# Chipembere Locality, Chioco, Changara District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/chioco/chipembere/ Locality · Chioco # Chipembere Chipembere is a locality of Mozambique in Chioco, Changara District, Tete Province. It covers **2,823.3 km²**. 53 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2,823km² - 273 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chipembere? Chipembere 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 7 other localities: [Cachembe-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/marara/marara/cachembe-sede/), [Chacocoma](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/marara/marara/chacocoma/), [Chintholo-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/chioco/chintholo-sede/), [Chitima Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/chitima/chitima-sede/), [Mazoe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/chioco/mazoe/), [Mufa Caconde](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/marara/mufa-boroma/mufa-caconde/) and [Ntemangau](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/luenha/ntemangau/). By area it is the 36th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 38.6% of [Chioco](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/chioco/). The centre of Chipembere is about 1,070 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 16.3488° S, 32.9932° 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: Chipembere - 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) · Tete74 km - Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre224 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:10) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:13, sunset around 17:22). 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 Chipembere Open gazetteers list **53 villages, towns and localities** in Chipembere. Settlements here lie between about 203 m and 396 m above sea level (median 273 m). - Aldeia Birira - Aldeia Cachenge - Aldeia Cafulisa - Aldeia Cangudze - Aldeia Canhandula - Aldeia Chioco - Aldeia Chitondo - Aldeia Chiwai - Aldeia Demera - Aldeia Goba - Aldeia Nhamadzonso - Aldeia Nhancadenga - Aldeia Piaoro - Alfere - Benga - Buláunde - Cagulameno - Camúliô - Casquira - Catavinha - Catcheualho - Cavalheiro - Chapassi - Chatima - Chaveca - Chicoipa - Chinhenhe - Chioco - Chipembere - Chirene - Chàchóca - Conforme - Dzinganhama - Gafaiane - Goneca - Jasse - Joanguéte - Joia - João - João Pio - Meza - Muire - M’sacassa - M’sativa - Polási - Simbe - Sirica - Sunóco - Tangalambuzi - Tepe - Toma - Vinho - Válisso 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 Chipembere Named natural and historic features inside Chipembere, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 40 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Birira - Bonema - Cabué - Cachenge - Cagosa - Cahomba - Caritati - Catuoula - Doca - Inhaganganga - Inhamaconde - Inhamacumbeze - Inhamapandoro - Inhamatire - Inhaocue - Inhozenga - Lagoa Nhahauà - Lemera - Mavula - Nhacalombe - Nhacatembo - Nhacatofe - Nhamacuio - Nhamalinde …and 17 more. ### Hills and mountains 10 hills; 7 mountains; 1 valley. - Nyakaka · 1,014 m - Inhakakari · 772 m - Monte Inhassazanguo · 687 m - Serra Nhamangondo · 686 m - Inhocaca · 659 m - Chirudja · 624 m - Pico Cocodeze · 582 m - Nhakala · 578 m - Monte Tsansa · 572 m - Monte Inhamangombe · 561 m - Monte Calambagupa · 517 m - Serra Manamachoma · 513 m - Ngoue · 504 m - Madezicuaua · 497 m - Serra Inhamatica · 456 m - Monte Machambabombe · 446 m - Gafaine · 343 m - Monte Changúduè · 342 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 Chipembere and the best time to visit Using the climate of Changara District, the warmest month is Nov (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). 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 September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 202 Feb 26 162 Mar 26 87 Apr 25 16 May 23 5 Jun 21 3 Jul 21 6 Aug 23 1 Sep 27 2 Oct 29 7 Nov 30 71 Dec 28 179 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Other localities in Chioco - Chintholo-Sede - Mazoe - N'Tchenga ## Quick answers - Where is Chipembere?In Chioco, Changara District, Tete Province, Mozambique - What borders Chipembere?Cachembe-Sede, Chacocoma, Chintholo-Sede, Chitima Sede, Mazoe, Mufa Caconde and Ntemangau - What time zone is Chipembere in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Chipembere?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Chipembere?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chipembere?53 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chipembere?Settlements lie between 203 m and 396 m - What is the highest point in Chipembere?Nyakaka (1,014 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Chipembere?March to September - What is the P-code of Chipembere?MZ05040202 (OCHA common operational dataset)