# Chacocoma Locality, Marara, Marara District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/marara/marara/chacocoma/ Locality · Marara # Chacocoma Chacocoma is a locality of Mozambique in Marara, Marara District, Tete Province. It covers **589.3 km²**. 15 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 589km² - 1mapped service - 284 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chacocoma? Chacocoma lies in [Marara](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/marara/marara/), [Marara District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/marara/), [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other localities: [Cachembe-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/marara/marara/cachembe-sede/), [Caunda](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chiuta/manje/caunda/), [Chibagadigo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/chitima/chibagadigo/), [Chipembere](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/chioco/chipembere/), [Chitima Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/chitima/chitima-sede/) and [Vila de Songo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/songo/vila-de-songo/). By area it is the 434th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 33.6% of [Marara](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/marara/marara/). The centre of Chacocoma is about 1,121 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 15.8921° S, 33.0171° 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: Chacocoma - 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) · Tete71 km - Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre211 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:11) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:12, sunset around 17:23). 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 Chacocoma Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in Chacocoma. Settlements here lie between about 145 m and 418 m above sea level (median 284 m). - Aldeia Chiradze - Alface - Bete - Bofana - Catombo - Caùirisa - Chabuezeda - Chamuarira - Chipondue - Chásia - Fichote - Mafute - Queijo - Rupia - Tchafuco 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 Chacocoma Named natural and historic features inside Chacocoma, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Rio Chipondué - Rio Nhacatete - Rio Nhansanga - Sanangoé ### Hills and mountains 5 mountains. - Monte Nhansito · 529 m - Monte Nhamocuinguindo · 519 m - Monte Chibue · 500 m - Monte Nhampanda · 488 m - Monte Mepanda-Uncua · 453 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 Chacocoma and the best time to visit Using the climate of Marara District, the warmest month is Nov (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 758 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (206 mm) and the driest Aug (2 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 27 206 Feb 26 157 Mar 26 96 Apr 25 20 May 23 6 Jun 21 4 Jul 21 9 Aug 23 2 Sep 27 2 Oct 30 8 Nov 30 67 Dec 28 183 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chacocoma Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Health Administration Building · Chitima Sede 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.74100&mlon=32.76785#map=17/-15.74100/32.76785) Bank MozaBanco · Chacocoma 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.87024&mlon=33.01044#map=17/-15.87024/33.01044) Petrol pump Posto de Abastecimento de Marara · Cachembe-Sede 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.99376&mlon=33.14351#map=17/-15.99376/33.14351) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Chacocoma Places mapped inside Chacocoma in open map data, by type. - Banks1 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. ## Other localities in Marara - Cachembe-Sede ## Quick answers - Where is Chacocoma?In Marara, Marara District, Tete Province, Mozambique - What borders Chacocoma?Cachembe-Sede, Caunda, Chibagadigo, Chipembere, Chitima Sede and Vila de Songo - What time zone is Chacocoma in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Chacocoma?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Chacocoma?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chacocoma?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chacocoma?Settlements lie between 145 m and 418 m - What is the highest point in Chacocoma?Monte Nhansito (529 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Chacocoma?March to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Chacocoma?Health Administration Building, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Chacocoma?MozaBanco, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chacocoma?Posto de Abastecimento de Marara, about 18 km from the centre - How many banks are in Chacocoma?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Chacocoma?MZ05150102 (OCHA common operational dataset)