# Tsangano District, Tete Province – Administrative posts

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/tsangano/

District · Tete Province 

# Tsangano District

Tsangano District is a district of Mozambique in Tete Province. It had an estimated **287,629 people** in 2025 on 3,649 km² (about 79 per km²). It is divided into 2 administrative posts. 60 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 287,629people (2025)
- 3,649km²
- 2administrative posts
- 1mapped service

## How many people live in Tsangano District?

Tsangano District had an estimated **287,629 people** in 2025 — 8.4% of Tete Province, 32nd of 148 districts. There are 1,034 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Tete Province figure of 1,034). Spread over 3,649 km², that is about **79 people per km²**, 43rd of 148 districts.

46.5% of people are children under 15 and 2.3% are 65 or older; the median age is about 16 years (it is 16 across Tete Province). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 95 children and older people.

0–4 ****47,867**

5–9 ****44,762**

10–14 ****41,174**

15–19 ****33,831**

20–24 ****26,491**

25–29 ****21,924**

30–34 ****16,748**

35–39 ****13,318**

40–44 ****11,018**

45–49 ****8,798**

50–54 ****6,787**

55–59 ****4,980**

60–64 ****3,269**

65–69 ****2,465**

70–74 ****1,861**

75–79 ****1,253**

80+ ****1,083**

Source: [Mozambique INE (Instituto Nacional de Estatistica) via OCHA HDX, population 2025 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-moz).

## Where is Tsangano District?

Tsangano District lies in [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 4 other districts: [Angónia District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/angonia/), [Chiúta District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chiuta/), [Macanga District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/macanga/) and [Moatize District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/moatize/). By area it is the 89th largest of 161 districts in Mozambique. It covers 3.6% of [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/). The centre of Tsangano District is about 1,224 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. It is about 145 km from Tete, the main town of Tete Province. The centre point is at 15.0883° S, 34.3697° 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: Tsangano District

- 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) · Blantyre92 km
- Tete Airport (TET) · Tete137 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:07) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:05, sunset around 17:19).

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.

## Administrative posts of Tsangano District

Administrative post Area km² Localities Services 

[Ntengo-Wa-Mbalame](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/tsangano/ntengo-wa-mbalame/) 1,365 3 1 

[Tsangano](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/tsangano/tsangano/) 2,285 3 0 

Source: [INE- Instituto Nacional de Estatisca via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-moz); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Landscape and landmarks of Tsangano District

Named natural and historic features inside Tsangano District, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

18 rivers and streams.

- Chinhanje
- Dezimbe
- Dzengilera
- Mecambúzi
- Mecoredeze
- Mepassádezi
- Mepopodezi
- M’Kame
- M’Rerédzi
- Rio Livirândeze
- Rio Lizinge
- Rio Lumbune
- Rio Maué
- Rio Mecame
- Rio Messaládezi
- Rio Mevudezi
- Rio Muázi
- Sengere

### Hills and mountains

22 mountains; 1 hill.

- Monte Mepulo · 1,778 m
- Monte Dezenza · 1,626 m
- Mpembera Hill · 1,617 m
- Monte Negumbe · 1,584 m
- Mepepeti · 1,577 m
- Nkwenkwe · 1,519 m
- Mwanjeti · 1,506 m
- Monte Mebidezi · 1,450 m
- Kambironjo · 1,436 m
- Monte Gapapa · 1,333 m
- Serra Nesséue · 1,320 m
- Monte Chitipi · 1,317 m
- Monte Asôngoe · 1,306 m
- Monte Xalaxacongue · 1,250 m
- Monte Chibvidzi · 1,247 m
- Monte Lizimbe · 1,231 m
- Monte Choma · 1,179 m
- Monte Mepulo · 1,143 m
- Monte Cangangunde · 1,133 m
- Monte Cangazóbue · 1,041 m
- Monte Acaca · 1,008 m
- Monte Macondje · 997 m
- Monte Binda · 913 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 Tsangano District and the best time to visit

In Tsangano District, the warmest month is Nov (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C). About 1,195 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (339 mm) and the driest Aug (6 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 21 339 

Feb 21 224 

Mar 20 167 

Apr 19 58 

May 17 17 

Jun 15 13 

Jul 15 24 

Aug 17 6 

Sep 20 11 

Oct 23 20 

Nov 24 76 

Dec 22 240 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Tsangano District

Places mapped inside Tsangano District in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Police stations1

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Quick answers

- Where is Tsangano District?In Tete Province, Mozambique
- What is the population of Tsangano District?287,629 (2025 estimate)
- What is the median age in Tsangano District?About 16 years (2025 estimate)
- What is the population density of Tsangano District?About 79 people per km²
- What borders Tsangano District?Angónia District, Chiúta District, Macanga District and Moatize District
- What time zone is Tsangano District in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Tsangano District?Metical (MZN)
- What language is spoken in Tsangano District?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally)
- What is the highest point in Tsangano District?Monte Mepulo (1,778 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Tsangano District?April to November
- What is the P-code of Tsangano District?MZ0512 (OCHA common operational dataset)