# Tengua Locality, Milange-Sede, Milange District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/milange/milange-sede/tengua/ Locality · Milange-Sede # Tengua Tengua is a locality of Mozambique in Milange-Sede, Milange District, Zambézia Province. It covers **693.0 km²**. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 693km² - 2mapped services - 474 mtypical elevation ## Where is Tengua? Tengua lies in [Milange-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/milange/milange-sede/), [Milange District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/milange/), [Zambézia Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 5 other localities: [Chitambo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/milange/milange-sede/chitambo/), [Liciro](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/milange/milange-sede/liciro/), [Milange-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/milange/milange-sede/milange-sede/), [Sabelua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/milange/mongue/sabelua/) and [Vulalo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/milange/milange-sede/vulalo/). By area it is the 358th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 20.2% of [Milange-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/milange/milange-sede/). The centre of Tengua is about 1,125 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 16.3374° S, 35.9315° 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: Tengua - 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) · Blantyre126 km - Quelimane Airport (UEL) · Quelimane196 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 04:58) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:01, sunset around 17:11). 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 Tengua Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in Tengua. Settlements here lie between about 355 m and 681 m above sea level (median 474 m). - Balala - Belua - Calavete A - Chefunde - Cochane - Geral - Gerar - Itule - Lonhanene - Murruaneua - Saenda - Sianimbeu - Tacata - Têngua 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 Tengua Named natural and historic features inside Tengua, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Chiracongué - Micuaéne ### Hills and mountains 8 hills; 5 mountains. - Monte Itule · 755 m - Monte Catangua · 738 m - Monte Muerene · 717 m - Monte Lumba · 707 m - Monte Micangene · 689 m - Monte Tongene · 681 m - Monte Ingula · 626 m - Monte Mirombene · 619 m - Monte Muerero · 615 m - Monte Canga · 579 m - Monte Nhamitala · 574 m - Monte Pitino · 558 m - Monte Mafum · 539 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 Tengua and the best time to visit Using the climate of Milange District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 1,358 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (353 mm) and the driest Sep (12 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 22 353 Feb 22 232 Mar 22 207 Apr 20 76 May 18 29 Jun 17 27 Jul 17 45 Aug 19 12 Sep 22 12 Oct 25 19 Nov 25 96 Dec 24 249 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Tengua Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Health Center · Vila de Milange 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.09892&mlon=35.76890#map=17/-16.09892/35.76890) Bank BCI · Vila de Milange 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.09512&mlon=35.77637#map=17/-16.09512/35.77637) ATM ATM - BCI Bank · Vila de Milange 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.09738&mlon=35.76955#map=17/-16.09738/35.76955) Petrol pump Oli Petrol · Vila de Milange 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.10625&mlon=35.77463#map=17/-16.10625/35.77463) Hotel Biostel Lodge · Vila de Milange 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.10705&mlon=35.76185#map=17/-16.10705/35.76185) School secondary school to geral de balala · Tengua 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.19578&mlon=35.79625#map=17/-16.19578/35.79625) College UCM · Vila de Milange 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.10134&mlon=35.77197#map=17/-16.10134/35.77197) Police station Comando do 5 Regimento da polícia de fronteira · Vila de Milange 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.10009&mlon=35.77206#map=17/-16.10009/35.77206) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Tengua Places mapped inside Tengua in open map data, by type. - Schools2 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. ## Other localities in Milange-Sede - Chitambo - Liciro - Milange-Sede - Vila de Milange - Vulalo ## Quick answers - Where is Tengua?In Milange-Sede, Milange District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique - What borders Tengua?Chitambo, Liciro, Milange-Sede, Sabelua and Vulalo - What time zone is Tengua in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Tengua?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Tengua?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Tengua?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Tengua?Settlements lie between 355 m and 681 m - What is the highest point in Tengua?Monte Itule (755 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Tengua?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Tengua?Health Center, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Tengua?BCI, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Tengua?ATM - BCI Bank, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tengua?Oli Petrol, about 31 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Tengua?MZ04100104 (OCHA common operational dataset)