# Jonga Locality, Chiúre-Sede, Chiúre District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/chiure/chiure-sede/jonga/ Locality · Chiúre-Sede # Jonga Jonga is a locality of Mozambique in Chiúre-Sede, Chiúre District, Cabo Delgado Province. It covers **327.7 km²**. 19 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 328km² - 320 mtypical elevation ## Where is Jonga? Jonga lies in [Chiúre-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/chiure/chiure-sede/), [Chiúre District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/chiure/), [Cabo Delgado Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 5 other localities: [Campine](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/ancuabe/meza/campine/), [Meculane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/chiure/katapua/meculane/), [Milamba](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/chiure/chiure-sede/milamba/), [Samora Machel](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/chiure/ocua/samora-machel/) and [Vila de Chiure](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/chiure/chiure-sede/vila-de-chiure/). By area it is the 702nd largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 29.9% of [Chiúre-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/cabo-delgado/chiure/chiure-sede/). The centre of Jonga is about 1,583 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 13.3543° S, 39.6271° 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: Jonga - 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 - Pemba Airport (POL) · Pemba105 km - Nacala International Airport (MNC) · Nacala172 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 04:49) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 05:41, sunset around 17:01). 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 Jonga Open gazetteers list **19 villages, towns and localities** in Jonga. Settlements here lie between about 257 m and 383 m above sea level (median 320 m). - Chefe Cassiano - Chefe Limia - Chefe Maala - Chefe Manajane - Chefe Mepuana - Chefe Metuquene - Chefe Resta - Curracha - Dejupera - Maelano - Merlane - Merrápia - Metocutene - Minhoene - Muepa - Nagen - Napita - Napoqueria - Nimarrié 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 Jonga Named natural and historic features inside Jonga, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams. - Macuara - Metatica - Micutune - Niocolo - Rio Metete ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Monte Chiote · 407 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 Jonga and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chiúre District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 1,262 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (361 mm) and the driest Sep (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 25 361 Feb 25 254 Mar 25 187 Apr 24 118 May 22 22 Jun 21 20 Jul 21 15 Aug 22 16 Sep 25 10 Oct 27 24 Nov 28 47 Dec 27 190 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Jonga Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mucaca Hospital · Vila de Chiure 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.38219&mlon=39.78120#map=17/-13.38219/39.78120) Bank BCI · Chiure Velho Sede 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.37402&mlon=39.96837#map=17/-13.37402/39.96837) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Chiure · Vila de Chiure 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.38041&mlon=39.78242#map=17/-13.38041/39.78242) Mall Chiure Novo · Vila de Chiure 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.38566&mlon=39.78388#map=17/-13.38566/39.78388) School Escola Secundaria de Chiure · Vila de Chiure 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.34580&mlon=39.76637#map=17/-13.34580/39.76637) Police station police station nacololo · Metoro-Sede 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.05790&mlon=39.74775#map=17/-13.05790/39.74775) 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 Chiúre-Sede - Milamba - Vila de Chiure ## Quick answers - Where is Jonga?In Chiúre-Sede, Chiúre District, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique - What borders Jonga?Campine, Meculane, Milamba, Samora Machel and Vila de Chiure - What time zone is Jonga in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Jonga?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Jonga?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Jonga?19 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Jonga?Settlements lie between 257 m and 383 m - What is the highest point in Jonga?Monte Chiote (407 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Jonga?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Jonga?Mucaca Hospital, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Jonga?BCI, about 37 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Jonga?TotalEnergies Chiure, about 17 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Jonga?MZ02040101 (OCHA common operational dataset)