# Maraza Locality, Urbano 2, Cidade da Beira – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cidade-da-beira/urbano-2/maraza/ Locality · Urbano 2 # Maraza Maraza is a locality of Mozambique in Urbano 2, Cidade da Beira, Sofala Province. It covers **2.71 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.7km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Maraza? Maraza lies in [Urbano 2](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cidade-da-beira/urbano-2/), [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 4 other localities: [Chota](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cidade-da-beira/urbano-2/chota/), [Mananga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cidade-da-beira/urbano-2/mananga/), [Munhava Central](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cidade-da-beira/urbano-2/munhava-central/) and [Vaz](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cidade-da-beira/urbano-2/vaz/). By area it is the 1519th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 9.5% of [Urbano 2](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cidade-da-beira/urbano-2/). The centre of Maraza is about 723 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 19.8091° S, 34.8686° 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 Maraza ### Nearby, outside Maraza - Monumento aos Heróis Moçambicanos · monument, Chota2.4 km - Casa do Artista · museum, Chaimite4.2 km - Praça dos Descobrimentos · monument, Macuti4.8 km - Praia do Estoril · beach, Macuti5.0 km - Grande Hotel Beira · attraction, Ponta-Gea5.1 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: Maraza - 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) · Beira4.3 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio168 km ### Nearest railway station Beira (Pioneiros), about 3.6 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 Maraza Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Maraza. - Maraza 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). ## Weather in Maraza 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 Maraza Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro De Saude Da Munhava · Mananga 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.81255&mlon=34.86393#map=17/-19.81255/34.86393) Bank Millenium BIM · Maraza 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.81238&mlon=34.86404#map=17/-19.81238/34.86404) Petrol pump Total · Munhava Central 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.80356&mlon=34.86233#map=17/-19.80356/34.86233) Hotel Beira guest house residencial · Esturro 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.83225&mlon=34.85163#map=17/-19.83225/34.85163) Mall Cristal Box Mall · Pioneiros 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.82671&mlon=34.84396#map=17/-19.82671/34.84396) School Escola Primária Amilcal Cabral · Maraza 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.81467&mlon=34.86826#map=17/-19.81467/34.86826) College Escola industrial e Comercial"25 de Junho" · Matacuane 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.82830&mlon=34.85797#map=17/-19.82830/34.85797) Police station PRM · Munhava Central 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.80773&mlon=34.84842#map=17/-19.80773/34.84842) 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 Maraza Places mapped inside Maraza in open map data, by type. - Banks1 - Schools1 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 2 - Chota - Mananga - Munhava Central - Vaz ## Quick answers - Where is Maraza?In Urbano 2, Cidade da Beira, Sofala Province, Mozambique - What borders Maraza?Chota, Mananga, Munhava Central and Vaz - What is there to see in Maraza?Monumento aos Heróis Moçambicanos, Casa do Artista, Praça dos Descobrimentos, Praia do Estoril - What time zone is Maraza in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Maraza?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Maraza?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Maraza?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Maraza?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Maraza?Centro De Saude Da Munhava, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maraza?Millenium BIM, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maraza?Total, about 0.9 km from the centre - How many banks are in Maraza?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Maraza?MZ07010203 (OCHA common operational dataset)