# 6º Bairro Locality, Cidade de Chókwè, Chókwè District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chokwe/cidade-de-chokwe/6o-bairro/

Locality · Cidade de Chókwè 

# 6º Bairro

6º Bairro is a locality of Mozambique in Cidade de Chókwè, Chókwè District, Gaza Province. It covers **15.0 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 15.0km²
- 4mapped services
- 31 mtypical elevation

## Where is 6º Bairro?

6º Bairro lies in [Cidade de Chókwè](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chokwe/cidade-de-chokwe/), [Chókwè District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chokwe/), [Gaza Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 5 other localities: [1º Bairro](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chokwe/cidade-de-chokwe/1o-bairro/), [4º Bairro](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chokwe/cidade-de-chokwe/4o-bairro/), [5º Bairro](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chokwe/cidade-de-chokwe/5o-bairro/), [Lionde-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chokwe/lionde/lionde-sede/) and [Matuba](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chokwe/macarretane/matuba/). By area it is the 1327th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 22.8% of [Cidade de Chókwè](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chokwe/cidade-de-chokwe/). The centre of 6º Bairro is about 160 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. It is about 4.5 km from Chokwé, the main town of Cidade de Chókwè. The centre point is at 24.5722° S, 32.9968° 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: 6º Bairro

- 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

- Xai-Xai Chongoene Airport (VJB) · Xai-Xai84 km
- Skukuza Airport (SZK) · Skukuza149 km

### Nearest railway station

Chókwè (3º Bairro B), about 4.7 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.6 hours, sunrise around 04:53) and shortest in Jun (about 10.6 hours, sunrise around 06:29, sunset around 17:06).

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 6º Bairro

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in 6º Bairro.

- Alberto

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 6º Bairro and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Chókwè District, the warmest month is Dec (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 695 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (131 mm) and the driest Aug (10 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to November**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 28 131 

Feb 28 91 

Mar 27 86 

Apr 25 64 

May 22 18 

Jun 20 26 

Jul 20 16 

Aug 22 10 

Sep 24 15 

Oct 26 37 

Nov 27 76 

Dec 28 124 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from 6º Bairro

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Rural de Chókwè · 1º Bairro 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.53555&mlon=33.00557#map=17/-24.53555/33.00557) 

Bank Millennium BIM · Bairro 2 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.53091&mlon=32.99895#map=17/-24.53091/32.99895) 

Petrol pump Bombas Puma · 5º Bairro 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.53572&mlon=33.00231#map=17/-24.53572/33.00231) 

Hotel Condominium · Lionde-Sede 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.58487&mlon=33.03161#map=17/-24.58487/33.03161) 

School Escolinha · 6º Bairro 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.56961&mlon=32.99311#map=17/-24.56961/32.99311) 

College Universidade Pedagogica · 6º Bairro 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.57377&mlon=33.00848#map=17/-24.57377/33.00848) 

Police station comando distrital de prm de chokwe · 1º Bairro 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.53181&mlon=33.00225#map=17/-24.53181/33.00225) 

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 6º Bairro

Places mapped inside 6º Bairro in open map data, by type.

- Schools2
- Colleges and universities1
- Pharmacies1

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 Cidade de Chókwè

- 1º Bairro
- 3º Bairro A
- 3º Bairro B
- 4º Bairro
- 5º Bairro
- Bairro 2
- Bairro 7

## Quick answers

- Where is 6º Bairro?In Cidade de Chókwè, Chókwè District, Gaza Province, Mozambique
- What borders 6º Bairro?1º Bairro, 4º Bairro, 5º Bairro, Lionde-Sede and Matuba
- What time zone is 6º Bairro in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in 6º Bairro?Metical (MZN)
- What language is spoken in 6º Bairro?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in 6º Bairro?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit 6º Bairro?February to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to 6º Bairro?Hospital Rural de Chókwè, about 4.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to 6º Bairro?Millennium BIM, about 4.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to 6º Bairro?Bombas Puma, about 4.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of 6º Bairro?MZ09060106 (OCHA common operational dataset)
