# Chitima, Cahora Bassa District – Localities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/chitima/ Administrative post · Cahora Bassa District # Chitima Chitima is an administrative post of Mozambique in Cahora Bassa District, Tete Province. It covers **3,117.8 km²**. It is divided into 5 localities. 19 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3,118km² - 5localities - 4mapped services ## Where is Chitima? Chitima lies in [Cahora Bassa District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/), [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 7 other administrative posts: [Chintholo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/chintholo/), [Chioco](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/chioco/), [Chipera](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chipera/), [Fíngoe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/fingoe/), [Marara](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/marara/marara/), [Mphende](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/magoe/mphende/) and [Songo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/songo/). By area it is the 67th largest of 457 administrative posts in Mozambique. It covers 57.5% of [Cahora Bassa District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/). The centre of Chitima is about 1,133 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 15.7799° S, 32.5888° 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: Chitima - 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) · Tete118 km - Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre255 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:13) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:13, sunset around 17:25). 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 Chitima Locality Area km² Localities Services [Chibagadigo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/chitima/chibagadigo/) 475 4 0 [Chicoa-Nova](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/chitima/chicoa-nova/) 151 1 0 [Chitima Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/chitima/chitima-sede/) 609 6 3 [Nhabando](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/chitima/nhabando/) 1,023 5 0 [Nhacapiriri](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/chitima/nhacapiriri/) 861 3 1 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 Chitima Open gazetteers list **19 villages, towns and localities** in Chitima. Settlements here lie between about 297 m and 452 m above sea level (median 352 m). - Aldeia Cahó - Aldeia Candodo - Aldeia Candogal - Aldeia Cassua - Aldeia Chinhanda-Velha - Aldeia Chipala-pala - Aldeia Massecha - Chibagadigo - Chibaia - Chidote - Chitale - Chitima - Cruzamento Chitima - Estima - Janela - Massanga - M’Saire - Nvabandu - Nyakapiriri 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 Chitima Named natural and historic features inside Chitima, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 29 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Albufeira de Cahora Bassa - Canhemba - Chifulo - Chiradeze - Chiradeze - Chitumbe - Chuaia - Dirisaúa - Domba - Lissungui - Macacata - Macacata - Muze - Nhaca - Nhaconhe - Nhaconhe - Nhantuta - Nhapanda - Pote-Pote - Quequeque - Rio Cachissina - Rio Chissico - Rio Daque - Rio Dirisáua …and 6 more. ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains. - Monte Nhamisse · 503 m - Serra Búnguè · 406 m ### Getting around 2 airfields. - Chicoa - Estima 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 Chitima and the best time to visit Using the climate of Cahora Bassa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 741 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (200 mm) and the driest Aug (1 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 26 200 Feb 26 158 Mar 25 91 Apr 25 20 May 22 5 Jun 20 4 Jul 20 7 Aug 22 1 Sep 26 2 Oct 29 8 Nov 29 65 Dec 27 180 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Chitima Places mapped inside Chitima in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 - Banks1 - Hotels1 - Restaurants1 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Chitima?In Cahora Bassa District, Tete Province, Mozambique - What borders Chitima?Chintholo, Chioco, Chipera, Fíngoe, Marara, Mphende and Songo - What time zone is Chitima in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Chitima?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Chitima?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chitima?19 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chitima?Settlements lie between 297 m and 452 m - What is the highest point in Chitima?Monte Nhamisse (503 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Chitima?March to September - How many hospitals are in Chitima?1 mapped - How many banks are in Chitima?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Chitima?MZ050303 (OCHA common operational dataset)