# Matadouro Locality, Urbano 3, Cidade da Beira – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cidade-da-beira/urbano-3/matadouro/ Locality · Urbano 3 # Matadouro Matadouro is a locality of Mozambique in Urbano 3, Cidade da Beira, Sofala Province. It covers **30.0 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 30.0km² - 4mapped services - 27 mtypical elevation ## Where is Matadouro? Matadouro lies in [Urbano 3](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cidade-da-beira/urbano-3/), [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: [Canhandula](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/cidade-de-dondo/canhandula/), [Chingussura](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cidade-da-beira/urbano-3/chingussura/), [Inhamizua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cidade-da-beira/urbano-3/inhamizua/), [Mungassa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cidade-da-beira/urbano-4/mungassa/), [Nhamainga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/cidade-de-dondo/nhamainga/) and [Nhangoma](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cidade-da-beira/urbano-5/nhangoma/). By area it is the 1232nd largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 23.9% of [Urbano 3](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cidade-da-beira/urbano-3/). The centre of Matadouro is about 733 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 19.7043° S, 34.8156° 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 Matadouro ### Nearby, outside Matadouro - Casa do Artista · museum, Chaimite14 km - Monumento aos Heróis Moçambicanos · monument, Chota15 km - Grande Hotel Beira · attraction, Ponta-Gea16 km - Praça dos Descobrimentos · monument, Macuti18 km - Praia do Estoril · beach, Macuti18 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: Matadouro - 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) · Beira14 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio158 km ### Nearest railway station Manga (Inhaconjo), about 7.9 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 17:09). 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 Matadouro Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Matadouro. Settlements here lie between about 27 m and 27 m above sea level (median 27 m). - Ceramica - Chimbudo - Inhamizua - Jungo - Mandoga - Matadouro - Povoa 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 Matadouro Named natural and historic features inside Matadouro, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Getting around 1 railway station. - Póvoa 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 Matadouro 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 Matadouro Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Geral da Beira · Mungassa 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.74189&mlon=34.86791#map=17/-19.74189/34.86791) Bank BIM · Alto da Manga 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.77882&mlon=34.86976#map=17/-19.77882/34.86976) Petrol pump Total · Inhamizua 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.72442&mlon=34.81191#map=17/-19.72442/34.81191) Hotel Tchezany GUEST HOUSE · Central 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.61728&mlon=34.74310#map=17/-19.61728/34.74310) Mall UZEIR Mega Store · Pioneiros 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.82632&mlon=34.84345#map=17/-19.82632/34.84345) School Escola Secundaria de Matadouro · Matadouro 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.73020&mlon=34.82423#map=17/-19.73020/34.82423) College IFP Inhamizua · Inhamizua 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.72481&mlon=34.81118#map=17/-19.72481/34.81118) Police station PRM Inhamizua · Inhamizua 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.72983&mlon=34.82178#map=17/-19.72983/34.82178) 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 Matadouro Places mapped inside Matadouro in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Schools2 - Colleges and universities1 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 3 - Alto da Manga - Chingussura - Inhaconjo - Inhamizua - Vila Massane ## Quick answers - Where is Matadouro?In Urbano 3, Cidade da Beira, Sofala Province, Mozambique - What borders Matadouro?Canhandula, Chingussura, Inhamizua, Mungassa, Nhamainga and Nhangoma - What is there to see in Matadouro?Casa do Artista, Monumento aos Heróis Moçambicanos, Grande Hotel Beira, Praça dos Descobrimentos - What time zone is Matadouro in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Matadouro?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Matadouro?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Matadouro?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Matadouro?Settlements lie between 27 m and 27 m - What is the best time to visit Matadouro?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Matadouro?Hospital Geral da Beira, about 6.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Matadouro?BIM, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Matadouro?Total, about 2.3 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Matadouro?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Matadouro?MZ07010305 (OCHA common operational dataset)