# Checua Locality, Calanga, Manhiça District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/calanga/checua/ Locality · Calanga # Checua Checua is a locality of Mozambique in Calanga, Manhiça District, Maputo Province. It covers **166.3 km²**. 21 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 166km² - 16 mtypical elevation ## Where is Checua? Checua lies in [Calanga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/calanga/), [Manhiça District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/), [Maputo Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 8 other localities: [Chichongue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/calanga/chichongue/), [Lagoa Pate](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/calanga/lagoa-pate/), [Machubo-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/marracuene/machubo/machubo-sede/), [Maciana](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/manhica-sede/maciana/), [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 938th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 28.1% of [Calanga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/calanga/). The centre of Checua is about 73 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 25.3821° S, 32.9081° 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: Checua - 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) · Maputo69 km - Skukuza Airport (SZK) · Skukuza141 km ### Nearest railway station Manhiça (Vila de Manhica), about 11 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 06:31, 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. ## Villages and localities in Checua Open gazetteers list **21 villages, towns and localities** in Checua. Settlements here lie between about 0 m and 40 m above sea level (median 16 m). - C. Camunguine - C. Marrumbana - Caia - Camisola - Camunguine - Castanheira - Chécua - Correia - Cêpo - Glaze - Golovane - Guizana - Joaquim - Mabila - Mangoniana - Medjadjo - Messa - Messindo - Munhangue - Sousa - 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 Checua Named natural and historic features inside Checua, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 lake. - Lagoa Recuative 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 Checua 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 Checua Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Saúde da Manhiça · Vila de Manhica 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.40898&mlon=32.80716#map=17/-25.40898/32.80716) Bank Millenium Bim · Vila de Manhica 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.40433&mlon=32.80653#map=17/-25.40433/32.80653) Petrol pump Engen · Vila de Manhica 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.40593&mlon=32.80455#map=17/-25.40593/32.80455) Hotel house · Maluana-Sede 23 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 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.40220&mlon=32.80720#map=17/-25.40220/32.80720) College ISEDEL · Maluana-Sede 29 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 10 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 Calanga - Chichongue - Lagoa Pate ## Quick answers - Where is Checua?In Calanga, Manhiça District, Maputo Province, Mozambique - What borders Checua?Chichongue, Lagoa Pate, Machubo-Sede, Maciana, Manchiana, Nwamatibyane, Nzonguene and Vila de Manhica - What time zone is Checua in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Checua?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Checua?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Checua?21 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Checua?Settlements lie between 0 m and 40 m - What is the best time to visit Checua?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Checua?Centro de Saúde da Manhiça, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Checua?Millenium Bim, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Checua?Engen, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Checua?MZ10040201 (OCHA common operational dataset)