# Cariua Locality, Maganja da Costa-Sede – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/maganja-da-costa-sede/cariua/ Locality · Maganja da Costa-Sede # Cariua Cariua is a locality of Mozambique in Maganja da Costa-Sede, Maganja da Costa District, Zambézia Province. It covers **632.8 km²**. 23 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 633km² - 102 mtypical elevation ## Where is Cariua? Cariua lies in [Maganja da Costa-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/maganja-da-costa-sede/), [Maganja da Costa District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/), [Zambézia Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 7 other localities: [Alto Mutota](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/nante/alto-mutota/), [Maganja-Sede (Bala)](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/maganja-da-costa-sede/maganja-sede-bala/), [Malei](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/namacurra/malei/malei/), [Mocuba-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mocuba/cidade-de-mocuba/mocuba-sede/), [Munhiba](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mocuba/cidade-de-mocuba/munhiba/), [Muzo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/maganja-da-costa-sede/muzo/) and [Namacurra-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/namacurra/namacurra-sede/namacurra-sede/). By area it is the 400th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 20.0% of [Maganja da Costa-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/maganja-da-costa-sede/). The centre of Cariua is about 1,086 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 17.1832° S, 37.1947° 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: Cariua - 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 - Quelimane Airport (UEL) · Quelimane82 km - Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre290 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 04:51) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 05:58, sunset around 17:04). 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 Cariua Open gazetteers list **23 villages, towns and localities** in Cariua. Settlements here lie between about 30 m and 143 m above sea level (median 102 m). - Aramea - Arijuane - Bala - Bampuenha - Cariua - Carriua - Cassicasse - Fernando - Jemela - Juliasse - Labua - Lapi - Muabo - Muipiamuno - Naciai - Namuinge - Narciso - Nhafuba - Noripo - Sepião - Sige - Tomoto - Uabula 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 Cariua Named natural and historic features inside Cariua, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 rivers and streams. - Debo - Egaro - Mataca - Ribeira Namugaine - Rio Mussula - Sapolomué ### Getting around 1 bridge. - Bridge 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 Cariua and the best time to visit Using the climate of Maganja da Costa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (22 °C). About 1,129 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (294 mm) and the driest Sep (10 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 294 Feb 27 175 Mar 26 170 Apr 25 84 May 23 30 Jun 22 28 Jul 22 34 Aug 23 13 Sep 26 10 Oct 28 24 Nov 29 74 Dec 28 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cariua Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Namacurra-Sede · Vila de Namacurra 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.49394&mlon=37.03294#map=17/-17.49394/37.03294) Police station Police barrier · Munhiba 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.12091&mlon=36.97032#map=17/-17.12091/36.97032) 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 Maganja da Costa-Sede - Cabuir - Maganja-Sede (Bala) - Muzo - Vila de Maganja da Costa ## Quick answers - Where is Cariua?In Maganja da Costa-Sede, Maganja da Costa District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique - What borders Cariua?Alto Mutota, Maganja-Sede (Bala), Malei, Mocuba-Sede, Munhiba, Muzo and Namacurra-Sede - What time zone is Cariua in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Cariua?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Cariua?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Cariua?23 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Cariua?Settlements lie between 30 m and 143 m - What is the best time to visit Cariua?April to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Cariua?Hospital Namacurra-Sede, about 39 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Cariua?MZ04090102 (OCHA common operational dataset)