# Chuala Locality, Catandica, Báruè District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/barue/catandica/chuala/ Locality · Catandica # Chuala Chuala is a locality of Mozambique in Catandica, Báruè District, Manica Province. It covers **1,748.4 km²**. 33 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1,748km² - 519 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chuala? Chuala lies in [Catandica](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/barue/catandica/), [Báruè District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/barue/), [Manica Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 8 other localities: [Chitunga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/vanduzi/vanduzi/chitunga/), [Choa-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/barue/choa/choa-sede/), [Inhazonia](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/barue/catandica/inhazonia/), [Matsinho-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/vanduzi/matsinho/matsinho-sede/), [Mavonde](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/manica/mavonde/mavonde/), [Município de Catandica](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/barue/catandica/municipio-de-catandica/), [Mussenguere](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/macossa/nguawala/mussenguere/) and [Nguawala-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/macossa/nguawala/nguawala-sede/). By area it is the 77th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 59.2% of [Catandica](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/barue/catandica/). The centre of Chuala is about 847 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 18.3773° S, 33.3301° 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: Chuala - 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 - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio87 km - Beira International Airport (BEW) · Beira229 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:05) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:15, sunset around 17:17). 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 Chuala Open gazetteers list **33 villages, towns and localities** in Chuala. Settlements here lie between about 399 m and 1,022 m above sea level (median 519 m). - Aldeia Chuala - Aldeia Honde - Aldeia Nhamatema - Bomo - Chirimaunga - Cumula - Dique - Fevereiro - Gimo - Honde - Janota - Jeque - Jó - Laquia - Lare - Mafambiça - Matareca - Méque - M’panze - Navanha - Nheresanhe - Paco - Pala-Pala - Punguè - Quembo - Samo - Saumbe - Tebo - Timanhoco - Trabuca - Xaperuma - Xavier - Zefa 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 Chuala Named natural and historic features inside Chuala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 63 rivers and streams. - Caluoze - Chidacussa - Chinóque - Cuaco - Garandega - Honde - Inhamindimué - Lepeupa - Mabuua - Magoa - Mahombe - Mapessaunga - Matema - Menene - Metarara - Molixe - Motassa-tassa - Mutala - Nacalala - Nadagué - Namacama - Nameguena - Nameringa - Namicune …and 39 more. ### Hills and mountains 13 hills; 4 mountains. - Serra Mulanda · 1,183 m - Monte Hombe · 1,098 m - Monte Chuara · 932 m - Monte Nhamareze · 763 m - Monte Chiruula · 736 m - Monte M’tengule · 701 m - Monte Nhamapaco · 661 m - Monte Chitengo · 620 m - Monte Tunda · 610 m - Monte Chatera · 605 m - Monte Teua · 587 m - Monte Valumite · 570 m - Monte Inhauira · 561 m - Monte Capossa · 545 m - Monte Nassanja · 545 m - Monte Nacamana · 537 m - Monte Matondo · 536 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 Chuala and the best time to visit Using the climate of Báruè District, the warmest month is Nov (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C). About 1,362 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (287 mm) and the driest Aug (7 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 23 286 Feb 22 236 Mar 21 206 Apr 19 88 May 17 26 Jun 16 24 Jul 15 35 Aug 18 7 Sep 21 18 Oct 23 40 Nov 24 108 Dec 23 287 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chuala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Catandica · Município de Catandica 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.05446&mlon=33.17063#map=17/-18.05446/33.17063) Bank Millenium Bim · Município de Catandica 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.05615&mlon=33.17497#map=17/-18.05615/33.17497) Hotel Guest House Jaqueline · Município de Catandica 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.05045&mlon=33.17332#map=17/-18.05045/33.17332) School Escola Secundaria Guebuza · Município de Catandica 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.06175&mlon=33.17471#map=17/-18.06175/33.17471) 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 Catandica - Inhazonia - Município de Catandica ## Quick answers - Where is Chuala?In Catandica, Báruè District, Manica Province, Mozambique - What borders Chuala?Chitunga, Choa-Sede, Inhazonia, Matsinho-Sede, Mavonde, Município de Catandica, Mussenguere and Nguawala-Sede - What time zone is Chuala in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Chuala?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Chuala?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chuala?33 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chuala?Settlements lie between 399 m and 1,022 m - What is the highest point in Chuala?Serra Mulanda (1,183 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Chuala?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Chuala?Hospital Catandica, about 40 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Chuala?Millenium Bim, about 39 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Chuala?MZ06020101 (OCHA common operational dataset)