# Maganga Locality, Cidade de Cuamba, Cuamba District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/cidade-de-cuamba/maganga/

Locality · Cidade de Cuamba 

# Maganga

Maganga is a locality of Mozambique in Cidade de Cuamba, Cuamba District, Niassa Province. It covers **160.6 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 161km²
- 1mapped service
- 609 mtypical elevation

## Where is Maganga?

Maganga lies in [Cidade de Cuamba](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/cidade-de-cuamba/), [Cuamba District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/), [Niassa Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 7 other localities: [Aeroporto](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/cidade-de-cuamba/aeroporto/), [Malapa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/etatara/malapa/), [Marocotela](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/cidade-de-cuamba/marocotela/), [Matequesso](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/mecanhelas/chiuta/matequesso/), [Matia](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/cidade-de-cuamba/matia/), [Rimbane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/cidade-de-cuamba/rimbane/) and [Titimane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/etatara/titimane/). By area it is the 946th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 23.2% of [Cidade de Cuamba](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/cuamba/cidade-de-cuamba/). The centre of Maganga is about 1,298 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 14.8662° S, 36.4470° 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: Maganga

- 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

- Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre182 km
- Lichinga Airport (VXC) · Lichinga218 km

### Nearest railway station

Cuamba (Marocotela), about 12 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 04:59) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 05:56, sunset around 17:11).

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 Maganga

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Maganga.

- Chefe Masse
- Chefe Rimbane
- João
- Minas

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 Maganga

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

### Water

8 rivers and streams.

- Maci
- Nacolé
- Nacore
- Namecova
- Nancarre
- Nicuarangua
- Parreia
- Rio Recuembe

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 Maganga and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Cuamba District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 1,231 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (396 mm) and the driest Sep (4 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 24 396 

Feb 24 254 

Mar 24 170 

Apr 22 47 

May 20 11 

Jun 19 5 

Jul 19 10 

Aug 21 7 

Sep 24 4 

Oct 27 17 

Nov 28 60 

Dec 26 250 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Maganga

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Cuamba District Hospital · Marocotela 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.80206&mlon=36.53267#map=17/-14.80206/36.53267) 

Bank Moza Bank · Marocotela 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.80087&mlon=36.53721#map=17/-14.80087/36.53721) 

Petrol pump Petromoc · Mutxora 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.80327&mlon=36.54070#map=17/-14.80327/36.54070) 

Hotel Pensao Cariaco · Marocotela 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.79997&mlon=36.53674#map=17/-14.79997/36.53674) 

School Escola · Maganga 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.80779&mlon=36.51488#map=17/-14.80779/36.51488) 

College UCM · Mutxora 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-14.80570&mlon=36.53999#map=17/-14.80570/36.53999) 

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 Maganga

Places mapped inside Maganga in open map data, by type.

- Schools1

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 Cidade de Cuamba

- Adine
- Aeroporto
- Marocotela
- Matia
- Mutxora
- Rimbane

## Quick answers

- Where is Maganga?In Cidade de Cuamba, Cuamba District, Niassa Province, Mozambique
- What borders Maganga?Aeroporto, Malapa, Marocotela, Matequesso, Matia, Rimbane and Titimane
- What time zone is Maganga in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Maganga?Metical (MZN)
- What language is spoken in Maganga?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Maganga?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Maganga?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Maganga?Cuamba District Hospital, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Maganga?Moza Bank, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maganga?Petromoc, about 12 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Maganga?MZ01020103 (OCHA common operational dataset)
