# Cava Locality, Mazua, Memba District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/memba/mazua/cava/ Locality · Mazua # Cava Cava is a locality of Mozambique in Mazua, Memba District, Nampula Province. It covers **316.9 km²**. 23 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 317km² - 139 mtypical elevation ## Where is Cava? Cava lies in [Mazua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/memba/mazua/), [Memba District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/memba/), [Nampula Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 4 other localities: [Maheta](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/nacaroa/intete/maheta/), [Mazua-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/memba/mazua/mazua-sede/), [Memba-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/memba/memba/memba-sede/) and [Simuco](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/memba/mazua/simuco/). By area it is the 715th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 16.8% of [Mazua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/nampula/memba/mazua/). The centre of Cava is about 1,543 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 14.1522° S, 40.3559° 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: Cava - 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 - Nacala International Airport (MNC) · Nacala54 km - Pemba Airport (POL) · Pemba130 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 04:45) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 05:39, sunset around 16:57). 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 Cava Open gazetteers list **23 villages, towns and localities** in Cava. Settlements here lie between about 50 m and 237 m above sea level (median 139 m). - Abinda - Aquino - Bacela - Bazilio - Capulo - Cava - Cebola - Jamal - Janeiro - Lauia - Maia - Mejalia - Messeria - Muetia - Namecoio - Neconcune - Niapa - Omar - Opacarra - Patamela - Poti - Senhenhe - Tiquia 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 Cava Named natural and historic features inside Cava, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Menage - Nassone - Tuó ### Hills and mountains 4 hills; 1 mountain. - Monte Mesa · 243 m - Monte Napárula · 207 m - Monte Muchico · 165 m - Parula · 148 m - Monte Cotia · 145 m 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 Cava and the best time to visit Using the climate of Memba District, the warmest month is Dec (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (24 °C). About 1,122 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (307 mm) and the driest Sep (11 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 307 Feb 27 243 Mar 27 170 Apr 27 116 May 26 18 Jun 25 28 Jul 24 18 Aug 24 16 Sep 25 11 Oct 26 18 Nov 28 37 Dec 28 140 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cava Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital hospital distrital memba · Memba-Sede 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.20849&mlon=40.51590#map=17/-14.20849/40.51590) Hotel hotel Appartments memba · Memba-Sede 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.19359&mlon=40.53358#map=17/-14.19359/40.53358) 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 Mazua - Mazua-Sede - Simuco ## Quick answers - Where is Cava?In Mazua, Memba District, Nampula Province, Mozambique - What borders Cava?Maheta, Mazua-Sede, Memba-Sede and Simuco - What time zone is Cava in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Cava?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Cava?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Cava?23 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Cava?Settlements lie between 50 m and 237 m - What is the highest point in Cava?Monte Mesa (243 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Cava?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Cava?hospital distrital memba, about 18 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Cava?MZ03090402 (OCHA common operational dataset)