# Estaquinha-Sede Locality, Estaquinha, Búzi District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/buzi/estaquinha/estaquinha-sede/ Locality · Estaquinha # Estaquinha-Sede Estaquinha-Sede is a locality of Mozambique in Estaquinha, Búzi District, Sofala Province. It covers **713.0 km²**. 47 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 17 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 713km² - 17mapped services - 161 mtypical elevation ## Where is Estaquinha-Sede? Estaquinha-Sede lies in [Estaquinha](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/buzi/estaquinha/), [Búzi District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/buzi/), [Sofala Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other localities: [Bândua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/buzi/buzi/bandua/), [Chissinguana](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/buzi/estaquinha/chissinguana/), [Grudja](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/buzi/buzi/grudja/), [Guaraguara](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/buzi/buzi/guaraguara/), [Hamamba](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/chibabava/goonda/hamamba/) and [Inhamichindo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/buzi/buzi/inhamichindo/). By area it is the 349th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 48.3% of [Estaquinha](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/buzi/estaquinha/). The centre of Estaquinha-Sede is about 676 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 20.0520° S, 34.1272° 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: Estaquinha-Sede - 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) · Beira86 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio124 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 04:58) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:15, 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 Estaquinha-Sede Open gazetteers list **47 villages, towns and localities** in Estaquinha-Sede. Settlements here lie between about 23 m and 221 m above sea level (median 161 m). - António - Bagage - Boca - Bovana - Chendemeconhe - Chidambuza - Chiganiço - Chinaquire - Chironde - Chitoeve - Dandala - Datiana - Estaquinha - Guacuanhe - Guno - Jibamo - Luconde - Mabia - Machama - Machinesse - Macuro - Mafute - Magoco - Magoda - Mandigo - Maope - Mapande - Maponde - Maporga - Marera - Massembe - Meduringuira - Mozonde - Mudanicua - Munossurau - Mupino - Murabuesse - Najiji - Nhabesse - Nhanzô - Padabamuè - Pandembere - Panja - Soiana - Uaene - Vassoura - Zimucacaça 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 Estaquinha-Sede Named natural and historic features inside Estaquinha-Sede, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Lago Joziva - Metacata - Nhanganjo - Zualusêca ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Monte Chicupo · 87 m ### Getting around 3 airfields. - Campo de Aviação Martinoti - Estaquinha - Martinoti 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 Estaquinha-Sede 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 Estaquinha-Sede Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Grudja · Grudja 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.82013&mlon=33.98510#map=17/-19.82013/33.98510) School Sala anexa · Estaquinha-Sede 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.07304&mlon=34.11967#map=17/-20.07304/34.11967) College Instituto Medio Agrário de Estaquinha · Estaquinha-Sede 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.97679&mlon=34.13814#map=17/-19.97679/34.13814) Police station Posto policial · Estaquinha-Sede 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.98522&mlon=34.13676#map=17/-19.98522/34.13676) 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 Estaquinha-Sede Places mapped inside Estaquinha-Sede in open map data, by type. - Schools15 - Colleges and universities1 - 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 Estaquinha - Chissinguana ## Quick answers - Where is Estaquinha-Sede?In Estaquinha, Búzi District, Sofala Province, Mozambique - What borders Estaquinha-Sede?Bândua, Chissinguana, Grudja, Guaraguara, Hamamba and Inhamichindo - What time zone is Estaquinha-Sede in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Estaquinha-Sede?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Estaquinha-Sede?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Estaquinha-Sede?47 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Estaquinha-Sede?Settlements lie between 23 m and 221 m - What is the highest point in Estaquinha-Sede?Monte Chicupo (87 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Estaquinha-Sede?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Estaquinha-Sede?Grudja, about 30 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Estaquinha-Sede?MZ07020201 (OCHA common operational dataset)