# Zambawe Locality, Nhamayabwe, Mutarara District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/mutarara/nhamayabwe/zambawe/ Locality · Nhamayabwe # Zambawe Zambawe is a locality of Mozambique in Nhamayabwe, Mutarara District, Tete Province. It covers **529.0 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 529km² - 413 mtypical elevation ## Where is Zambawe? Zambawe 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: [Nhamayabwe-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/mutarara/nhamayabwe/nhamayabwe-sede/), [Nhaphale](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/mutarara/charre/nhaphale/), [Salima](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/doa/doa/salima/) and [Sinjal](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/mutarara/nhamayabwe/sinjal/). By area it is the 477th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 39.7% of [Nhamayabwe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/mutarara/nhamayabwe/). The centre of Zambawe is about 1,036 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 16.9344° S, 35.0581° 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: Zambawe - 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) · Blantyre140 km - Tete Airport (TET) · Tete177 km ### Nearest railway station Sinjal (Sinjal), about 20 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:00) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:06, sunset around 17:13). 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 Zambawe Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Zambawe. Settlements here lie between about 199 m and 756 m above sea level (median 413 m). - Cutche - Maguza - Tchirembué - Tcháca 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 Zambawe Named natural and historic features inside Zambawe, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams. - Calimampere - Chaula - Comela - Inhangoma - Nhacamba ### Hills and mountains 6 mountains; 5 hills. - Mwanambidzi Hill · 659 m - Monte Chidanda · 613 m - Monte Nhambira · 567 m - Kabvalanthenga · 545 m - Monte Nhansongolo · 539 m - Monte Misala · 501 m - Monte Capirinjo · 429 m - Monte Nhacunda · 392 m - Cirazulo · 358 m - Monte Matameze · 353 m - Monte Zambáüè · 271 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 Zambawe and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mutarara District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 369 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 233 Feb 24 166 Mar 24 125 Apr 23 36 May 22 13 Jun 20 12 Jul 19 21 Aug 22 5 Sep 25 7 Oct 27 14 Nov 28 76 Dec 26 192 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Zambawe Need Nearest mapped Distance Bank BCI · Chemba-Sede 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.16423&mlon=34.88880#map=17/-17.16423/34.88880) Petrol pump Petromoc · Chemba-Sede 32 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 - Sinjal - Vila de Nhamayabwe ## Quick answers - Where is Zambawe?In Nhamayabwe, Mutarara District, Tete Province, Mozambique - What borders Zambawe?Nhamayabwe-Sede, Nhaphale, Salima and Sinjal - What time zone is Zambawe in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Zambawe?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Zambawe?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Zambawe?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Zambawe?Settlements lie between 199 m and 756 m - What is the highest point in Zambawe?Mwanambidzi Hill (659 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Zambawe?April to November - Where is the nearest bank to Zambawe?BCI, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Zambawe?Petromoc, about 32 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Zambawe?MZ05110104 (OCHA common operational dataset)