# Chipopopo Locality, Chitobe, Machaze District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/machaze/chitobe/chipopopo/ Locality · Chitobe # Chipopopo Chipopopo is a locality of Mozambique in Chitobe, Machaze District, Manica Province. It covers **1,840.9 km²**. 46 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1,841km² - 166 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chipopopo? Chipopopo lies in [Chitobe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/machaze/chitobe/), [Machaze District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/machaze/), [Manica Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 7 other localities: [Bassane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/machaze/chitobe/bassane/), [Chipudje](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/machaze/chitobe/chipudje/), [Chitobe-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/machaze/chitobe/chitobe-sede/), [Javane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/machanga/machanga/javane/), [Mavende](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/machaze/save/mavende/), [Mucheve](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/chibabava/muxungue/mucheve/) and [Urima](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/machaze/save/urima/). By area it is the 68th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 22.7% of [Chitobe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/machaze/chitobe/). The centre of Chipopopo is about 557 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 21.0549° S, 33.6529° 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: Chipopopo - 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 - Beira International Airport (BEW) · Beira192 km - Vilankulo Airport (VNX) · Vilanculo202 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.4 hours, sunrise around 04:58) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:19, sunset around 17:11). 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 Chipopopo Open gazetteers list **46 villages, towns and localities** in Chipopopo. Settlements here lie between about 90 m and 246 m above sea level (median 166 m). - Birana - Chapo - Chibangane - Chidulo - Chidute - Chilaja - Chimbite - Chimburo - Chipinde - Chitale - Coelho - Dandasse - Engliche - Estendere - Feifetine - Gimo - Inhamecabira - Jacobe - Joaquim - Jojo - Levene - Macheza - Malusane - Mambone - Manuel - Mapendere - Mapeta - Maquine - Mariga - Mazambane - Mototo - Muchele - Mudegingo - Munucua - Mutanda - Mutani - Ofício - Penicela - Quia-quia - Repungo - Saize - Samussene - Tauzene - Timoteo - Uache - Zefania 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 Chipopopo Named natural and historic features inside Chipopopo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 11 lakes; 3 rivers and streams. - Lago Chichula - Lago Chirica - Lago Dombo - Lago Gomo - Lago Ihivai - Lago Macuinicuine - Lago Manhunho - Lago Nhamatofe - Lago Nhamessolo - Lago Nhamonsuane - Lago Nhandõa - Muedege - Rio Chipopôpo - Techitechene 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 Chipopopo and the best time to visit Using the climate of Machaze District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 712 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (144 mm) and the driest Aug (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 28 131 Feb 27 123 Mar 26 107 Apr 24 54 May 22 16 Jun 20 16 Jul 20 14 Aug 22 5 Sep 25 12 Oct 27 25 Nov 28 66 Dec 28 144 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chipopopo Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Distrital de Machaze · Chitobe-Sede 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.79003&mlon=33.40076#map=17/-20.79003/33.40076) 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 Chitobe - Bassane - Chipudje - Chitobe-Sede - Mutefo ## Quick answers - Where is Chipopopo?In Chitobe, Machaze District, Manica Province, Mozambique - What borders Chipopopo?Bassane, Chipudje, Chitobe-Sede, Javane, Mavende, Mucheve and Urima - What time zone is Chipopopo in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Chipopopo?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Chipopopo?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chipopopo?46 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chipopopo?Settlements lie between 90 m and 246 m - What is the best time to visit Chipopopo?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Chipopopo?Hospital Distrital de Machaze, about 39 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Chipopopo?MZ06050103 (OCHA common operational dataset)