# Calanga, Manhiça District – Localities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/calanga/ Administrative post · Manhiça District # Calanga Calanga is an administrative post of Mozambique in Manhiça District, Maputo Province. It covers **591.4 km²**. It is divided into 3 localities. 44 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 591km² - 3localities ## Where is Calanga? Calanga lies in [Manhiça District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/), [Maputo Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other administrative posts: [3 de Fevereiro](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/3-de-fevereiro/), [Ilha Josina Machel](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/ilha-josina-machel/), [Machubo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/marracuene/machubo/), [Macuane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/bilene/macuane/), [Manhiça-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/manhica-sede/) and [Municipio da Praia de Bilene](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/bilene/municipio-da-praia-de-bilene/). By area it is the 340th largest of 457 administrative posts in Mozambique. It covers 25.0% of [Manhiça District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/). The centre of Calanga is about 82 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. It is about 22 km from Manhiça, the main town of Manhiça District. The centre point is at 25.3400° S, 33.0191° 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: Calanga - 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) · Skukuza150 km ### Nearest railway station Manhiça (Vila de Manhica), about 23 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.7 hours, sunrise around 04:52) and shortest in Jun (about 10.6 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 17:05). 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. ## Localities of Calanga Locality Area km² Localities Services [Checua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/calanga/checua/) 166 21 0 [Chichongue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/calanga/chichongue/) 184 8 0 [Lagoa Pate](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/calanga/lagoa-pate/) 241 15 0 Source: [INE- Instituto Nacional de Estatisca via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-moz); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Calanga Open gazetteers list **44 villages, towns and localities** in Calanga. Settlements here lie between about 0 m and 50 m above sea level (median 26 m). - Alamane - Bussuanine - C. Bassane - C. Camunguine - C. Marrumbana - C. Matelombe - C. Nhacana - Caia - Camisola - Camunguine - Castanheira - Chiau - Chicongue - Chonelane - Chécua - Correia - Cêpo - Fabião - Feijão - Glaze - Golovane - Guizana - Joaquim - Jorge - José - Lagoa Páti - Mabila - Maguiguana - Mangoniana - Marcelo - Medjadjo - Messa - Messindo - Messombulucoana - Munhangue - Pomela - Pretoria - R. Chideco - R. Massingue - Sousa - Uabangana - Uassequete - Uaéla - Valente 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 Calanga Named natural and historic features inside Calanga, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 14 lakes; 2 rivers and streams. - Lago Muandje - Lagoa Chilamezana - Lagoa Jombene - Lagoa Manhave - Lagoa Muauo - Lagoa Nhamazanza - Lagoa Nhassave - Lagoa Nhavambe - Lagoa Páti - Lagoa Recuative - Lagoa Texamejativa - Lagoa Uataca - Lagoa Vimbungue - Lagoa Xicuán - Ribeira Leolo - Rio Holo 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 Calanga 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/). ## Quick answers - Where is Calanga?In Manhiça District, Maputo Province, Mozambique - What borders Calanga?3 de Fevereiro, Ilha Josina Machel, Machubo, Macuane, Manhiça-Sede and Municipio da Praia de Bilene - What time zone is Calanga in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Calanga?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Calanga?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Calanga?44 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Calanga?Settlements lie between 0 m and 50 m - What is the best time to visit Calanga?February to November - What is the P-code of Calanga?MZ100402 (OCHA common operational dataset)