# Zumbo District, Tete Province – Administrative posts > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/zumbo/ District · Tete Province # Zumbo District Zumbo District is a district of Mozambique in Tete Province. It covers **11,984.7 km²**. It is divided into 3 administrative posts. 155 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 11,985km² - 3administrative posts ## Where is Zumbo District? Zumbo District lies in [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 2 other districts: [Marávia District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/) and [Mágoe District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/magoe/). By area it is the 11th largest of 161 districts in Mozambique. It covers 11.9% of [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/). The centre of Zumbo District is about 1,212 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. It is about 312 km from Tete, the main town of Tete Province. The centre point is at 15.1844° S, 30.8496° 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: Zumbo 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 - Mfuwe International Airport (MFU) · Mfuwe244 km - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba257 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:21) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:19, sunset around 17:33). 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 Zumbo District Administrative post Area km² Localities Services [Muze](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/zumbo/muze/) 3,320 3 0 [Zambue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/zumbo/zambue/) 7,023 5 0 [Zumbu](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/zumbo/zumbu/) 1,642 2 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 Zumbo District Named natural and historic features inside Zumbo District, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 151 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Bohoze - Calaba - Calize - Calobe - Campassa - Campua - Campunje - Camueta - Camunje - Canceve - Carimantinho - Cassenje - Cauári - Caviruire - Cavuma - Chipungala - Chitema - Chivuejo - Chuena - Coesande - Datema - Fufuzi - Incamba - Kasongo …and 128 more. ### Coast and islands 1 island. - Niazawe Island ### Hills and mountains 78 mountains; 22 hills. - Monte Cachombo · 1,337 m - Monte Cócuè · 1,319 m - Cauè · 1,297 m - Monte Caue · 1,276 m - Monte Tchetuze · 1,275 m - Pêta · 1,213 m - Montes Ulungoé · 1,207 m - Monte Calivati · 1,206 m - Monte Chitoa · 1,205 m - Dzamboé · 1,201 m - Monte Nhangosa · 1,199 m - Monte Chipire · 1,197 m - Monte Matemoè · 1,158 m - Monte Simpula · 1,156 m - Monte Malanvoé · 1,147 m - Monte Muari · 1,145 m - Monte Inhamorere · 1,137 m - Monte Chissesso · 1,129 m - Monte Inhamambo · 1,128 m - Monte Cavese · 1,120 m - Monte Nhancalamo · 1,120 m - Monte Luala · 1,117 m - Monte Tchundoe · 1,111 m - Monte Haconga · 1,108 m …and 76 more. ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Uncualo 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 Zumbo District and the best time to visit In Zumbo District, the warmest month is Oct (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 751 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (198 mm) and the driest Sep (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 197 Feb 24 157 Mar 25 89 Apr 24 26 May 23 2 Jun 21 1 Jul 20 1 Aug 23 1 Sep 27 1 Oct 29 11 Nov 29 67 Dec 26 198 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Quick answers - Where is Zumbo District?In Tete Province, Mozambique - What borders Zumbo District?Marávia District and Mágoe District - What time zone is Zumbo District in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Zumbo District?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Zumbo District?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - What is the highest point in Zumbo District?Monte Cachombo (1,337 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Zumbo District?March to September - What is the P-code of Zumbo District?MZ0513 (OCHA common operational dataset)