# Maluana, Manhiça District – Localities, Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/maluana/

Administrative post · Manhiça District 

# Maluana

Maluana is an administrative post of Mozambique in Manhiça District, Maputo Province. It covers **433.4 km²**. It is divided into 2 localities. 30 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 433km²
- 2localities
- 12mapped services

## Where is Maluana?

Maluana lies in [Manhiça District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/), [Maputo Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 5 other administrative posts: [Machubo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/marracuene/machubo/), [Manhiça-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/manhica-sede/), [Marracuene](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/marracuene/marracuene/), [Pessene](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/moamba/pessene/) and [Sabie](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/moamba/sabie/). By area it is the 361st largest of 457 administrative posts in Mozambique. It covers 18.3% of [Manhiça District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/). The centre of Maluana is about 53 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. It is about 17 km from Manhiça, the main town of Manhiça District. The centre point is at 25.4949° S, 32.6670° 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: Maluana

- 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) · Maputo48 km
- Skukuza Airport (SZK) · Skukuza124 km

### Nearest railway station

Manhiça (Vila de Manhica), about 17 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 06:32, 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.

## Localities of Maluana

Locality Area km² Localities Services 

[Maluana-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/maluana/maluana-sede/) 351 26 9 

[Monguine](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/maluana/monguine/) 82 4 3 

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 Maluana

Open gazetteers list **30 villages, towns and localities** in Maluana. Settlements here lie between about 10 m and 79 m above sea level (median 58 m).

- Babala
- Bande
- Bimbene
- Bota
- Buzo
- C. Maluana
- C. Pafene
- C. Pateque
- C. Siquemelele
- Chicamelele
- Cubomo
- M. Azevedo
- Macanzene
- Macôco
- Madjisse
- Madjocuana
- Maluana
- Maluane
- Mapelane
- Mavalane
- Messijane
- Messine
- M’chave
- Pateque
- Semene
- Tatula
- Tornasini
- Tutuca
- Uatindzava
- Xerinda

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 Maluana

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

### Water

4 lakes; 2 rivers and streams.

- Lago Bengalanine
- Lago Macanzene
- Lago Potezane
- Lago Potrana
- Rio Nhassavana
- Tilane

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 Maluana 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/).

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Maluana

Places mapped inside Maluana in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals1
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels6
- Colleges and universities2
- Restaurants2

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Quick answers

- Where is Maluana?In Manhiça District, Maputo Province, Mozambique
- What borders Maluana?Machubo, Manhiça-Sede, Marracuene, Pessene and Sabie
- What time zone is Maluana in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Maluana?Metical (MZN)
- What language is spoken in Maluana?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Maluana?30 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Maluana?Settlements lie between 10 m and 79 m
- What is the best time to visit Maluana?February to November
- How many hospitals are in Maluana?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Maluana?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Maluana?MZ100404 (OCHA common operational dataset)