# Maganja-Sede (Bala) Locality, Maganja da Costa-Sede – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/maganja-da-costa-sede/maganja-sede-bala/ Locality · Maganja da Costa-Sede # Maganja-Sede (Bala) Maganja-Sede (Bala) is a locality of Mozambique in Maganja da Costa-Sede, Maganja da Costa District, Zambézia Province. It covers **1,088.1 km²**. 62 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1,088km² - 20 mtypical elevation ## Where is Maganja-Sede (Bala)? Maganja-Sede (Bala) 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 9 other localities: [Alto Mutota](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/nante/alto-mutota/), [Cabuir](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/maganja-da-costa-sede/cabuir/), [Cariua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/maganja-da-costa-sede/cariua/), [Missal](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mocubela/bajone/missal/), [Mocubela-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mocubela/mocubela/mocubela-sede/), [Muoloa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/nante/muoloa/), [Muzo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/maganja-da-costa-sede/muzo/), [Nante-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/nante/nante-sede/) and [Vila de Maganja da Costa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/maganja-da-costa-sede/vila-de-maganja-da-costa/). By area it is the 180th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 34.4% of [Maganja da Costa-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/maganja-da-costa-sede/). The centre of Maganja-Sede (Bala) is about 1,098 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 17.2596° S, 37.6028° 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: Maganja-Sede (Bala) - 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) · Quelimane102 km - Nampula Airport (APL) · Nampula299 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 04:50) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 05:56, sunset around 17:02). 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 Maganja-Sede (Bala) Open gazetteers list **62 villages, towns and localities** in Maganja-Sede (Bala). Settlements here lie between about 4 m and 103 m above sea level (median 20 m). - Adiba - Assane - Assumane - Batela - Bonde - Burramela - Canguo - Carroga - Chuanguete - Corongo - Cupula - Egalante - Ejae - Etamuè - Fainho - Godinho - Lancha - Lanterna - Lemechi - Lemela - Lemi - Libra - Limuila - Maganange - Manheta - Mapulache - Marrambuanha - Mategamuno - Matope - Messanhama - Messia - Minaniua - Minato - Molage - Moscarra - Mualama - Mualesse - Muapaca - Munona - Murrace - Mutange - Muteia - Naaco - Namui - Nandare - Nandaulè - Navaia - Nepiode - Nezipo - Nicolare - Nicucute - Padesso - Panco - Salgueiro - Solomondo - Sumine - Tarula - Tego - Tomaz - Uafino - Umpala - Vontade 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 Maganja-Sede (Bala) Named natural and historic features inside Maganja-Sede (Bala), from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 19 rivers and streams; 4 lakes. - Lago Muene - Lago Nhassamua - Lago Nibato - Lago Regorria - Malopê - Matacule - Muempassôa - Muero - Mutapa - Muua - Naavare - Nacuvai - Namerrere - Nepito - Paravara - Punipo - Rio Bubê - Rio Elatone - Rio Muidebo - Rio Nalaco - Rio Namuago - Rio Nipiode - Saluse 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 Maganja-Sede (Bala) 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 Maganja-Sede (Bala) Need Nearest mapped Distance Bank BCI · Vila de Maganja da Costa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.31273&mlon=37.50551#map=17/-17.31273/37.50551) 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 - Cariua - Muzo - Vila de Maganja da Costa ## Quick answers - Where is Maganja-Sede (Bala)?In Maganja da Costa-Sede, Maganja da Costa District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique - What borders Maganja-Sede (Bala)?Alto Mutota, Cabuir, Cariua, Missal, Mocubela-Sede, Muoloa, Muzo, Nante-Sede and Vila de Maganja da Costa - What time zone is Maganja-Sede (Bala) in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Maganja-Sede (Bala)?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Maganja-Sede (Bala)?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Maganja-Sede (Bala)?62 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Maganja-Sede (Bala)?Settlements lie between 4 m and 103 m - What is the best time to visit Maganja-Sede (Bala)?April to September - Where is the nearest bank to Maganja-Sede (Bala)?BCI, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maganja-Sede (Bala)?MZ04090103 (OCHA common operational dataset)