# Bingagira Locality, Mucupia, Inhassunge District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/inhassunge/mucupia/bingagira/ Locality · Mucupia # Bingagira Bingagira is a locality of Mozambique in Mucupia, Inhassunge District, Zambézia Province. It covers **159.5 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 159km² - 9 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bingagira? Bingagira lies in [Mucupia](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/inhassunge/mucupia/), [Inhassunge District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/inhassunge/), [Zambézia Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 4 other localities: [Gonhane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/inhassunge/gonhane/gonhane/), [Ilova](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/inhassunge/mucupia/ilova/), [Mucupia-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/inhassunge/mucupia/mucupia-sede/) and [Mungane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mopeia/campo/mungane/). By area it is the 949th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 21.5% of [Mucupia](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/inhassunge/mucupia/). The centre of Bingagira is about 982 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 18.0103° S, 36.7202° 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: Bingagira - 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 - Quelimane Airport (UEL) · Quelimane23 km - Beira International Airport (BEW) · Beira275 km ### Nearest railway station CFM (Filipe Samuel Magaia), about 22 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 04:52) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:01, sunset around 17:04). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](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 Bingagira Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Bingagira. Settlements here lie between about 4 m and 12 m above sea level (median 9 m). - Nhimuane - Norte - Patricio - Sulate 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). ## Weather in Bingagira and the best time to visit Using the climate of Inhassunge District, the warmest month is Dec (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (23 °C). About 1,118 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (271 mm) and the driest Aug (10 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 28 271 Feb 27 175 Mar 27 174 Apr 26 82 May 25 37 Jun 23 35 Jul 23 41 Aug 24 10 Sep 25 13 Oct 27 26 Nov 28 65 Dec 28 189 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bingagira Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Saúde Ilova · Ilova 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.89470&mlon=36.76645#map=17/-17.89470/36.76645) Bank Banco BCI · Filipe Samuel Magaia 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.87855&mlon=36.88185#map=17/-17.87855/36.88185) Petrol pump Petromoc · Filipe Samuel Magaia 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.87336&mlon=36.87656#map=17/-17.87336/36.87656) Hotel Zambezia Vip Apart Hotel · Filipe Samuel Magaia 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.87754&mlon=36.88137#map=17/-17.87754/36.88137) School Centro Infantil Estrelas Encantadas · 24 de Julho 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.88078&mlon=36.88487#map=17/-17.88078/36.88487) College Escola Superior De Ciencias Marinhas E Costeiras · Chuabo Dembe 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.87356&mlon=36.85969#map=17/-17.87356/36.85969) Police station cadeia civil · Liberdade 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.87908&mlon=36.88829#map=17/-17.87908/36.88829) 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 Mucupia - Chirimane - Ilova - Mucupia-Sede ## Quick answers - Where is Bingagira?In Mucupia, Inhassunge District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique - What borders Bingagira?Gonhane, Ilova, Mucupia-Sede and Mungane - What time zone is Bingagira in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Bingagira?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Bingagira?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Bingagira?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Bingagira?Settlements lie between 4 m and 12 m - What is the best time to visit Bingagira?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Bingagira?Centro de Saúde Ilova, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bingagira?Banco BCI, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bingagira?Petromoc, about 22 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bingagira?MZ04070102 (OCHA common operational dataset)