# Chicoa-Nova Locality, Chitima, Cahora Bassa District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/chitima/chicoa-nova/

Locality · Chitima 

# Chicoa-Nova

Chicoa-Nova is a locality of Mozambique in Chitima, Cahora Bassa District, Tete Province. It covers **151.1 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 151km²
- 373 mtypical elevation

## Where is Chicoa-Nova?

Chicoa-Nova lies in [Chitima](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/chitima/), [Cahora Bassa District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/), [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 3 other localities: [Chitima Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/chitima/chitima-sede/), [Dzunsa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/songo/dzunsa/) and [Nhacapiriri](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/chitima/nhacapiriri/). By area it is the 969th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 4.8% of [Chitima](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/chitima/). The centre of Chicoa-Nova is about 1,136 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 15.7464° S, 32.6660° 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).

## Things to see in and around Chicoa-Nova

### Nearby, outside Chicoa-Nova

- Pedra grande · attraction, Vila de Songo19 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Chicoa-Nova

- 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) · Tete112 km
- Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre247 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:12) 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.

## Villages and localities in Chicoa-Nova

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Chicoa-Nova.

- Aldeia Massecha

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).

## Weather in Chicoa-Nova 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
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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/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chicoa-Nova

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Health Administration Building · Chitima Sede 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.74100&mlon=32.76785#map=17/-15.74100/32.76785) 

Bank BCI · Chitima Sede 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.73722&mlon=32.77154#map=17/-15.73722/32.77154) 

Hotel Casa Teles · Vila de Songo 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.60084&mlon=32.74950#map=17/-15.60084/32.74950) 

School Escola da HCB · Vila de Songo 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.61608&mlon=32.76489#map=17/-15.61608/32.76489) 

College ISPSongo · Vila de Songo 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.61787&mlon=32.77053#map=17/-15.61787/32.77053) 

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 Chitima

- Chibagadigo
- Chitima Sede
- Nhabando
- Nhacapiriri

## Quick answers

- Where is Chicoa-Nova?In Chitima, Cahora Bassa District, Tete Province, Mozambique
- What borders Chicoa-Nova?Chitima Sede, Dzunsa and Nhacapiriri
- What is there to see in Chicoa-Nova?Pedra grande
- What time zone is Chicoa-Nova in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Chicoa-Nova?Metical (MZN)
- What language is spoken in Chicoa-Nova?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Chicoa-Nova?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Chicoa-Nova?March to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Chicoa-Nova?Health Administration Building, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Chicoa-Nova?BCI, about 11 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Chicoa-Nova?MZ05030303 (OCHA common operational dataset)