacale - Aldeia Chamulaza - Aldeia Chapatira - Aldeia Chiutumbo - Aldeia Goche - Aldeia Luzina - Aldeia Mphemba - Aldeia Nambe - Aldeia Nhancono - Aldeia Nhantaro - Botão - Cachomba - Canceve - Cavai - Cavua - Chapanga - Chapango - Chigongo - Chimacheca - Chimessipa - Chimpine - Chipini - Chiropa - Chissinga - Chivunga - Choleia - Combirene - Culeia - Guiláze - Joaque - João - Jussalo - Magué - Malequera - Mecussa - Meponda - Metúmbi - Muselera - Màgoé Velho - Nhacoco - Nhaluiro - Nhenda - Sabão - Techacul - Texacala - Vinho 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 Nhenda Named natural and historic features inside Nhenda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 31 rivers and streams. - Camijo - Cassa - Cassunza - Cauerere - Composa - Fudezi - Lucuisse - Luzin - Messamba - Nhacassama - Nhamitarara - Ribeira Cantandué - Ribeira Capoli - Ribeira Peta - Ribeira Tipe - Rio Binga - Rio Cadimbique - Rio Chitere - Rio Cumba - Rio Luangua - Rio Lupanda - Rio Mefula - Rio Mepandeze - Rio Messune …and 7 more. ### Hills and mountains 18 mountains; 2 valleys; 1 hill. - Monte Muinga · 1,187 m - Monte Capirimpica · 1,171 m - Monte Anhanda · 1,083 m - Monte Puéque · 1,019 m - Monte Chilipale · 931 m - Monte Sanja · 929 m - Monte Nhacualala · 915 m - Monte Gua · 853 m - Monte Chicungo · 767 m - Monte Chifissula · 727 m - Monte Gatole · 723 m - Monte Nhametári · 707 m - Monte Danciro · 706 m - Monte Gumanculo · 703 m - Monte Litima · 639 m - Monte Camessose · 617 m - Monte Nhenda · 600 m - Monte Nhavurumboé · 595 m - Monte Camessose · 492 m - Ribeira Cantânduè · 317 m - Rio Caconde · 317 m ### History 1 fort. - Cachomba 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 Nhenda and the best time to visit Using the climate of Marávia District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 312 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 213 Feb 25 182 Mar 24 102 Apr 23 32 May 21 4 Jun 19 4 Jul 19 6 Aug 22 2 Sep 25 3 Oct 28 12 Nov 28 76 Dec 26 221 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Nhenda Need Nearest mapped Distance Bank BCI · Fíngoe-Sede 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.15819&mlon=31.88720#map=17/-15.15819/31.88720) Hotel Casindira Lodge · Cazindira 38 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. ## Other localities in Fíngoe - Fíngoe-Sede - Mazeze ## Quick answers - Where is Nhenda?In Fíngoe, Marávia District, Tete Province, Mozambique - What borders Nhenda?Cazindira, Chissete, Daque, Fíngoe-Sede, Mazeze, Mphende_Sede, Mukangadzi, Nhabando and Ntayantsupa - What time zone is Nhenda in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Nhenda?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Nhenda?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Nhenda?48 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Nhenda?Settlements lie between 317 m and 851 m - What is the highest point in Nhenda?Monte Muinga (1,187 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Nhenda?March to September - Where is the nearest bank to Nhenda?BCI, about 35 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Nhenda?MZ05090203 (OCHA common operational dataset)