# Uncanha Locality, Malowera, Marávia District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/malowera/uncanha/ Locality · Malowera # Uncanha Uncanha is a locality of Mozambique in Malowera, Marávia District, Tete Province. It covers **1,533.6 km²**. 34 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1,534km² - 929 mtypical elevation ## Where is Uncanha? Uncanha lies in [Malowera](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/malowera/), [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/), [Malowera-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/malowera/malowera-sede/), [Mazeze](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/fingoe/mazeze/), [Minga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/zumbo/muze/minga/) and [Muze-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/zumbo/muze/muze-sede/). By area it is the 103rd largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 29.7% of [Malowera](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/malowera/). The centre of Uncanha is about 1,240 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 14.8598° S, 31.5423° 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: Uncanha - 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) · Mfuwe183 km - Tete Airport (TET) · Tete264 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:18) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 06:16, sunset around 17:31). 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 Uncanha Open gazetteers list **34 villages, towns and localities** in Uncanha. Settlements here lie between about 805 m and 1,026 m above sea level (median 929 m). - Cacetete - Cachiza - Calção - Camelando - Campapa - Campombo - Cantafo - Canzindo - Capanda - Capanga - Capangala - Chabala - Chapapatala - Chimbombo - Chintiwi - Cope - Joia - Lunene - Luvuerere - Malimo - Manclamba - Mangueto - Mbívia - Metico - Nhamavende - Nhansoca - Ntendedzi - Piri-Piri - Piringo - Tchifambo - Techulo - Tungamira - Unkanha - Virinhama 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 Uncanha Named natural and historic features inside Uncanha, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 35 rivers and streams. - Assiangula - Calunga - Cametamba - Cangombe - Canhança - Carira - Champadulo - Chicoco - Chiremere - Chissango - Chivenje - Chivungula - Cope - Macacaze - Macala - Namâzi - Nhacamembe - Nhamassenga - Nhametete - Nhocuessa - Rio Canumo - Rio Capuiua - Rio Carira - Rio Chaula …and 11 more. ### Hills and mountains 7 mountains; 5 hills. - Serra Mangoza · 1,196 m - Serra Sinde · 1,151 m - Tchefizi · 1,066 m - Monte Bivoé · 1,051 m - Monte Maluma · 1,041 m - Monte Dzanzoé · 1,038 m - Monte Cangoza · 1,030 m - Monte Nhamangóroe · 1,026 m - Monte Cangula · 1,003 m - Monte Catungo · 994 m - Monte Simpanga · 976 m - Monte Chinandira · 881 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 Uncanha 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/). ## Other localities in Malowera - Cassuende - Malowera-Sede ## Quick answers - Where is Uncanha?In Malowera, Marávia District, Tete Province, Mozambique - What borders Uncanha?Fíngoe-Sede, Malowera-Sede, Mazeze, Minga and Muze-Sede - What time zone is Uncanha in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Uncanha?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Uncanha?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Uncanha?34 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Uncanha?Settlements lie between 805 m and 1,026 m - What is the highest point in Uncanha?Serra Mangoza (1,196 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Uncanha?March to November - What is the P-code of Uncanha?MZ05090303 (OCHA common operational dataset)