# Tchonja Locality, Urbano 5, Cidade da Beira – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cidade-da-beira/urbano-5/tchonja/ Locality · Urbano 5 # Tchonja Tchonja is a locality of Mozambique in Urbano 5, Cidade da Beira, Sofala Province. It covers **99.5 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 99.5km² - 6 mtypical elevation ## Where is Tchonja? Tchonja lies in [Urbano 5](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cidade-da-beira/urbano-5/), [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 2 other localities: [Chinamacondo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/savane/chinamacondo/) and [Nhangau](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cidade-da-beira/urbano-5/nhangau/). By area it is the 1080th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 23.8% of [Urbano 5](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cidade-da-beira/urbano-5/). The centre of Tchonja is about 746 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 19.6636° S, 35.0924° 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: Tchonja - 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) · Beira24 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio184 km ### Nearest railway station Manga (Inhaconjo), about 26 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 04:55) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:11, 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 Tchonja Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Tchonja. Settlements here lie between about 3 m and 12 m above sea level (median 6 m). - Chofandicho - Jone - João Bandeira - Panaca - Pedro - Savane 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 Tchonja Named natural and historic features inside Tchonja, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Savane 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 Tchonja 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 Tchonja Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Geral da Beira · Mungassa 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.74189&mlon=34.86791#map=17/-19.74189/34.86791) Bank BCI · Alto da Manga 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.77873&mlon=34.87016#map=17/-19.77873/34.87016) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Sogecoa- DingCheng International · Mungassa 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.74416&mlon=34.86787#map=17/-19.74416/34.86787) Hotel Complexo Monte Verde · Manga Mascarenhas 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.80806&mlon=34.90431#map=17/-19.80806/34.90431) Mall Cristal Box Mall · Pioneiros 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.82671&mlon=34.84396#map=17/-19.82671/34.84396) School Escola Primária de Nhansassa · Chinamacondo 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.59951&mlon=35.04948#map=17/-19.59951/35.04948) College Instituto de Formacao Profissional da Beira · Manga Mascarenhas 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.80633&mlon=34.90404#map=17/-19.80633/34.90404) Police station Esquadra PRM · Chota 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.81769&mlon=34.89035#map=17/-19.81769/34.89035) 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. ## Other localities in Urbano 5 - Nhangau - Nhangoma ## Quick answers - Where is Tchonja?In Urbano 5, Cidade da Beira, Sofala Province, Mozambique - What borders Tchonja?Chinamacondo and Nhangau - What time zone is Tchonja in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Tchonja?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Tchonja?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Tchonja?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Tchonja?Settlements lie between 3 m and 12 m - What is the best time to visit Tchonja?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Tchonja?Hospital Geral da Beira, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Tchonja?BCI, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tchonja?TotalEnergies Sogecoa- DingCheng International, about 25 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Tchonja?MZ07010503 (OCHA common operational dataset)