# Chipudje Locality, Chitobe, Machaze District – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/machaze/chitobe/chipudje/

Locality · Chitobe 

# Chipudje

Chipudje is a locality of Mozambique in Chitobe, Machaze District, Manica Province. It covers **1,156.5 km²**. 78 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 1,157km²
- 219 mtypical elevation

## Where is Chipudje?

Chipudje 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 5 other localities: [Chipopopo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/machaze/chitobe/chipopopo/), [Chitobe-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/machaze/chitobe/chitobe-sede/), [Hode](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/chibabava/muxungue/hode/), [Mucheve](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/chibabava/muxungue/mucheve/) and [Mutefo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/machaze/chitobe/mutefo/). By area it is the 163rd largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 14.3% of [Chitobe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/machaze/chitobe/). The centre of Chipudje is about 592 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 20.7170° S, 33.5705° 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: Chipudje

- 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) · Beira173 km
- Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio175 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.4 hours, sunrise around 04:59) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:19, sunset around 17:12).

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 Chipudje

Open gazetteers list **78 villages, towns and localities** in Chipudje. Settlements here lie between about 131 m and 325 m above sea level (median 219 m).

- Arucato
- Botiro
- Butiro
- Capitine
- Casamuia
- Chaitonga
- Chapo
- Chauchau
- Chelene
- Chichulo
- Chifinele
- Chimbai
- Chimoi
- Chitendeva
- Chiutesaca
- Choque
- Dale
- Dondonhe
- Duze
- Faife
- Falavanto
- Gimo
- Guelande
- Guilaze
- Hoa
- Inhambué
- Joane
- Jojo
- Lambo
- Lazão
- Licau
- Mabona
- Machafune
- Macumba
- Macuo
- Mafastela
- Magava
- Magobeia
- Magouguane
- Majua
- Malamo
- Malassa
- Malôa
- Manasse
- Mandalasse
- Mandale
- Mapai
- Mataba
- Mateua
- Mavia
- Mazechita
- Meque
- Mitico
- Muando
- Mumbo
- Mupengo
- Mutaringo
- Nhamachamo
- Ofício
- Pagaia
- Penicela
- Quicemosse
- Seda
- Sevene
- Sianduia
- Simone
- Socosse
- Tauzene
- Techecachela
- Timoteo
- Toboi
- Tomás
- Tuafulo
- Tualuve
- Tucu-Tucu
- Uache
- Uaene
- Zuca

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 Chipudje

Named natural and historic features inside Chipudje, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

5 lakes; 3 rivers and streams.

- Chimburibur
- Chindanja
- Lago Chipudeji
- Lago Chovatonga
- Lago Madegueliche
- Lago Mutiui
- Lago Nhamassa
- Massasso

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 Chipudje 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**.

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- Nov
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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 Chipudje

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Distrital de Machaze · Chitobe-Sede 19 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
- Chipopopo
- Chitobe-Sede
- Mutefo

## Quick answers

- Where is Chipudje?In Chitobe, Machaze District, Manica Province, Mozambique
- What borders Chipudje?Chipopopo, Chitobe-Sede, Hode, Mucheve and Mutefo
- What time zone is Chipudje in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Chipudje?Metical (MZN)
- What language is spoken in Chipudje?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Chipudje?78 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Chipudje?Settlements lie between 131 m and 325 m
- What is the best time to visit Chipudje?March to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Chipudje?Hospital Distrital de Machaze, about 19 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Chipudje?MZ06050104 (OCHA common operational dataset)
