# Sinjal Locality, Nhamayabwe, Mutarara District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/mutarara/nhamayabwe/sinjal/ Locality · Nhamayabwe # Sinjal Sinjal is a locality of Mozambique in Nhamayabwe, Mutarara District, Tete Province. It covers **378.2 km²**. 22 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 378km² - 70 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sinjal? Sinjal lies in [Nhamayabwe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/mutarara/nhamayabwe/), [Mutarara District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/mutarara/), [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 4 other localities: [Chemba-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/chemba/chemba/chemba-sede/), [Nhamayabwe-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/mutarara/nhamayabwe/nhamayabwe-sede/), [Salima](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/doa/doa/salima/) and [Zambawe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/mutarara/nhamayabwe/zambawe/). By area it is the 630th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 28.4% of [Nhamayabwe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/mutarara/nhamayabwe/). The centre of Sinjal is about 1,028 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 16.9782° S, 34.9049° 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: Sinjal - 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 - Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre145 km - Tete Airport (TET) · Tete166 km ### Nearest railway station Sinjal (Sinjal), about 6.5 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:01) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:06, sunset around 17:14). 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 Sinjal Open gazetteers list **22 villages, towns and localities** in Sinjal. Settlements here lie between about 58 m and 112 m above sea level (median 70 m). - Baliro - Camba - Canavete - Cantchitche - Companhia - Cupira - Córdore - João Vinho - Macruso - Martinho - Muemba - Mérica - M’cali - Panducane - Quadi - Roda - Sinjol - Sonde - Talo - Tchali - Tinente - Tuera 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 Sinjal Named natural and historic features inside Sinjal, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 7 rivers and streams. - Bali - Nhabamba - Nhacáli - Rio Goma - Rio Macalanga - Rio Nhavúdezi - Ucupé ### Coast and islands 4 islands. - Ilha Chinguingue - Ilha Nhacoro - Ilha Nhambeuá - Ilha Nhangango ### Hills and mountains 2 hills; 1 mountain. - Monte Nhampanda · 466 m - Monte Ingala · 218 m - Monte Chombomane · 187 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 Sinjal 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 Sinjal Need Nearest mapped Distance Bank BCI · Chemba-Sede 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.16423&mlon=34.88880#map=17/-17.16423/34.88880) Petrol pump Petromoc · Chemba-Sede 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.17260&mlon=34.89579#map=17/-17.17260/34.89579) 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 Nhamayabwe - Nhamayabwe-Sede - Vila de Nhamayabwe - Zambawe ## Quick answers - Where is Sinjal?In Nhamayabwe, Mutarara District, Tete Province, Mozambique - What borders Sinjal?Chemba-Sede, Nhamayabwe-Sede, Salima and Zambawe - What time zone is Sinjal in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Sinjal?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Sinjal?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Sinjal?22 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Sinjal?Settlements lie between 58 m and 112 m - What is the highest point in Sinjal?Monte Nhampanda (466 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Sinjal?April to September - Where is the nearest bank to Sinjal?BCI, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sinjal?Petromoc, about 22 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Sinjal?MZ05110102 (OCHA common operational dataset)