# Maciana Locality, Manhiça-Sede, Manhiça District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/manhica-sede/maciana/ Locality · Manhiça-Sede # Maciana Maciana is a locality of Mozambique in Manhiça-Sede, Manhiça District, Maputo Province. It covers **160.4 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 160km² - 41 mtypical elevation ## Where is Maciana? Maciana lies in [Manhiça-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/manhica-sede/), [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: [Checua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/calanga/checua/), [Machubo-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/marracuene/machubo/machubo-sede/), [Malengane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/moamba/sabie/malengane/), [Maluana-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/maluana/maluana-sede/), [Monguine](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/maluana/monguine/) and [Vila de Manhica](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/manhica-sede/vila-de-manhica/). By area it is the 947th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 37.7% of [Manhiça-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/manhica-sede/). The centre of Maciana is about 64 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. It is about 3.4 km from Manhiça, the main town of Manhiça-Sede. The centre point is at 25.4187° S, 32.7784° 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: Maciana - 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) · Maputo60 km - Skukuza Airport (SZK) · Skukuza130 km ### Nearest railway station Manhiça (Vila de Manhica), about 3.2 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 06:32, 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 Maciana Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Maciana. Settlements here lie between about 10 m and 57 m above sea level (median 41 m). - Alvor - C. Cambebe - C. Maciana - Djaquene - Empresa Agricola - Esperança - Mezimba - Ofice 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 Maciana Named natural and historic features inside Maciana, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Chiculuanine - Melalane 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 Maciana 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 Maciana Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Saúde da Manhiça · Vila de Manhica 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.40898&mlon=32.80716#map=17/-25.40898/32.80716) Bank Bim · Vila de Manhica 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.40570&mlon=32.80490#map=17/-25.40570/32.80490) Petrol pump Engen · Vila de Manhica 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.40593&mlon=32.80455#map=17/-25.40593/32.80455) Hotel house · Maluana-Sede 10 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 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.40220&mlon=32.80720#map=17/-25.40220/32.80720) College ISEDEL · Maluana-Sede 15 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 3.5 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 Manhiça-Sede - Vila de Manhica ## Quick answers - Where is Maciana?In Manhiça-Sede, Manhiça District, Maputo Province, Mozambique - What borders Maciana?Checua, Machubo-Sede, Malengane, Maluana-Sede, Monguine and Vila de Manhica - What time zone is Maciana in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Maciana?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Maciana?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Maciana?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Maciana?Settlements lie between 10 m and 57 m - What is the best time to visit Maciana?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Maciana?Centro de Saúde da Manhiça, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maciana?Bim, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maciana?Engen, about 3.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maciana?MZ10040101 (OCHA common operational dataset)