# Chiuanjota Locality, Chiconono, Muembe District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/muembe/chiconono/chiuanjota/ Locality · Chiconono # Chiuanjota Chiuanjota is a locality of Mozambique in Chiconono, Muembe District, Niassa Province. It covers **589.4 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 589km² - 1,077 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chiuanjota? Chiuanjota lies in [Chiconono](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/muembe/chiconono/), [Muembe District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/muembe/), [Niassa Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 5 other localities: [Ligogolo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/muembe/chiconono/ligogolo/), [Muembe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/muembe/muembe/muembe/), [Nzizi](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/muembe/muembe/nzizi/), [Sanga-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/sanga/unango/sanga-sede/) and [Vila de Unango](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/sanga/unango/vila-de-unango/). By area it is the 433rd largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 14.4% of [Chiconono](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/muembe/chiconono/). The centre of Chiuanjota is about 1,484 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 12.9288° S, 35.6294° 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: Chiuanjota - 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 - Lichinga Airport (VXC) · Lichinga55 km - Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) · Lumbadzi222 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 05:06) and shortest in Jun (about 11.4 hours, sunrise around 05:56, sunset around 17:18). 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 Chiuanjota Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Chiuanjota. Settlements here lie between about 969 m and 1,520 m above sea level (median 1,077 m). - Aldeia Chiuanjota - Aldeia Ligogolo - Banga - Buana - Chiconono - Chicuenga - Cotanha - Cundimali - Machando - Massagir - Matende - Metamira - Nacunde 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 Chiuanjota Named natural and historic features inside Chiuanjota, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 14 rivers and streams. - Chosse - Lileve - Lujauajaua - Lusonese - Lussanhanda - Lussimbundo - Luvila - Mecula - Nacisa - Nessacole - Nolise - Rio Lucuise - Rio Luculece - Zimbunde ### Hills and mountains 11 mountains; 1 hill. - Monte Changaussio · 1,594 m - Monte Gatala · 1,544 m - Monte Miuambuaio · 1,495 m - Monte Chiconono · 1,374 m - Monte Nombalava · 1,355 m - Monte Bemba · 1,347 m - Monte Magome · 1,311 m - Monte Dilembe · 1,290 m - Monte Licerevête · 1,189 m - Monte Chalaue · 1,042 m - Monte Lituona · 1,008 m - Monte Miungo · 1,007 m 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 Chiuanjota and the best time to visit Using the climate of Muembe District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 1,288 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (342 mm) and the driest Jun (6 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 23 342 Feb 23 256 Mar 23 196 Apr 22 76 May 20 29 Jun 18 6 Jul 18 9 Aug 20 13 Sep 23 6 Oct 26 20 Nov 26 70 Dec 24 265 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chiuanjota Need Nearest mapped Distance College Lurio University (Sanga) · Sanga-Sede 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-12.88209&mlon=35.41808#map=17/-12.88209/35.41808) 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 Chiconono - Ligogolo ## Quick answers - Where is Chiuanjota?In Chiconono, Muembe District, Niassa Province, Mozambique - What borders Chiuanjota?Ligogolo, Muembe, Nzizi, Sanga-Sede and Vila de Unango - What time zone is Chiuanjota in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Chiuanjota?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Chiuanjota?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chiuanjota?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chiuanjota?Settlements lie between 969 m and 1,520 m - What is the highest point in Chiuanjota?Monte Changaussio (1,594 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Chiuanjota?April to November - What is the P-code of Chiuanjota?MZ01130201 (OCHA common operational dataset)