# Pinda Locality, Megaza, Morrumbala District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/morrumbala/megaza/pinda/ Locality · Megaza # Pinda Pinda is a locality of Mozambique in Megaza, Morrumbala District, Zambézia Province. It covers **509.7 km²**. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 510km² - 42 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pinda? Pinda lies in [Megaza](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/morrumbala/megaza/), [Morrumbala District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/morrumbala/), [Zambézia Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 8 other localities: [Canhungwe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/mutarara/inhangoma/canhungwe/), [Chare-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/mutarara/charre/chare-sede/), [Inhangoma-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/mutarara/inhangoma/inhangoma-sede/), [Megaza-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/morrumbala/megaza/megaza-sede/), [Morrumbala-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/morrumbala/morrumbala-sede/morrumbala-sede/), [Sabe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/morrumbala/morrumbala-sede/sabe/), [Sambalendo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mopeia/mopeia/sambalendo/) and [Vila Nova de Fronteira](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/mutarara/charre/vila-nova-de-fronteira/). By area it is the 500th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 45.9% of [Megaza](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/morrumbala/megaza/). The centre of Pinda is about 993 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 17.4180° S, 35.3652° 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: Pinda - 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) · Quelimane167 km - Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre198 km ### Nearest railway station Mutarara (Vila de Nhamayabwe), about 31 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 04:58) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:05, 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 Pinda Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Pinda. Settlements here lie between about 31 m and 362 m above sea level (median 42 m). - Aboobacar - Alves - Anibal - Chipanga - Cundo-Cundo - Fortes - Gera - Mandaúa - Mone - Pinda - Roda - Águas Quentes 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 Pinda Named natural and historic features inside Pinda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Nambuur ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Monte Berindje · 422 m - Monte Miripita · 364 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 Pinda and the best time to visit Using the climate of Morrumbala District, the warmest month is Nov (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Jul (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 188 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,112 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (287 mm) and the driest Aug (10 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 287 Feb 27 180 Mar 26 165 Apr 25 60 May 24 24 Jun 23 23 Jul 22 34 Aug 25 10 Sep 28 11 Oct 30 20 Nov 31 81 Dec 29 216 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pinda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rural Hospital of Morrumbala · Vila de Morrumbala 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.32748&mlon=35.57631#map=17/-17.32748/35.57631) Bank BCI · Vila de Morrumbala 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.32766&mlon=35.59019#map=17/-17.32766/35.59019) Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Jardim (Kanamua) 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.49540&mlon=35.20540#map=17/-17.49540/35.20540) School IFP School for professors Morrumbala · Vila de Morrumbala 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.32486&mlon=35.58014#map=17/-17.32486/35.58014) 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 Megaza - Megaza-Sede ## Quick answers - Where is Pinda?In Megaza, Morrumbala District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique - What borders Pinda?Canhungwe, Chare-Sede, Inhangoma-Sede, Megaza-Sede, Morrumbala-Sede, Sabe, Sambalendo and Vila Nova de Fronteira - What time zone is Pinda in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Pinda?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Pinda?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Pinda?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Pinda?Settlements lie between 31 m and 362 m - What is the highest point in Pinda?Monte Berindje (422 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Pinda?April to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Pinda?Rural Hospital of Morrumbala, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pinda?BCI, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pinda?TotalEnergies, about 19 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pinda?MZ04130402 (OCHA common operational dataset)