# Campala Locality, Chidzolomondo, Macanga District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/macanga/chidzolomondo/campala/ Locality · Chidzolomondo # Campala Campala is a locality of Mozambique in Chidzolomondo, Macanga District, Tete Province. It covers **809.3 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 809km² - 812 mtypical elevation ## Where is Campala? Campala lies in [Chidzolomondo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/macanga/chidzolomondo/), [Macanga District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/macanga/), [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 5 other localities: [Camwenge](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chifunde/chifunde/camwenge/), [Chidzolomondo-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/macanga/chidzolomondo/chidzolomondo-sede/), [Furancungo-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/macanga/furancungo/furancungo-sede/), [Namandende](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/macanga/furancungo/namandende/) and [Tsacale](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chifunde/chifunde/tsacale/). By area it is the 298th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 35.5% of [Chidzolomondo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/macanga/chidzolomondo/). The centre of Campala is about 1,242 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 14.8148° S, 33.3259° 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: Campala - 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 - Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) · Lumbadzi124 km - Tete Airport (TET) · Tete147 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:11) and shortest in Jun (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 06:09, 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 Campala Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Campala. Settlements here lie between about 724 m and 953 m above sea level (median 812 m). - Cancumula - Chicoco - Chimuere - Chiremboè - Chuala - Massange - Messiriza - Mezocota 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 Campala Named natural and historic features inside Campala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 12 rivers and streams. - Cachula - Candama - Changonde - Chitumbe - Chiviri - Mecheca - Messanjama - Metira - Metongola - Mungasi - Padeze - Rio Licongódoè ### Hills and mountains 9 mountains. - Serra Chirambo · 1,366 m - Serra Cungoe · 1,276 m - Serra Calichero · 1,077 m - Serra Furo · 1,065 m - Monte Chidote · 994 m - Serra Nampepo · 964 m - Serra Russada · 940 m - Entumbe · 905 m - Serra Tenge · 779 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 Campala and the best time to visit Using the climate of Macanga District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C), after allowing for this place being about 168 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,095 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (310 mm) and the driest Aug (6 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 310 Feb 23 214 Mar 23 144 Apr 21 50 May 20 14 Jun 18 10 Jul 18 18 Aug 20 6 Sep 24 9 Oct 27 17 Nov 27 67 Dec 25 235 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Campala Need Nearest mapped Distance School Escola Secundária de Chidzolomondo · Chidzolomondo-Sede 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.04936&mlon=33.36491#map=17/-15.04936/33.36491) 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 Chidzolomondo - Bawe - Chidzolomondo-Sede ## Quick answers - Where is Campala?In Chidzolomondo, Macanga District, Tete Province, Mozambique - What borders Campala?Camwenge, Chidzolomondo-Sede, Furancungo-Sede, Namandende and Tsacale - What time zone is Campala in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Campala?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Campala?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Campala?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Campala?Settlements lie between 724 m and 953 m - What is the highest point in Campala?Serra Chirambo (1,366 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Campala?April to November - What is the P-code of Campala?MZ05070203 (OCHA common operational dataset)