# Guaraguara Locality, Búzi, Búzi District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/buzi/buzi/guaraguara/ Locality · Búzi # Guaraguara Guaraguara is a locality of Mozambique in Búzi, Búzi District, Sofala Province. It covers **1,338.9 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 18 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1,339km² - 18mapped services - 16 mtypical elevation ## Where is Guaraguara? Guaraguara lies in [Búzi](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/buzi/buzi/), [Búzi District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/buzi/), [Sofala Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 10 other localities: [Bândua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/buzi/buzi/bandua/), [Estaquinha-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/buzi/estaquinha/estaquinha-sede/), [Grudja](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/buzi/buzi/grudja/), [Inhamichindo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/buzi/buzi/inhamichindo/), [Macharote](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/cidade-de-dondo/macharote/), [Mafambisse-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/mafambisse/mafambisse-sede/), [Mandruze](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/cidade-de-dondo/mandruze/), [Tcheadeia](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/nhamatanda/tica/tcheadeia/), [Tica-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/nhamatanda/tica/tica-sede/) and [Vila do Buzi](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/buzi/buzi/vila-do-buzi/). By area it is the 127th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 39.2% of [Búzi](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/buzi/buzi/). The centre of Guaraguara is about 715 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 19.7709° S, 34.4718° 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: Guaraguara - 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 - Beira International Airport (BEW) · Beira46 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio129 km ### Nearest railway station Ponte do Púnguè (Tica-Sede), about 33 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 04:57) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:13, sunset around 17:10). 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 Guaraguara Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Guaraguara. The largest with a recorded population: Búzi (16,369). Settlements here lie between about 9 m and 39 m above sea level (median 16 m). - Búzi - Guara-Guara - Guara-Gúara - João - Nova Almada - Nova Iria 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 Guaraguara Named natural and historic features inside Guaraguara, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 10 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Champimbe - Chinhujo - Lagoa Ura - Macorococha - Mavincica - Nhamacuva - Nhamanhim - Nhamechango - Rio Buine - Rio Guenje - Rio Mauende ### Coast and islands 1 headland. - Ponta Nhansoro ### Getting around 2 airfields. - Estacatira - Inhaunho 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 Guaraguara and the best time to visit Using the climate of Búzi District, the warmest month is Dec (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 839 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (175 mm) and the driest Aug (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 28 153 Feb 28 141 Mar 27 126 Apr 25 66 May 23 24 Jun 22 20 Jul 21 24 Aug 23 5 Sep 25 13 Oct 27 26 Nov 28 66 Dec 28 175 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Guaraguara Need Nearest mapped Distance Petrol pump TotalEnergies Dondo · Consito 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.63304&mlon=34.74867#map=17/-19.63304/34.74867) Hotel Maguanda Luxury Guest House 2 · Vila do Buzi 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.88243&mlon=34.59343#map=17/-19.88243/34.59343) School escola primaria de tarita - buzi · Guaraguara 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.77393&mlon=34.49220#map=17/-19.77393/34.49220) College Universidade Jean Piaget de Moçambique · Inhamizua 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.70456&mlon=34.76806#map=17/-19.70456/34.76806) Police station Posto policial de Guara Guara · Guaraguara 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.86428&mlon=34.46900#map=17/-19.86428/34.46900) 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 Guaraguara Places mapped inside Guaraguara in open map data, by type. - Schools17 - 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 Búzi - Bândua - Grudja - Inhamichindo - Nharongue - Vila do Buzi ## Quick answers - Where is Guaraguara?In Búzi, Búzi District, Sofala Province, Mozambique - What borders Guaraguara?Bândua, Estaquinha-Sede, Grudja, Inhamichindo, Macharote, Mafambisse-Sede, Mandruze, Tcheadeia, Tica-Sede and Vila do Buzi - What time zone is Guaraguara in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Guaraguara?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Guaraguara?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Guaraguara?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Guaraguara?Settlements lie between 9 m and 39 m - What is the best time to visit Guaraguara?April to October - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Guaraguara?TotalEnergies Dondo, about 33 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Guaraguara?MZ07020103 (OCHA common operational dataset)