# Canhungwe Locality, Inhangoma, Mutarara District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/mutarara/inhangoma/canhungwe/ Locality · Inhangoma # Canhungwe Canhungwe is a locality of Mozambique in Inhangoma, Mutarara District, Tete Province. It covers **341.9 km²**. 20 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 342km² - 36 mtypical elevation ## Where is Canhungwe? Canhungwe lies in [Inhangoma](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/mutarara/inhangoma/), [Mutarara District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/mutarara/), [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other localities: [Chare-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/mutarara/charre/chare-sede/), [Inhangoma-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/mutarara/inhangoma/inhangoma-sede/), [Jardim (Kanamua)](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/mutarara/inhangoma/jardim-kanamua/), [Pinda](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/morrumbala/megaza/pinda/), [Sena-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/caia/sena/sena-sede/) and [Vila de Nhamayabwe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/mutarara/nhamayabwe/vila-de-nhamayabwe/). By area it is the 681st largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 44.1% of [Inhangoma](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/mutarara/inhangoma/). The centre of Canhungwe is about 989 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 17.4172° S, 35.2134° 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: Canhungwe - 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 - Quelimane Airport (UEL) · Quelimane182 km - Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre195 km ### Nearest railway station Mutarara (Vila de Nhamayabwe), about 15 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 04:59) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:06, sunset around 17:11). 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 Canhungwe Open gazetteers list **20 villages, towns and localities** in Canhungwe. Settlements here lie between about 30 m and 42 m above sea level (median 36 m). - Bacar - Canhungue - Condoeira - Cumbua - Giro - Malala - Mariçane - Marques - Massenga - Moenda - Navalha - Nhampinga - Sucamiala - Supia - Teixeira - Tembe - Tembe-Tembe - Tora-Tora - Toué - Traquino 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 Canhungwe Named natural and historic features inside Canhungwe, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 1 island. - Ilha de Inhangoma 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 Canhungwe and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mutarara District, the warmest month is Nov (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jul (22 °C). About 900 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (233 mm) and the driest Aug (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 233 Feb 26 166 Mar 26 125 Apr 25 36 May 24 13 Jun 22 12 Jul 22 21 Aug 24 5 Sep 27 7 Oct 30 14 Nov 30 76 Dec 28 192 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Canhungwe Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rural Hospital of Morrumbala · Vila de Morrumbala 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.32748&mlon=35.57631#map=17/-17.32748/35.57631) Bank BCI · Vila de Nhamayabwe 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.44111&mlon=35.07328#map=17/-17.44111/35.07328) Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Jardim (Kanamua) 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.49540&mlon=35.20540#map=17/-17.49540/35.20540) 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 Inhangoma - Inhangoma-Sede - Jardim (Kanamua) ## Quick answers - Where is Canhungwe?In Inhangoma, Mutarara District, Tete Province, Mozambique - What borders Canhungwe?Chare-Sede, Inhangoma-Sede, Jardim (Kanamua), Pinda, Sena-Sede and Vila de Nhamayabwe - What time zone is Canhungwe in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Canhungwe?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Canhungwe?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Canhungwe?20 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Canhungwe?Settlements lie between 30 m and 42 m - What is the best time to visit Canhungwe?April to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Canhungwe?Rural Hospital of Morrumbala, about 40 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Canhungwe?BCI, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Canhungwe?TotalEnergies, about 8.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Canhungwe?MZ05110402 (OCHA common operational dataset)