# Praia Cimento Locality, Praia, Xai-Xai District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/xai-xai/praia/praia-cimento/ Locality · Praia # Praia Cimento Praia Cimento is a locality of Mozambique in Praia, Xai-Xai District, Gaza Province. It covers **6.82 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.8km² - 11mapped services - 55 mtypical elevation ## Where is Praia Cimento? Praia Cimento lies in [Praia](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/xai-xai/praia/), [Xai-Xai District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/xai-xai/), [Gaza Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 3 other localities: [Chilaulene](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/xai-xai/chilaulene/chilaulene/), [Chongoene-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/chongoene/chongoene/chongoene-sede/) and [Macanwine](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/xai-xai/praia/macanwine/). By area it is the 1413th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 34.1% of [Praia](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/xai-xai/praia/). The centre of Praia Cimento is about 150 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 25.1096° S, 33.7325° 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: Praia Cimento - 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-Xai24 km - Maputo Airport (MPM) · Maputo147 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.7 hours, sunrise around 04:49) and shortest in Jun (about 10.6 hours, sunrise around 06:27, sunset around 17:02). 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 Praia Cimento Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Praia Cimento. - Contracosta 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 Praia Cimento Named natural and historic features inside Praia Cimento, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 1 beach. - Praia Sepúlveda 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 Praia Cimento and the best time to visit Using the climate of Xai-Xai District, the warmest month is Jan (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 760 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (149 mm) and the driest Aug (15 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 27 149 Feb 27 90 Mar 26 90 Apr 24 70 May 22 22 Jun 21 27 Jul 20 21 Aug 21 15 Sep 23 22 Oct 24 46 Nov 26 81 Dec 27 129 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Praia Cimento Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital HEAL CENTRE HOSPITAL · Patrice Lumumba A 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.08869&mlon=33.65619#map=17/-25.08869/33.65619) Bank BCI · Bairro Cumunal Unidade A 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.05606&mlon=33.67084#map=17/-25.05606/33.67084) ATM BCI · 1º Bairro Comunal Xai-Xai 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.04939&mlon=33.64574#map=17/-25.04939/33.64574) Petrol pump Petromoc · Marien Ngouaby A 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.05294&mlon=33.70644#map=17/-25.05294/33.70644) Hotel Xai-Xai Camping - Mozambique · Praia Cimento 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.11343&mlon=33.72875#map=17/-25.11343/33.72875) School Escola Esperança · Praia Cimento 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.11714&mlon=33.72976#map=17/-25.11714/33.72976) College Escola Industrial e Comercial 7 de Setembro · Bairro Cumunal Unidade B 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.05981&mlon=33.65370#map=17/-25.05981/33.65370) Police station Comando da PRM-Gaza · Bairro Cumunal Unidade B 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.06232&mlon=33.65565#map=17/-25.06232/33.65565) 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 Praia Cimento Places mapped inside Praia Cimento in open map data, by type. - Hotels6 - Schools1 - Restaurants4 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 Praia - Chinunguine - Macanwine ## Quick answers - Where is Praia Cimento?In Praia, Xai-Xai District, Gaza Province, Mozambique - What borders Praia Cimento?Chilaulene, Chongoene-Sede and Macanwine - What time zone is Praia Cimento in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Praia Cimento?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Praia Cimento?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Praia Cimento?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Praia Cimento?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Praia Cimento?HEAL CENTRE HOSPITAL, about 8.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Praia Cimento?BCI, about 8.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Praia Cimento?BCI, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Praia Cimento?Petromoc, about 6.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Praia Cimento?MZ09010401 (OCHA common operational dataset)