# Matacuane Locality, Urbano 1, Cidade da Beira – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cidade-da-beira/urbano-1/matacuane/ Locality · Urbano 1 # Matacuane Matacuane is a locality of Mozambique in Urbano 1, Cidade da Beira, Sofala Province. It covers **3.21 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.2km² - 7mapped services - 7 mtypical elevation ## Where is Matacuane? Matacuane lies in [Urbano 1](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cidade-da-beira/urbano-1/), [Cidade da Beira](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cidade-da-beira/), [Sofala Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other localities: [Chipangara](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cidade-da-beira/urbano-1/chipangara/), [Chota](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cidade-da-beira/urbano-2/chota/), [Esturro](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cidade-da-beira/urbano-1/esturro/), [Macurungo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cidade-da-beira/urbano-1/macurungo/), [Mananga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cidade-da-beira/urbano-2/mananga/) and [Ponta-Gea](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cidade-da-beira/urbano-1/ponta-gea/). By area it is the 1501st largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 13.7% of [Urbano 1](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cidade-da-beira/urbano-1/). The centre of Matacuane is about 721 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. It is about 3.2 km from Beira, the main town of Urbano 1. The centre point is at 19.8319° S, 34.8672° 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). ## Things to see in and around Matacuane ### Nearby, outside Matacuane - Praça dos Descobrimentos · monument, Macuti2.5 km - Monumento aos Heróis Moçambicanos · monument, Chota2.8 km - Grande Hotel Beira · attraction, Ponta-Gea3.2 km - Casa do Artista · museum, Chaimite3.5 km - Praia do Estoril · beach, Macuti3.8 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Matacuane - 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) · Beira5.8 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio169 km ### Nearest railway station Beira (Pioneiros), about 3.1 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 04:56) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:12, sunset around 17:08). 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 Matacuane Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Matacuane. - Matacuane 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 Matacuane Named natural and historic features inside Matacuane, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Beira Old 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 Matacuane and the best time to visit Using the climate of Cidade da Beira, the warmest month is Dec (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (22 °C). About 1,020 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (192 mm) and the driest Aug (9 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 28 192 Feb 28 155 Mar 27 162 Apr 26 86 May 24 33 Jun 22 30 Jul 22 49 Aug 23 9 Sep 25 16 Oct 27 33 Nov 28 70 Dec 28 186 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Matacuane Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Posto Médico Militar de Matacuane · Matacuane 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.83148&mlon=34.86641#map=17/-19.83148/34.86641) Bank Millenium BIM · Maraza 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.81238&mlon=34.86404#map=17/-19.81238/34.86404) Petrol pump GALP · Esturro 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.83702&mlon=34.85506#map=17/-19.83702/34.85506) Hotel Beira guest house residencial · Esturro 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.83225&mlon=34.85163#map=17/-19.83225/34.85163) Mall Cristal Box Mall · Pioneiros 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.82671&mlon=34.84396#map=17/-19.82671/34.84396) School Escola primaria Jorge José Traquino · Macurungo 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.83725&mlon=34.87567#map=17/-19.83725/34.87567) College Universidade Zambeziana · Matacuane 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.83261&mlon=34.86611#map=17/-19.83261/34.86611) Police station PIC - Policia Investigação Criminal · Ponta-Gea 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.83468&mlon=34.84265#map=17/-19.83468/34.84265) 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 Matacuane Places mapped inside Matacuane in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Colleges and universities5 - 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 Urbano 1 - Chaimite - Chipangara - Esturro - Macurungo - Macuti - Pioneiros - Ponta-Gea ## Quick answers - Where is Matacuane?In Urbano 1, Cidade da Beira, Sofala Province, Mozambique - What borders Matacuane?Chipangara, Chota, Esturro, Macurungo, Mananga and Ponta-Gea - What is there to see in Matacuane?Praça dos Descobrimentos, Monumento aos Heróis Moçambicanos, Grande Hotel Beira, Casa do Artista - What time zone is Matacuane in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Matacuane?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Matacuane?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Matacuane?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Matacuane?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Matacuane?Posto Médico Militar de Matacuane, about 0.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Matacuane?Millenium BIM, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Matacuane?GALP, about 1.4 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Matacuane?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Matacuane?MZ07010106 (OCHA common operational dataset)