# Taninga Locality, 3 de Fevereiro, Manhiça District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/3-de-fevereiro/taninga/ Locality · 3 de Fevereiro # Taninga Taninga is a locality of Mozambique in 3 de Fevereiro, Manhiça District, Maputo Province. It covers **199.6 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 200km² - 31 mtypical elevation ## Where is Taninga? Taninga lies in [3 de Fevereiro](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/3-de-fevereiro/), [Manhiça District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/), [Maputo Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other localities: [3 de Fevereiro-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/3-de-fevereiro/3-de-fevereiro-sede/), [Maguiguana](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/ilha-josina-machel/maguiguana/), [Manchiana](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/3-de-fevereiro/manchiana/), [Nwamatibyane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/3-de-fevereiro/nwamatibyane/), [Nzonguene](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/ilha-josina-machel/nzonguene/) and [Vila de Manhica](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/manhica-sede/vila-de-manhica/). By area it is the 880th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 35.3% of [3 de Fevereiro](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/3-de-fevereiro/). The centre of Taninga is about 84 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 25.2335° S, 32.7785° 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: Taninga - 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 - Maputo Airport (MPM) · Maputo79 km - Skukuza Airport (SZK) · Skukuza124 km ### Nearest railway station Manhiça (Vila de Manhica), about 19 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 06:31, 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 Taninga Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Taninga. Settlements here lie between about 16 m and 55 m above sea level (median 31 m). - C. Checheche - C. Chicuachana - Chochene - Comixane - Ducuzana - Mantxana - Milalene - Mucote - Ocuana - Taninga 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 Taninga Named natural and historic features inside Taninga, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 lakes. - Lago Tantam - Lagoa Champessana - Lagoa Songue - Lagoa Sucue 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 Taninga and the best time to visit Using the climate of Manhiça District, the warmest month is Feb (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 834 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (170 mm) and the driest Aug (14 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 26 170 Feb 27 104 Mar 26 95 Apr 25 68 May 23 21 Jun 22 21 Jul 21 18 Aug 21 14 Sep 22 26 Oct 23 53 Nov 24 106 Dec 26 138 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Taninga Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Saúde da Manhiça · Vila de Manhica 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.40898&mlon=32.80716#map=17/-25.40898/32.80716) Bank Millenium Bim · Vila de Manhica 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.40433&mlon=32.80653#map=17/-25.40433/32.80653) Petrol pump Engen · Vila de Manhica 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.40593&mlon=32.80455#map=17/-25.40593/32.80455) Hotel house · Maluana-Sede 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.47539&mlon=32.69919#map=17/-25.47539/32.69919) School Escola Secundaria da Manhiça · Vila de Manhica 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.40220&mlon=32.80720#map=17/-25.40220/32.80720) College ISEDEL · Maluana-Sede 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.49700&mlon=32.65203#map=17/-25.49700/32.65203) Police station Comando Distrital da Manhiça · Vila de Manhica 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.40188&mlon=32.80837#map=17/-25.40188/32.80837) 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 3 de Fevereiro - 3 de Fevereiro-Sede - Manchiana - Nwamatibyane ## Quick answers - Where is Taninga?In 3 de Fevereiro, Manhiça District, Maputo Province, Mozambique - What borders Taninga?3 de Fevereiro-Sede, Maguiguana, Manchiana, Nwamatibyane, Nzonguene and Vila de Manhica - What time zone is Taninga in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Taninga?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Taninga?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Taninga?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Taninga?Settlements lie between 16 m and 55 m - What is the best time to visit Taninga?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Taninga?Centro de Saúde da Manhiça, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Taninga?Millenium Bim, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Taninga?Engen, about 19 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Taninga?MZ10040604 (OCHA common operational dataset)