# Marávia District, Tete Province – Administrative posts > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/ District · Tete Province # Marávia District Marávia District is a district of Mozambique in Tete Province. It had an estimated **159,367 people** in 2025 on 16,703 km² (about 9.5 per km²). It is divided into 4 administrative posts. 211 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 159,367people (2025) - 16,703km² - 4administrative posts - 1mapped service ## How many people live in Marávia District? Marávia District had an estimated **159,367 people** in 2025 — 4.6% of Tete Province, 82nd of 148 districts. There are 1,019 women for every 1,000 men (below the Tete Province figure of 1,034). Spread over 16,703 km², that is about **9.5 people per km²**, 131st of 148 districts. 46.9% of people are children under 15 and 2.1% 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 96 children and older people. 0–4 ****26,231** 5–9 ****25,106** 10–14 ****23,478** 15–19 ****18,202** 20–24 ****13,826** 25–29 ****11,658** 30–34 ****10,130** 35–39 ****8,276** 40–44 ****6,401** 45–49 ****4,890** 50–54 ****3,417** 55–59 ****2,487** 60–64 ****1,867** 65–69 ****1,411** 70–74 ****995** 75–79 ****508** 80+ ****484** 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 Marávia District? Marávia District lies in [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 5 other districts: [Cahora Bassa District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/), [Chifunde District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chifunde/), [Chiúta District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chiuta/), [Mágoe District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/magoe/) and [Zumbo District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/zumbo/). By area it is the 5th largest of 161 districts in Mozambique. It covers 16.6% of [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/). The centre of Marávia District is about 1,218 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. It is about 208 km from Tete, the main town of Tete Province. The centre point is at 15.0233° S, 32.0402° 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: Marávia 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 - Mfuwe International Airport (MFU) · Mfuwe197 km - Tete Airport (TET) · Tete209 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:16) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:14, sunset around 17:29). 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 Marávia District Administrative post Area km² Localities Services [Chipera](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chipera/) 2,875 5 0 [Chiputo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chiputo/) 3,762 3 0 [Fíngoe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/fingoe/) 4,895 3 1 [Malowera](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/malowera/) 5,171 3 0 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 Marávia District Named natural and historic features inside Marávia District, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 243 rivers and streams; 1 dam. - Assiangula - Boaza - Boézi - Cabula - Cabulibúli - Cadize - Cahora Bassa - Cajurire - Calinda - Calogassamba - Calunga - Camacubi - Camalange - Camancuco - Camassanza - Camechenga - Cametamba - Cametete - Camijo - Camijo - Camingoma - Cangombe - Canguruia - Cangurué …and 220 more. ### Hills and mountains 79 mountains; 15 hills; 4 valleys. - Serra Inhamezombo · 1,441 m - Serra Caulassisse · 1,322 m - Serra Tchimbase · 1,294 m - Monte Mando · 1,293 m - Serra Techipepua · 1,277 m - Monte Fíngoè · 1,269 m - Monte Cadazi · 1,265 m - Serra Mezeze · 1,248 m - Serra Alunga · 1,243 m - Monte Matchiza · 1,227 m - Monte Chuamba · 1,225 m - Serra Lituto · 1,224 m - Serra Mangoza · 1,196 m - Monte Andia · 1,195 m - Serra Camuare · 1,189 m - Uterére · 1,188 m - Monte Muinga · 1,187 m - Monte Cassongua · 1,175 m - Monte Capirimpica · 1,171 m - Monte Alose · 1,168 m - Monte Minhombe · 1,166 m - Serra Puembua · 1,156 m - Monte Tevere · 1,153 m - Serra Sinde · 1,151 m …and 74 more. ### History 1 fort. - Cachomba ### Getting around 4 airfields. - Catete - Chipera - Fingoe - Gago Coutinho 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 Marávia District and the best time to visit In Marávia District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 857 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (221 mm) and the driest Aug (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 23 213 Feb 23 182 Mar 22 102 Apr 21 32 May 19 4 Jun 17 4 Jul 17 6 Aug 20 2 Sep 23 3 Oct 26 12 Nov 26 76 Dec 24 221 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Marávia District Places mapped inside Marávia District in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Marávia District?In Tete Province, Mozambique - What is the population of Marávia District?159,367 (2025 estimate) - What is the median age in Marávia District?About 16 years (2025 estimate) - What is the population density of Marávia District?About 9.5 people per km² - What borders Marávia District?Cahora Bassa District, Chifunde District, Chiúta District, Mágoe District and Zumbo District - What time zone is Marávia District in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Marávia District?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Marávia District?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - What is the highest point in Marávia District?Serra Inhamezombo (1,441 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Marávia District?March to November - How many banks are in Marávia District?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Marávia District?MZ0509 (OCHA common operational dataset)