# Pontia Locality, Motaze, Magude District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/magude/motaze/pontia/ Locality · Motaze # Pontia Pontia is a locality of Mozambique in Motaze, Magude District, Maputo Province. It covers **273.4 km²**. 18 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 273km² - 33 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pontia? Pontia lies in [Motaze](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/magude/motaze/), [Magude District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/magude/), [Maputo Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other localities: [25 de Setembro](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/xinavane/25-de-setembro/), [Matchabe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/magude/magude-sede/matchabe/), [Mazivila-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/bilene/mazivila/mazivila-sede/), [Messano Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/bilene/messano/messano-sede/), [Moine](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/magude/magude-sede/moine/) and [Motaze-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/magude/motaze/motaze-sede/). By area it is the 762nd largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 23.1% of [Motaze](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/magude/motaze/). The centre of Pontia is about 119 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 24.9132° S, 32.8141° 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: Pontia - 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-Xai95 km - Maputo Airport (MPM) · Maputo115 km ### Nearest railway station Xinavane (Vila de Xinavane), about 15 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.7 hours, sunrise around 04:53) and shortest in Jun (about 10.6 hours, sunrise around 06:30, 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 Pontia Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in Pontia. Settlements here lie between about 20 m and 49 m above sea level (median 33 m). - André - Armando - Chibelana - Chicanhane - Cuna - Faranhica - Gonhane - Maganjana - Majojo - Mazavache - Messindo - Mexaxuane - Pontia - Sofia - Uamacavi - Uazavene - Vaz Guedes - Zixaxa 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 Pontia Named natural and historic features inside Pontia, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 13 lakes; 5 rivers and streams. - Cocaricuembe - Lago Balalene - Lago Chicongonġoene - Lago Chissubivascal - Lago Chomane - Lago Mabiane - Lago Mafúcuè - Lago Maganzuanine - Lago Manguana - Lago Mutomene - Lago Pambene - Lago Tsinine - Lago Uansenzeleque - Lago Uantima - Machanguane - Madezecuane - Mavaloi - Rio Nhocanze ### Getting around 1 railway station. - Mapapene 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 Pontia and the best time to visit Using the climate of Magude District, the warmest month is Dec (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 760 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (152 mm) and the driest Aug (11 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 27 152 Feb 27 94 Mar 26 90 Apr 24 60 May 22 18 Jun 20 20 Jul 19 15 Aug 21 11 Sep 24 19 Oct 25 50 Nov 26 97 Dec 27 136 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pontia Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital De Xinavane · Vila de Xinavane 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.04672&mlon=32.80469#map=17/-25.04672/32.80469) Bank BCI · Vila de Magude 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.02703&mlon=32.65018#map=17/-25.02703/32.65018) Petrol pump Total · Vila da Macia 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.04189&mlon=33.07091#map=17/-25.04189/33.07091) Hotel Hotel Taskin Macia · Vila da Macia 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.02630&mlon=33.10416#map=17/-25.02630/33.10416) School Escola de tlawene · Malau 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.75346&mlon=32.88558#map=17/-24.75346/32.88558) Police station Commando Distrital do Macia · Vila da Macia 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.02812&mlon=33.10325#map=17/-25.02812/33.10325) 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 Motaze - Marule - Motaze-Sede ## Quick answers - Where is Pontia?In Motaze, Magude District, Maputo Province, Mozambique - What borders Pontia?25 de Setembro, Matchabe, Mazivila-Sede, Messano Sede, Moine and Motaze-Sede - What time zone is Pontia in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Pontia?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Pontia?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Pontia?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Pontia?Settlements lie between 20 m and 49 m - What is the best time to visit Pontia?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Pontia?Hospital De Xinavane, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pontia?BCI, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pontia?Total, about 30 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pontia?MZ10030303 (OCHA common operational dataset)