# Canhandula Locality, Cidade de Dondo, Dondo District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/cidade-de-dondo/canhandula/ Locality · Cidade de Dondo # Canhandula Canhandula is a locality of Mozambique in Cidade de Dondo, Dondo District, Sofala Province. It covers **29.1 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 29.1km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Canhandula? Canhandula lies in [Cidade de Dondo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/cidade-de-dondo/), [Dondo District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/), [Sofala Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 4 other localities: [Inhamizua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cidade-da-beira/urbano-3/inhamizua/), [Mandruze](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/cidade-de-dondo/mandruze/), [Matadouro](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/cidade-da-beira/urbano-3/matadouro/) and [Nhamainga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/cidade-de-dondo/nhamainga/). By area it is the 1237th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 9.2% of [Cidade de Dondo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/dondo/cidade-de-dondo/). The centre of Canhandula is about 733 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 19.6824° S, 34.7629° 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 Canhandula ### Nearby, outside Canhandula - Casa do Artista · museum, Chaimite18 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: Canhandula - 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) · Beira20 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio152 km ### Nearest railway station Dondo (Mafarinha), about 7.6 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 17:09). 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 Canhandula Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Canhandula. - Canhandula 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 Canhandula and the best time to visit Using the climate of Dondo District, 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 Canhandula Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Geral da Beira · Mungassa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.74189&mlon=34.86791#map=17/-19.74189/34.86791) Bank BIM · Alto da Manga 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.77882&mlon=34.86976#map=17/-19.77882/34.86976) Petrol pump MERU · Matadouro 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.70094&mlon=34.78729#map=17/-19.70094/34.78729) Hotel Tchezany GUEST HOUSE · Central 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.61728&mlon=34.74310#map=17/-19.61728/34.74310) Mall UZEIR Mega Store · Pioneiros 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.82632&mlon=34.84345#map=17/-19.82632/34.84345) School primary school · Nhamainga 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.64221&mlon=34.75546#map=17/-19.64221/34.75546) College Jamia Khalid Ibn Walíd R.T.A · Canhandula 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.68718&mlon=34.77675#map=17/-19.68718/34.77675) Police station PRM Inhamizua · Inhamizua 8.1 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 Canhandula Places mapped inside Canhandula in open map data, by type. - 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 Cidade de Dondo - Central - Consito - Macharote - Mafarinha - Mandruze - Nhamaiabue - Nhamainga - Samora Machel - Thundani ## Quick answers - Where is Canhandula?In Cidade de Dondo, Dondo District, Sofala Province, Mozambique - What borders Canhandula?Inhamizua, Mandruze, Matadouro and Nhamainga - What is there to see in Canhandula?Casa do Artista - What time zone is Canhandula in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Canhandula?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Canhandula?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Canhandula?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Canhandula?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Canhandula?Hospital Geral da Beira, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Canhandula?BIM, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Canhandula?MERU, about 3.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Canhandula?MZ07070101 (OCHA common operational dataset)