# Muze, Zumbo District – Localities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/zumbo/muze/ Administrative post · Zumbo District # Muze Muze is an administrative post of Mozambique in Zumbo District, Tete Province. It covers **3,319.6 km²**. It is divided into 3 localities. 47 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 3,320km² - 3localities ## Where is Muze? Muze lies in [Zumbo District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/zumbo/), [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 3 other administrative posts: [Fíngoe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/fingoe/), [Malowera](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/malowera/) and [Zambue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/zumbo/zambue/). By area it is the 60th largest of 457 administrative posts in Mozambique. It covers 27.7% of [Zumbo District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/zumbo/). The centre of Muze is about 1,227 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 15.0045° S, 31.2007° 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: Muze - 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) · Mfuwe210 km - Tete Airport (TET) · Tete289 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:20) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:17, sunset around 17:32). 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. ## Localities of Muze Locality Area km² Localities Services [Mazamba](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/zumbo/muze/mazamba/) 1,002 10 0 [Minga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/zumbo/muze/minga/) 416 8 0 [Muze-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/zumbo/muze/muze-sede/) 1,902 29 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/). ## Villages and localities in Muze Open gazetteers list **47 villages, towns and localities** in Muze. Settlements here lie between about 728 m and 1,020 m above sea level (median 889 m). - Aldeia Mazamba - Balavo - Bembere - Botão - Canjiva - Cantepo - Cassengo - Cassinga - Cauai - Chituza - Cinco - Cota - Davala - Espoleta - Gomua - Inhamatique - Inximba - Jereveta - Maguje - Mambo João - Mancungué - Mauiro - Mazanga - Mazombe - Mazomboé - Mcungula - Messero - Minga - Montes Sale - Muanza - Muenhe - Muze - Nhamalevo - Pafirmone - Pambere - Rupia - Sandaluzi - Sicuenda - Simassonda - Tchizambua - Tchizonde - Ulondo - Uncualo - Viliame - Xelim - Xizava - Xuambo 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 Muze Named natural and historic features inside Muze, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 43 rivers and streams. - Calobe - Campassa - Carimantinho - Cauári - Caviruire - Chivuejo - Fufuzi - Lungazi - Lúmoè - Malamba - Manzi - Massassa - Memonha - Messupazi - Mezimba - Nhamelolo - Nhazevala - Rio Cabula - Rio Cacúngoè - Rio Calulo - Rio Cansangua - Rio Canzundo - Rio Cassamba - Rio Cheueze …and 19 more. ### Hills and mountains 17 mountains; 14 hills. - Monte Tchetuze · 1,275 m - Pêta · 1,213 m - Monte Chitoa · 1,205 m - Monte Malanvoé · 1,147 m - Monte Muari · 1,145 m - Monte Inhamorere · 1,137 m - Monte Luala · 1,117 m - Monte Haconga · 1,108 m - Longwe · 1,107 m - Monte Chembe · 1,102 m - Monte Bala · 1,101 m - Monte Sale-Sale · 1,082 m - Fingue · 1,059 m - Monte Chifuro · 1,043 m - Monte Nhenda · 1,034 m - Monte Massirire · 1,031 m - Monte Gúvua · 1,029 m - Monte Chipalava · 1,021 m - Monte Nhaloe · 1,019 m - Monte Cachisongo · 1,015 m - Monte Chizembe · 1,009 m - Monte Chibende · 997 m - Monte Mepondi · 996 m - Monte Chimualo · 995 m …and 7 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 Muze and the best time to visit Using the climate of 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 Muze?In Zumbo District, Tete Province, Mozambique - What borders Muze?Fíngoe, Malowera and Zambue - What time zone is Muze in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Muze?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Muze?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Muze?47 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Muze?Settlements lie between 728 m and 1,020 m - What is the highest point in Muze?Monte Tchetuze (1,275 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Muze?March to September - What is the P-code of Muze?MZ051302 (OCHA common operational dataset)