# Chiramba, Chemba District – Localities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/chemba/chiramba/ Administrative post · Chemba District # Chiramba Chiramba is an administrative post of Mozambique in Chemba District, Sofala Province. It covers **1,246.9 km²**. It is divided into 2 localities. 29 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1,247km² - 2localities ## Where is Chiramba? Chiramba lies in [Chemba District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/chemba/), [Sofala Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 7 other administrative posts: [Buzua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/tambara/buzua/), [Canxixe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/maringue/canxixe/), [Chemba](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/chemba/chemba/), [Chueza](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/doa/chueza/), [Dôa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/doa/doa/), [Mulima](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/chemba/mulima/) and [Nhacolo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/tambara/nhacolo/). By area it is the 225th largest of 457 administrative posts in Mozambique. It covers 29.6% of [Chemba District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/chemba/). The centre of Chiramba is about 1,014 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 17.0256° S, 34.5095° 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: Chiramba - 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 - Tete Airport (TET) · Tete138 km - Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre158 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:03) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:08, sunset around 17:15). 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. ## Localities of Chiramba Locality Area km² Localities Services [Catulene](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/chemba/chiramba/catulene/) 912 15 0 [Chiramba-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/sofala/chemba/chiramba/chiramba-sede/) 335 14 0 Source: [INE- Instituto Nacional de Estatisca via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-moz); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Chiramba Open gazetteers list **29 villages, towns and localities** in Chiramba. Settlements here lie between about 70 m and 233 m above sea level (median 109 m). - Alcolete - Cadeado - Calavina - Capanga - Carlos - Catulene - Chimbue - Chiramba - Chuze - Colofite - Correia - Jofrisse - Juze - Jó - Machesse - Mainato - Mangoma - Mangudo - M’Cinza - Nhamassama - Nhamatope - Nhaussopo - Potame - Sabão - Sanhabuzi - Sança - Tangata - Temacungo - Vijarona 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 Chiramba Named natural and historic features inside Chiramba, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 14 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Casimunho - Cassuapanze - Chirisasungo - Lago Nhamaué - Nhanganga - Nhassanhimo - Pangala - Rio Chiuende - Rio Macúcua - Rio Marenge - Rio Nhacamba - Rio Nhameco - Rio Nhaussunga - Rio Pompué - Rio Sango ### Coast and islands 1 island. - Ilha Nhacarâmbue ### Hills and mountains 8 hills. - Monte Penhure · 347 m - Monte Tejorge · 285 m - Monte Uromba · 224 m - Monte Nhacacúdezo · 153 m - Cudezue · 150 m - Monte Nhabanda · 146 m - Nhameningo · 110 m - Nhabinda · 95 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 Chiramba and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chemba District, the warmest month is Nov (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jul (22 °C). About 802 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (207 mm) and the driest Aug (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 207 Feb 27 160 Mar 26 101 Apr 26 26 May 24 9 Jun 22 7 Jul 22 12 Aug 24 2 Sep 27 6 Oct 30 11 Nov 30 84 Dec 28 177 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Quick answers - Where is Chiramba?In Chemba District, Sofala Province, Mozambique - What borders Chiramba?Buzua, Canxixe, Chemba, Chueza, Dôa, Mulima and Nhacolo - What time zone is Chiramba in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Chiramba?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Chiramba?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chiramba?29 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chiramba?Settlements lie between 70 m and 233 m - What is the highest point in Chiramba?Monte Penhure (347 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Chiramba?March to September - What is the P-code of Chiramba?MZ070402 (OCHA common operational dataset)