# Capirinkhondo Locality, Chipera, Marávia District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chipera/capirinkhondo/ Locality · Chipera # Capirinkhondo Capirinkhondo is a locality of Mozambique in Chipera, Marávia District, Tete Province. It covers **520.9 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 521km² - 465 mtypical elevation ## Where is Capirinkhondo? Capirinkhondo lies in [Chipera](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chipera/), [Marávia District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/), [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other localities: [Camwenge](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chifunde/chifunde/camwenge/), [Chipera-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chipera/chipera-sede/), [Chiringa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chipera/chiringa/), [Chizame](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chiputo/chizame/), [Dzunsa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/songo/dzunsa/) and [Ntayantsupa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chipera/ntayantsupa/). By area it is the 484th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 18.1% of [Chipera](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chipera/). The centre of Capirinkhondo is about 1,174 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 15.4091° S, 32.6912° 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: Capirinkhondo - 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) · Tete128 km - Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) · Lumbadzi215 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:13) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:12, sunset around 17:25). 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 Capirinkhondo Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Capirinkhondo. Settlements here lie between about 400 m and 660 m above sea level (median 465 m). - Aldeia Campine - Aldeia Chiputu - Aldeia Chitesse - Aldeia Ntawa - Calambira - Macane 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 Capirinkhondo Named natural and historic features inside Capirinkhondo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Chidzidzi ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains. - Monte Chicamoe · 752 m - Monte Goze · 680 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 Capirinkhondo 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 369 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 24 102 Apr 23 32 May 21 4 Jun 20 4 Jul 19 6 Aug 22 2 Sep 26 3 Oct 28 12 Nov 29 76 Dec 26 221 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Capirinkhondo Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Rural de Songo · Vila de Songo 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.59933&mlon=32.76762#map=17/-15.59933/32.76762) Bank Millenium BIM · Vila de Songo 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.61311&mlon=32.77142#map=17/-15.61311/32.77142) Hotel Girassol Songo Hotel · Vila de Songo 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.59511&mlon=32.76341#map=17/-15.59511/32.76341) School Escola Artes Oficios Songo · Vila de Songo 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.60197&mlon=32.74490#map=17/-15.60197/32.74490) College Novas Instacoes do ISPSongo · Vila de Songo 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.59604&mlon=32.73983#map=17/-15.59604/32.73983) 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 Chipera - Chipera-Sede - Chiringa - Chissete - Ntayantsupa ## Quick answers - Where is Capirinkhondo?In Chipera, Marávia District, Tete Province, Mozambique - What borders Capirinkhondo?Camwenge, Chipera-Sede, Chiringa, Chizame, Dzunsa and Ntayantsupa - What time zone is Capirinkhondo in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Capirinkhondo?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Capirinkhondo?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Capirinkhondo?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Capirinkhondo?Settlements lie between 400 m and 660 m - What is the highest point in Capirinkhondo?Monte Chicamoe (752 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Capirinkhondo?March to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Capirinkhondo?Hospital Rural de Songo, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Capirinkhondo?Millenium BIM, about 24 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Capirinkhondo?MZ05090402 (OCHA common operational dataset)