# Vila de Caia Locality, Caia-Sede, Caia District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/caia/caia-sede/vila-de-caia/ Locality · Caia-Sede # Vila de Caia Vila de Caia is a locality of Mozambique in Caia-Sede, Caia District, Sofala Province. It covers **9.04 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 9.0km² - 6mapped services - 35 mtypical elevation ## Where is Vila de Caia? Vila de Caia 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 1 other locality: [Caia-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/caia/caia-sede/caia-sede/). By area it is the 1384th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 0.4% of [Caia-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/caia/caia-sede/). The centre of Vila de Caia is about 949 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 17.8185° S, 35.3388° 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: Vila de Caia - 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) · Quelimane162 km - Beira International Airport (BEW) · Beira225 km ### Nearest railway station Caia (Vila de Caia), about 0.1 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 06:06, 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 Vila de Caia Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Vila de Caia. The largest with a recorded population: Caia (21,179). - Caia 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 Vila de Caia Named natural and historic features inside Vila de Caia, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Getting around 1 airport; 1 airfield; 1 railway station. - Caia - Caia Airport - Vila Fontes 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 Vila de Caia 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 Vila de Caia Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Distrital de Caia · Vila de Caia 1.5 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 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.83176&mlon=35.34837#map=17/-17.83176/35.34837) Hotel Pensão Maia · Vila de Caia 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.83229&mlon=35.34013#map=17/-17.83229/35.34013) 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 Vila de Caia Places mapped inside Vila de Caia in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels2 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants1 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 - Caia-Sede - Ndoro ## Quick answers - Where is Vila de Caia?In Caia-Sede, Caia District, Sofala Province, Mozambique - What borders Vila de Caia?Caia-Sede - What time zone is Vila de Caia in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Vila de Caia?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Vila de Caia?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Vila de Caia?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Vila de Caia?April to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Vila de Caia?Hospital Distrital de Caia, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Vila de Caia?TotalEnergies CAIA, about 1.8 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Vila de Caia?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Vila de Caia?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Vila de Caia?MZ07030103 (OCHA common operational dataset)