# Vila de Manhica Locality, Manhiça-Sede, Manhiça District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/manhica-sede/vila-de-manhica/ Locality · Manhiça-Sede # Vila de Manhica Vila de Manhica is a locality of Mozambique in Manhiça-Sede, Manhiça District, Maputo Province. It covers **265.2 km²**. 23 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 15 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 265km² - 15mapped services - 40 mtypical elevation ## Where is Vila de Manhica? Vila de Manhica 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 7 other localities: [3 de Fevereiro-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/3-de-fevereiro/3-de-fevereiro-sede/), [Checua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/calanga/checua/), [Chichuco](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/magude/magude-sede/chichuco/), [Maciana](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/manhica-sede/maciana/), [Malengane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/moamba/sabie/malengane/), [Manchiana](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/3-de-fevereiro/manchiana/) and [Taninga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/3-de-fevereiro/taninga/). By area it is the 776th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 62.3% of [Manhiça-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/maputo/manhica/manhica-sede/). The centre of Vila de Manhica is about 73 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. It is about 14 km from Manhiça, the main town of Manhiça-Sede. The centre point is at 25.3193° S, 32.7069° 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: Vila de Manhica - 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) · Maputo68 km - Skukuza Airport (SZK) · Skukuza119 km ### Nearest railway station Manhiça (Vila de Manhica), about 14 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. ## Villages and localities in Vila de Manhica Open gazetteers list **23 villages, towns and localities** in Vila de Manhica. The largest with a recorded population: Manhiça (65,240). Settlements here lie between about 7 m and 66 m above sea level (median 40 m). - Alfredo - Banzane - C. Chibututuine - C. Mililene - C. Ribejene - Canjelane - Chache - Chaichai - Chinhoane - Cutxo - João - Languana - Mafunjo - Manguiza - Manhiça - Mathilde Lehman - Maxisselane - Mulembia - Nhambi - Piquele - Sabão - Uanalate - Velande 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 Vila de Manhica Named natural and historic features inside Vila de Manhica, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 lakes. - Lago Champessana - Lago Malangane 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 Vila de Manhica 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 Vila de Manhica Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Saúde da Manhiça · Vila de Manhica 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.40898&mlon=32.80716#map=17/-25.40898/32.80716) Bank Bim · Vila de Manhica 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.40570&mlon=32.80490#map=17/-25.40570/32.80490) Petrol pump Engen · Vila de Manhica 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.40593&mlon=32.80455#map=17/-25.40593/32.80455) Hotel house · Maluana-Sede 17 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 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-25.40220&mlon=32.80720#map=17/-25.40220/32.80720) College ISEDEL · Maluana-Sede 21 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 14 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Vila de Manhica Places mapped inside Vila de Manhica in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Banks4 - Petrol pumps1 - Schools1 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants6 - Police stations1 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. ## Other localities in Manhiça-Sede - Maciana ## Quick answers - Where is Vila de Manhica?In Manhiça-Sede, Manhiça District, Maputo Province, Mozambique - What borders Vila de Manhica?3 de Fevereiro-Sede, Checua, Chichuco, Maciana, Malengane, Manchiana and Taninga - What time zone is Vila de Manhica in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Vila de Manhica?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Vila de Manhica?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Vila de Manhica?23 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Vila de Manhica?Settlements lie between 7 m and 66 m - What is the best time to visit Vila de Manhica?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Vila de Manhica?Centro de Saúde da Manhiça, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Vila de Manhica?Bim, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Vila de Manhica?Engen, about 14 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Vila de Manhica?1 mapped - How many banks are in Vila de Manhica?4 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Vila de Manhica?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Vila de Manhica?MZ10040102 (OCHA common operational dataset)