# Lagoa Pate Locality, Calanga, Manhiça District – Villages

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Locality · Calanga 

# Lagoa Pate

Lagoa Pate is a locality of Mozambique in Calanga, Manhiça District, Maputo Province. It covers **240.6 km²**. 15 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 241km²
- 38 mtypical elevation

## Where is Lagoa Pate?

Lagoa Pate 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 4 other localities: [Checua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/calanga/checua/), [Chichongue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/calanga/chichongue/), [Machubo-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/marracuene/machubo/machubo-sede/) and [Vila da Praia de Bilene](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/bilene/municipio-da-praia-de-bilene/vila-da-praia-de-bilene/). By area it is the 813th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 40.7% of [Calanga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/calanga/). The centre of Lagoa Pate is about 79 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 25.3896° S, 33.0365° 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: Lagoa Pate

- 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) · Maputo75 km
- Skukuza Airport (SZK) · Skukuza153 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 04:51) and shortest in Jun (about 10.6 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 17:04).

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 Lagoa Pate

Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in Lagoa Pate. Settlements here lie between about 16 m and 50 m above sea level (median 38 m).

- Alamane
- C. Matelombe
- C. Nhacana
- Fabião
- Feijão
- Jorge
- José
- Lagoa Páti
- Maguiguana
- Messombulucoana
- Pomela
- Pretoria
- R. Chideco
- Uassequete
- Uaéla

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 Lagoa Pate

Named natural and historic features inside Lagoa Pate, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

10 lakes.

- Lago Muandje
- Lagoa Jombene
- Lagoa Manhave
- Lagoa Muauo
- Lagoa Nhamazanza
- Lagoa Páti
- Lagoa Texamejativa
- Lagoa Uataca
- Lagoa Vimbungue
- Lagoa Xicuán

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 Lagoa Pate 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 Lagoa Pate

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Saúde da Manhiça · Vila de Manhica 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.40898&mlon=32.80716#map=17/-25.40898/32.80716) 

Bank Millenium Bim · Vila de Manhica 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.40433&mlon=32.80653#map=17/-25.40433/32.80653) 

Petrol pump Engen · Vila de Manhica 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.40593&mlon=32.80455#map=17/-25.40593/32.80455) 

Hotel Praio Do Cossa · Vila da Praia de Bilene 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.28686&mlon=33.24142#map=17/-25.28686/33.24142) 

School Escola Primária Completa Oficial · Machubo-Sede 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.52372&mlon=32.86127#map=17/-25.52372/32.86127) 

Police station Comando Distrital da Manhiça · Vila de Manhica 23 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

- Checua
- Chichongue

## Quick answers

- Where is Lagoa Pate?In Calanga, Manhiça District, Maputo Province, Mozambique
- What borders Lagoa Pate?Checua, Chichongue, Machubo-Sede and Vila da Praia de Bilene
- What time zone is Lagoa Pate in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Lagoa Pate?Metical (MZN)
- What language is spoken in Lagoa Pate?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Lagoa Pate?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Lagoa Pate?Settlements lie between 16 m and 50 m
- What is the best time to visit Lagoa Pate?February to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Lagoa Pate?Centro de Saúde da Manhiça, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Lagoa Pate?Millenium Bim, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lagoa Pate?Engen, about 23 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Lagoa Pate?MZ10040203 (OCHA common operational dataset)