# Chiúta District, Tete Province – Administrative posts

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chiuta/

District · Tete Province 

# Chiúta District

Chiúta District is a district of Mozambique in Tete Province. It had an estimated **130,316 people** in 2025 on 7,123 km² (about 18 per km²). It is divided into 2 administrative posts. 107 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 130,316people (2025)
- 7,123km²
- 2administrative posts
- 5mapped services

## How many people live in Chiúta District?

Chiúta District had an estimated **130,316 people** in 2025 — 3.8% of Tete Province, 94th of 148 districts. There are 1,069 women for every 1,000 men (above the Tete Province figure of 1,034). Spread over 7,123 km², that is about **18 people per km²**, 114th of 148 districts.

47.2% of people are children under 15 and 2.6% are 65 or older; the median age is about 16 years (it is 16 across Tete Province). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 99 children and older people.

0–4 ****21,471**

5–9 ****20,817**

10–14 ****19,239**

15–19 ****14,966**

20–24 ****10,807**

25–29 ****9,046**

30–34 ****8,061**

35–39 ****6,630**

40–44 ****5,091**

45–49 ****3,951**

50–54 ****2,911**

55–59 ****2,204**

60–64 ****1,687**

65–69 ****1,319**

70–74 ****987**

75–79 ****582**

80+ ****547**

Source: [Mozambique INE (Instituto Nacional de Estatistica) via OCHA HDX, population 2025 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-moz).

## Where is Chiúta District?

Chiúta District lies in [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 7 other districts: [Cahora Bassa District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/), [Chifunde District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chifunde/), [Macanga District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/macanga/), [Marara District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/marara/), [Marávia District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/), [Moatize District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/moatize/) and [Tsangano District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/tsangano/). By area it is the 35th largest of 161 districts in Mozambique. It covers 7.1% of [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/). The centre of Chiúta District is about 1,166 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. It is about 74 km from Tete, the main town of Tete Province. The centre point is at 15.5089° S, 33.4406° 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: Chiúta District

- 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) · Tete70 km
- Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre165 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:10) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:09, 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.

## Administrative posts of Chiúta District

Administrative post Area km² Localities Services 

[Kazula](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chiuta/kazula/) 3,011 4 0 

[Manje](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chiuta/manje/) 4,112 4 5 

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/).

## Landscape and landmarks of Chiúta District

Named natural and historic features inside Chiúta District, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

57 rivers and streams.

- Bimbe
- Buruane
- Cacame
- Calissunga
- Calumba
- Camuona
- Capuaze
- Carire
- Cassamba
- Cavete
- Cazula
- Changareze
- Chicocoé
- Chipimbe
- Chissar
- Lifanfule
- Lumázi
- Luzinga
- Luzinga
- Macomba
- Macua
- Maive
- Mangazi
- Matué

…and 33 more.

### Hills and mountains

27 mountains.

- Lizando · 1,226 m
- Monte Chitumbui · 1,217 m
- Messequere · 1,177 m
- Monte Bumbe · 1,120 m
- Monte Mepungui · 1,114 m
- Chirunga · 972 m
- Besinchambo · 859 m
- Serra Mentovo · 855 m
- Serra Nhanjo · 842 m
- Txipir · 839 m
- Malango · 834 m
- Monte Chifufo · 816 m
- Serra Condere · 811 m
- Messumbe · 806 m
- Monte Pangua · 787 m
- Monte Zomba · 735 m
- Cachenge · 641 m
- Muenimúdeze · 635 m
- Serra Chidima · 631 m
- Monte Bunge · 598 m
- Serra Chacalaudie · 583 m
- Chipiri · 577 m
- Monte Cafussa · 482 m
- Monte Massato · 472 m

…and 3 more.

### Getting around

1 airfield.

- Casula

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 Chiúta District and the best time to visit

In Chiúta District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 985 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (269 mm) and the driest Aug (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 269 

Feb 25 191 

Mar 24 135 

Apr 23 37 

May 21 14 

Jun 20 12 

Jul 19 20 

Aug 22 4 

Sep 26 8 

Oct 29 13 

Nov 29 72 

Dec 26 211 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Chiúta District

Places mapped inside Chiúta District in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals1
- Banks2
- Schools1
- Police stations1

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 Chiúta District?In Tete Province, Mozambique
- What is the population of Chiúta District?130,316 (2025 estimate)
- What is the median age in Chiúta District?About 16 years (2025 estimate)
- What is the population density of Chiúta District?About 18 people per km²
- What borders Chiúta District?Cahora Bassa District, Chifunde District, Macanga District, Marara District, Marávia District, Moatize District and Tsangano District
- What time zone is Chiúta District in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Chiúta District?Metical (MZN)
- What language is spoken in Chiúta District?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally)
- What is the highest point in Chiúta District?Lizando (1,226 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Chiúta District?April to September
- How many hospitals are in Chiúta District?1 mapped
- How many banks are in Chiúta District?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Chiúta District?MZ0506 (OCHA common operational dataset)