# Chitar Locality, Zulo, Massingir District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/massingir/zulo/chitar/ Locality · Zulo # Chitar Chitar is a locality of Mozambique in Zulo, Massingir District, Gaza Province. It covers **252.2 km²**. 15 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 252km² - 85 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chitar? Chitar lies in [Zulo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/massingir/zulo/), [Massingir District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/massingir/), [Gaza Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 5 other localities: [Chibotane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/massingir/mavodze/chibotane/), [Massingir-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/massingir/massingir/massingir-sede/), [Ntlhavene-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/mabalane/ntlhavene/ntlhavene-sede/), [Ringane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/massingir/massingir/ringane/) and [Zulo-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/massingir/zulo/zulo-sede/). By area it is the 787th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 26.9% of [Zulo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/gaza/massingir/zulo/). The centre of Chitar is about 223 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 23.9666° S, 32.3553° 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: Chitar - 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 - Hendrik Van Eck Airport (PHW) · Phalaborwa122 km - Skukuza Airport (SZK) · Skukuza135 km ### Nearest railway station Mabalane (Mabalane-Sede), about 30 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.6 hours, sunrise around 04:57) and shortest in Jun (about 10.7 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 17:10). 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 Chitar Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in Chitar. Settlements here lie between about 77 m and 120 m above sea level (median 85 m). - Bembane - Chefe Banga - Chimungane - Cunze - Domingos - Elambo - Fabião - Judas - Mabisse - Majomane - Mangato - Mazengue - Mitchine - Nhone - Puvanhane 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 Chitar Named natural and historic features inside Chitar, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams; 2 lakes. - Chicoloconzo - Gulene - Lago Gaze - Lago Nhapessane - Natchelene - Petane 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 Chitar and the best time to visit Using the climate of Massingir District, the warmest month is Dec (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 509 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (103 mm) and the driest Aug (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to December**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 28 103 Feb 27 75 Mar 26 64 Apr 24 37 May 22 8 Jun 20 5 Jul 19 6 Aug 21 5 Sep 24 11 Oct 26 33 Nov 27 65 Dec 28 97 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chitar Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital hospital de saude d machua · Machinho 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.16992&mlon=32.64135#map=17/-24.16992/32.64135) Bank Banco Comercial de Investimento · Mabalane-Sede 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-23.85655&mlon=32.62559#map=17/-23.85655/32.62559) Hotel Covane Community Lodge · Massingir-Sede 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-23.88365&mlon=32.07867#map=17/-23.88365/32.07867) School escola · Machinho 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.16938&mlon=32.64067#map=17/-24.16938/32.64067) Police station Greater Limpopo Headquarter · Mavodze-Sede 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-23.86581&mlon=32.14500#map=17/-23.86581/32.14500) 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 Zulo - Mucatine - Zulo-Sede ## Quick answers - Where is Chitar?In Zulo, Massingir District, Gaza Province, Mozambique - What borders Chitar?Chibotane, Massingir-Sede, Ntlhavene-Sede, Ringane and Zulo-Sede - What time zone is Chitar in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Chitar?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Chitar?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chitar?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chitar?Settlements lie between 77 m and 120 m - What is the best time to visit Chitar?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Chitar?hospital de saude d machua, about 37 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Chitar?Banco Comercial de Investimento, about 30 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Chitar?MZ09110302 (OCHA common operational dataset)