# Chintholo-Sede Locality, Chioco, Changara District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/chioco/chintholo-sede/ Locality · Chioco # Chintholo-Sede Chintholo-Sede is a locality of Mozambique in Chioco, Changara District, Tete Province. It covers **3,422.6 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 3,423km² - 491 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chintholo-Sede? Chintholo-Sede lies in [Chioco](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/chioco/), [Changara District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/), [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 5 other localities: [Chipembere](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/chioco/chipembere/), [Chitima Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/chitima/chitima-sede/), [Mulinje](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/chintholo/mulinje/), [Nhabando](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/chitima/nhabando/) and [Nhacapiriri](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/chitima/nhacapiriri/). By area it is the 22nd largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 46.8% of [Chioco](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/chioco/). The centre of Chintholo-Sede is about 1,078 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 16.2719° S, 32.5605° 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: Chintholo-Sede - 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) · Tete117 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare242 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 06:14, sunset around 17:24). 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 Chintholo-Sede Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Chintholo-Sede. Settlements here lie between about 312 m and 530 m above sea level (median 491 m). - Candia - Capalalisa - Chevunda - Djanguire - João - Mandande - Tchigaga - Tefula - Vinho - Ziquite 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 Chintholo-Sede Named natural and historic features inside Chintholo-Sede, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 57 rivers and streams. - Bire - Buri - Cangala - Cansaua - Casipa - Casselenga - Chetoto - Chinambire - Chinica - Chissica - Chitoto - Cofa - Dejinga - Guisempengo - Inhatécué - Kananga - Lupati - Maioé - Medezipa - Mefuvé - Namachola - Nhabanda - Nhaguita - Nhaguite …and 33 more. ### Hills and mountains 11 hills. - Monte Sluxia · 812 m - Monte Nhaulira · 694 m - Monte Txuiére · 659 m - Inhamalere · 643 m - Chera · 612 m - Zizingwe · 601 m - Monte Solué · 585 m - Txctangur · 582 m - Chiwaze · 568 m - Monte Onga · 473 m - Monte Tingone · 420 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 Chintholo-Sede and the best time to visit Using the climate of Changara District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 228 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 741 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (202 mm) and the driest Aug (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 202 Feb 25 162 Mar 25 87 Apr 24 16 May 22 5 Jun 20 3 Jul 19 6 Aug 22 1 Sep 25 2 Oct 28 7 Nov 28 71 Dec 26 179 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Other localities in Chioco - Chipembere - Mazoe - N'Tchenga ## Quick answers - Where is Chintholo-Sede?In Chioco, Changara District, Tete Province, Mozambique - What borders Chintholo-Sede?Chipembere, Chitima Sede, Mulinje, Nhabando and Nhacapiriri - What time zone is Chintholo-Sede in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Chintholo-Sede?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Chintholo-Sede?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chintholo-Sede?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chintholo-Sede?Settlements lie between 312 m and 530 m - What is the highest point in Chintholo-Sede?Monte Sluxia (812 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Chintholo-Sede?March to October - What is the P-code of Chintholo-Sede?MZ05040201 (OCHA common operational dataset)