# Chitanda Locality, Itepela, N'gauma District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/n-gauma/itepela/chitanda/ Locality · Itepela # Chitanda Chitanda is a locality of Mozambique in Itepela, N'gauma District, Niassa Province. It covers **313.7 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 314km² - 1mapped service - 991 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chitanda? Chitanda lies in [Itepela](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/n-gauma/itepela/), [N'gauma District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/n-gauma/), [Niassa Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other localities: [Cholue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/chimbonila/chimbunila/cholue/), [Lupalane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/n-gauma/itepela/lupalane/), [Massangulo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/n-gauma/itepela/massangulo/), [Mussa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/chimbonila/chimbunila/mussa/), [Nairrubi-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/majune/nairrubi/nairrubi-sede/) and [Namuanica](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/chimbonila/chimbunila/namuanica/). By area it is the 719th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 17.3% of [Itepela](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/niassa/n-gauma/itepela/). The centre of Chitanda is about 1,399 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 13.6962° S, 35.5484° 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: Chitanda - 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) · Lichinga56 km - Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) · Lumbadzi191 km ### Nearest railway station Itepela (Chitanda), about 9.1 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 05:05) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 05:58, sunset around 17:17). 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 Chitanda Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Chitanda. Settlements here lie between about 899 m and 1,018 m above sea level (median 991 m). - Aldeia Lucucho - Amade - Chande - Cundage - Itepela - Same 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 Chitanda Named natural and historic features inside Chitanda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 rivers and streams. - Chibongue - Licungo - Matandane - Missamo - Nacahanda - Namiuenho ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains. - Monte Litamui · 1,319 m - Monte Chipane · 1,055 m ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Catur 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 Chitanda and the best time to visit Using the climate of N'gauma District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 1,103 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (330 mm) and the driest Sep (4 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 23 330 Feb 22 238 Mar 22 157 Apr 21 48 May 19 13 Jun 18 4 Jul 18 9 Aug 20 10 Sep 23 4 Oct 26 15 Nov 26 52 Dec 24 224 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chitanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Petrol pump Petromoc · Massangulo 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.90516&mlon=35.42124#map=17/-13.90516/35.42124) Hotel Casa Karibu Mozambique · Massangulo 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.90789&mlon=35.43482#map=17/-13.90789/35.43482) School Cecavi Itepela · Chitanda 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-13.76619&mlon=35.56337#map=17/-13.76619/35.56337) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Chitanda Places mapped inside Chitanda in open map data, by type. - Schools1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other localities in Itepela - Lupalane - Massangulo ## Quick answers - Where is Chitanda?In Itepela, N'gauma District, Niassa Province, Mozambique - What borders Chitanda?Cholue, Lupalane, Massangulo, Mussa, Nairrubi-Sede and Namuanica - What time zone is Chitanda in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Chitanda?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Chitanda?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chitanda?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chitanda?Settlements lie between 899 m and 1,018 m - What is the highest point in Chitanda?Monte Litamui (1,319 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Chitanda?April to November - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chitanda?Petromoc, about 27 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Chitanda?MZ01140201 (OCHA common operational dataset)