# Chipera, Marávia District – Localities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chipera/ Administrative post · Marávia District # Chipera Chipera is an administrative post of Mozambique in Marávia District, Tete Province. It covers **2,874.9 km²**. It is divided into 5 localities. 28 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2,875km² - 5localities ## Where is Chipera? Chipera lies in [Marávia District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/), [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other administrative posts: [Chifunde](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chifunde/chifunde/), [Chiputo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chiputo/), [Chitima](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/chitima/), [Fíngoe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/fingoe/), [Manje](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chiuta/manje/) and [Songo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/songo/). By area it is the 79th largest of 457 administrative posts in Mozambique. It covers 17.2% of [Marávia District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/). The centre of Chipera is about 1,171 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 15.4335° S, 32.5116° 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: Chipera - 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) · Tete142 km - Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) · Lumbadzi228 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:14) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:13, sunset around 17:26). 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. ## Localities of Chipera Locality Area km² Localities Services [Capirinkhondo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chipera/capirinkhondo/) 521 6 0 [Chipera-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chipera/chipera-sede/) 631 2 0 [Chiringa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chipera/chiringa/) 533 8 0 [Chissete](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chipera/chissete/) 490 6 0 [Ntayantsupa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chipera/ntayantsupa/) 700 6 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/). ## Villages and localities in Chipera Open gazetteers list **28 villages, towns and localities** in Chipera. Settlements here lie between about 245 m and 774 m above sea level (median 454 m). - Aldeia Campine - Aldeia Chamacasso - Aldeia Chibovo - Aldeia Chiputu - Aldeia Chissete - Aldeia Chitesse - Aldeia Chivungo - Aldeia Dzenda - Aldeia Mulumbue - Aldeia Ngulo - Aldeia Ntawa - Aldeia Ntayansupa - Cahora Bassa - Calambira - Cauma - Chibovo - Chibueia - Chimiane - Chintomba - Chipera - Chiringa - Chuaúla - Concondo - Gupo - Macane - Meia - Messamira - Tomo 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 Chipera Named natural and historic features inside Chipera, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 35 rivers and streams; 1 dam. - Cabula - Cabulibúli - Cahora Bassa - Cajurire - Calogassamba - Canguruia - Cangurué - Capimbe - Capuaze - Capuazi - Catéte - Chamacanha - Chidzidzi - Chipunga - Chissinga - Maera - Mapendazi - Massongoè - Mavuzi - Mefídeze - Melava - Muambazana - Muanga - Muávi …and 12 more. ### Hills and mountains 8 mountains; 2 valleys. - Monte Chocumbama · 823 m - Monte Capingo · 755 m - Monte Chicamoe · 752 m - Monte Polândio · 690 m - Monte Goze · 680 m - Monte Molimoboe · 558 m - Monte Nhassongóle · 527 m - Monte Choroíe · 404 m - Nhamitarara · 317 m - Nhamuliraraca · 317 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 Chipera and the best time to visit Using the climate of Marávia District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 380 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 213 Feb 25 182 Mar 25 102 Apr 23 32 May 22 4 Jun 20 4 Jul 19 6 Aug 22 2 Sep 26 3 Oct 29 12 Nov 29 76 Dec 26 221 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Quick answers - Where is Chipera?In Marávia District, Tete Province, Mozambique - What borders Chipera?Chifunde, Chiputo, Chitima, Fíngoe, Manje and Songo - What time zone is Chipera in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Chipera?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Chipera?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chipera?28 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chipera?Settlements lie between 245 m and 774 m - What is the highest point in Chipera?Monte Chocumbama (823 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Chipera?March to September - What is the P-code of Chipera?MZ050904 (OCHA common operational dataset)