# Vila de Maganja da Costa Locality, Maganja da Costa-Sede > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/maganja-da-costa-sede/vila-de-maganja-da-costa/ Locality · Maganja da Costa-Sede # Vila de Maganja da Costa Vila de Maganja da Costa is a locality of Mozambique in Maganja da Costa-Sede, Maganja da Costa District, Zambézia Province. It covers **87.0 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 87.0km² - 1mapped service - 49 mtypical elevation ## Where is Vila de Maganja da Costa? Vila de Maganja da Costa 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 1 other locality: [Maganja-Sede (Bala)](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/maganja-da-costa-sede/maganja-sede-bala/). By area it is the 1113th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 2.7% of [Maganja da Costa-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/maganja-da-costa/maganja-da-costa-sede/). The centre of Vila de Maganja da Costa is about 1,087 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 17.3146° S, 37.4805° 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: Vila de Maganja da Costa - 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) · Quelimane88 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 04:50) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 05:57, sunset around 17:03). 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 Vila de Maganja da Costa Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Vila de Maganja da Costa. The largest with a recorded population: Maganja (17,900). Settlements here lie between about 21 m and 84 m above sea level (median 49 m). - Bala - Catangula - Cueteia - Mafumare - Maganja - Mualavula - Pezuzo - Tendere 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 Vila de Maganja da Costa Named natural and historic features inside Vila de Maganja da Costa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Getting around 1 airport. - Maganja da Costa Airport 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 Vila de Maganja da Costa 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 Vila de Maganja da Costa Need Nearest mapped Distance Bank BCI · Vila de Maganja da Costa 2.7 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Vila de Maganja da Costa Places mapped inside Vila de Maganja da Costa in open map data, by type. - Banks1 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 Maganja da Costa-Sede - Cabuir - Cariua - Maganja-Sede (Bala) - Muzo ## Quick answers - Where is Vila de Maganja da Costa?In Maganja da Costa-Sede, Maganja da Costa District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique - What borders Vila de Maganja da Costa?Maganja-Sede (Bala) - What time zone is Vila de Maganja da Costa in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Vila de Maganja da Costa?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Vila de Maganja da Costa?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Vila de Maganja da Costa?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Vila de Maganja da Costa?Settlements lie between 21 m and 84 m - What is the best time to visit Vila de Maganja da Costa?April to September - Where is the nearest bank to Vila de Maganja da Costa?BCI, about 2.7 km from the centre - How many banks are in Vila de Maganja da Costa?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Vila de Maganja da Costa?MZ04090105 (OCHA common operational dataset)