# Chizapela Locality, Homoine-Sede, Homoine District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/homoine/homoine-sede/chizapela/ Locality · Homoine-Sede # Chizapela Chizapela is a locality of Mozambique in Homoine-Sede, Homoine District, Inhambane Province. It covers **84.5 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 84.5km² - 148 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chizapela? Chizapela lies in [Homoine-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/homoine/homoine-sede/), [Homoine District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/homoine/), [Inhambane Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other localities: [Bilanhane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/panda/urrene/bilanhane/), [Chinjinguir](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/homoine/homoine-sede/chinjinguir/), [Homoine-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/homoine/homoine-sede/homoine-sede/), [Massalane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/panda/panda/massalane/), [Mubecua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/homoine/homoine-sede/mubecua/) and [Nhaulane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/homoine/pembe/nhaulane/). By area it is the 1121st largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 8.2% of [Homoine-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/inhambane/homoine/homoine-sede/). The centre of Chizapela is about 337 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 23.9387° S, 35.0626° 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: Chizapela - 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 - Inhambane Airport (INH) · Inhambane36 km - Vilankulo Airport (VNX) · Vilanculo215 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.6 hours, sunrise around 04:46) and shortest in Jun (about 10.7 hours, sunrise around 06:19, sunset around 16:59). 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 Chizapela Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Chizapela. Settlements here lie between about 119 m and 176 m above sea level (median 148 m). - Cabo Inhapupo - Cabo Méu - Cambane - Chefe Tandafanhana - Chizapela - Méu - Nhapupe 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 Chizapela Named natural and historic features inside Chizapela, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Mohevane 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 Chizapela and the best time to visit Using the climate of Homoine District, the warmest month is Jan (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 797 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (166 mm) and the driest Aug (10 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 151 Feb 27 105 Mar 27 94 Apr 25 51 May 23 23 Jun 21 33 Jul 20 21 Aug 22 10 Sep 23 16 Oct 25 42 Nov 26 86 Dec 27 166 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chizapela Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Saúde de Homoíne · Vila de Homoine 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-23.88093&mlon=35.15298#map=17/-23.88093/35.15298) Bank BCI · Cumbana-Sede 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.12178&mlon=35.24404#map=17/-24.12178/35.24404) Petrol pump Posto de abastecimento de Combustivel · Cumbana-Sede 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.09818&mlon=35.27073#map=17/-24.09818/35.27073) Hotel Jay Ellen Accommodation · Macupula 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-23.88650&mlon=35.32453#map=17/-23.88650/35.32453) School EPC Nhatitima · Malalane 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-23.88021&mlon=35.32674#map=17/-23.88021/35.32674) College UNISAVE-FACSAD · Nhaguiviga 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.04069&mlon=35.30130#map=17/-24.04069/35.30130) Police station Posto Policial de Controlo de Transito · Cumbana-Sede 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.09698&mlon=35.27262#map=17/-24.09698/35.27262) 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 Homoine-Sede - Chinjinguir - Golo - Homoine-Sede - Inhamussua - Mubecua - Vila de Homoine ## Quick answers - Where is Chizapela?In Homoine-Sede, Homoine District, Inhambane Province, Mozambique - What borders Chizapela?Bilanhane, Chinjinguir, Homoine-Sede, Massalane, Mubecua and Nhaulane - What time zone is Chizapela in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Chizapela?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Chizapela?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chizapela?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chizapela?Settlements lie between 119 m and 176 m - What is the best time to visit Chizapela?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Chizapela?Centro de Saúde de Homoíne, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Chizapela?BCI, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chizapela?Posto de abastecimento de Combustivel, about 28 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Chizapela?MZ08040103 (OCHA common operational dataset)