# Chinvano Locality, Ntengo-Wa-Mbalame, Tsangano District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/tsangano/ntengo-wa-mbalame/chinvano/ Locality · Ntengo-Wa-Mbalame # Chinvano Chinvano is a locality of Mozambique in Ntengo-Wa-Mbalame, Tsangano District, Tete Province. It covers **417.1 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 417km² - 1,156 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chinvano? Chinvano lies in [Ntengo-Wa-Mbalame](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/tsangano/ntengo-wa-mbalame/), [Tsangano District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/tsangano/), [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 5 other localities: [Banga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/tsangano/ntengo-wa-mbalame/banga/), [Catondo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/angonia/domue/catondo/), [Chiandame](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/tsangano/tsangano/chiandame/), [Chimwala](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/angonia/ulongue/chimwala/) and [Ntengo-Wa-Mbalame-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/tsangano/ntengo-wa-mbalame/ntengo-wa-mbalame-sede/). By area it is the 580th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 30.6% of [Ntengo-Wa-Mbalame](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/tsangano/ntengo-wa-mbalame/). The centre of Chinvano is about 1,240 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 14.9307° S, 34.3015° 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: Chinvano - 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) · Blantyre110 km - Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) · Lumbadzi139 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 17:20). 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 Chinvano Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Chinvano. Settlements here lie between about 1,011 m and 1,213 m above sea level (median 1,156 m). - Aldeia Bene - Cachere - Caponda - Mulomba - M’landa - N’djala M’djira - Sanculane - Sitima 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 Chinvano Named natural and historic features inside Chinvano, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 7 rivers and streams. - Dezimbe - M’Kame - M’Rerédzi - Rio Livirândeze - Rio Maué - Rio Mecame - Rio Messaládezi ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Monte Chibvidzi · 1,247 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 Chinvano and the best time to visit Using the climate of 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/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chinvano Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital hospital rural de Angónia · Vila de Ulóngue 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.72360&mlon=34.36228#map=17/-14.72360/34.36228) School Escola secundária de ulónguè · Vila de Ulóngue 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.72245&mlon=34.36389#map=17/-14.72245/34.36389) College FCA- UniZambeze · Vila de Ulóngue 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.72323&mlon=34.34427#map=17/-14.72323/34.34427) Police station Biri-Biri Border Post · Ntengo-Wa-Mbalame-Sede 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.75417&mlon=34.54809#map=17/-14.75417/34.54809) 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 Ntengo-Wa-Mbalame - Banga - Ntengo-Wa-Mbalame-Sede ## Quick answers - Where is Chinvano?In Ntengo-Wa-Mbalame, Tsangano District, Tete Province, Mozambique - What borders Chinvano?Banga, Catondo, Chiandame, Chimwala and Ntengo-Wa-Mbalame-Sede - What time zone is Chinvano in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Chinvano?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Chinvano?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chinvano?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chinvano?Settlements lie between 1,011 m and 1,213 m - What is the highest point in Chinvano?Monte Chibvidzi (1,247 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Chinvano?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Chinvano?hospital rural de Angónia, about 24 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Chinvano?MZ05120103 (OCHA common operational dataset)