# Caia-Sede Locality, Caia-Sede, Caia District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/caia/caia-sede/caia-sede/ Locality · Caia-Sede # Caia-Sede Caia-Sede is a locality of Mozambique in Caia-Sede, Caia District, Sofala Province. It covers **516.5 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 517km² - 3mapped services - 31 mtypical elevation ## Where is Caia-Sede? Caia-Sede lies in [Caia-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/caia/caia-sede/), [Caia District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/caia/), [Sofala Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 8 other localities: [Inhamitanga-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cheringoma/inhamitanga/inhamitanga-sede/), [Mponda](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/marromeu/chupanga/mponda/), [Murraca-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/caia/murraca/murraca-sede/), [N'Zanza](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mopeia/mopeia/n-zanza/), [Nangue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cheringoma/inhamitanga/nangue/), [Ndoro](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/caia/caia-sede/ndoro/), [Sambalendo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mopeia/mopeia/sambalendo/) and [Vila de Caia](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/caia/caia-sede/vila-de-caia/). By area it is the 489th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 25.6% of [Caia-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/caia/caia-sede/). The centre of Caia-Sede is about 942 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 17.8572° S, 35.2277° 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: Caia-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 - Quelimane Airport (UEL) · Quelimane174 km - Beira International Airport (BEW) · Beira218 km ### Nearest railway station Nangue (Nangue), about 11 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 04:58) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:07, 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 Caia-Sede Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Caia-Sede. Settlements here lie between about 26 m and 36 m above sea level (median 31 m). - Campira - Chicha - Chipende - Chipuaza - Chitunco - Gumançanze - Marra - Paza - Quembo - Sombreiro - Vila Fontes Velha - Ximuara - Zimbau 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 Caia-Sede Named natural and historic features inside Caia-Sede, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 lakes; 5 rivers and streams. - Lago Chiusse - Lago Fimbe - Lago Nhanvuo - Lago Tave - Licongue - Nhacole - Nhamambo - Nhazacala - Rio Zaague Muana - Rio Zangoé ### Coast and islands 2 islands. - Ilha Cama - Ilha Sanguiza ### Estates 1 estate. - Estação Caia ### Getting around 1 bridge. - Zambezi Bridge 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 Caia-Sede and the best time to visit Using the climate of Caia District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 1,116 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (252 mm) and the driest Aug (7 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 252 Feb 26 182 Mar 26 174 Apr 24 66 May 23 24 Jun 22 23 Jul 21 41 Aug 23 7 Sep 26 13 Oct 28 30 Nov 29 84 Dec 28 221 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Caia-Sede Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Distrital de Caia · Vila de Caia 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.83241&mlon=35.33903#map=17/-17.83241/35.33903) Petrol pump TotalEnergies CAIA · Vila de Caia 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.83176&mlon=35.34837#map=17/-17.83176/35.34837) Hotel Hotel Caia · Vila de Caia 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.83930&mlon=35.32816#map=17/-17.83930/35.32816) 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 Caia-Sede Places mapped inside Caia-Sede in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 - Pharmacies1 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 Caia-Sede - Ndoro - Vila de Caia ## Quick answers - Where is Caia-Sede?In Caia-Sede, Caia District, Sofala Province, Mozambique - What borders Caia-Sede?Inhamitanga-Sede, Mponda, Murraca-Sede, N'Zanza, Nangue, Ndoro, Sambalendo and Vila de Caia - What time zone is Caia-Sede in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Caia-Sede?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Caia-Sede?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Caia-Sede?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Caia-Sede?Settlements lie between 26 m and 36 m - What is the best time to visit Caia-Sede?April to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Caia-Sede?Hospital Distrital de Caia, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Caia-Sede?TotalEnergies CAIA, about 13 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Caia-Sede?MZ07030101 (OCHA common operational dataset)