# Chissete Locality, Chipera, Marávia District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chipera/chissete/ Locality · Chipera # Chissete Chissete is a locality of Mozambique in Chipera, Marávia District, Tete Province. It covers **490.0 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 490km² - 342 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chissete? Chissete 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 5 other localities: [Chipera-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chipera/chipera-sede/), [Nhabando](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/chitima/nhabando/), [Nhacapiriri](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/cahora-bassa/chitima/nhacapiriri/), [Nhenda](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/fingoe/nhenda/) and [Ntayantsupa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chipera/ntayantsupa/). By area it is the 509th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 17.0% of [Chipera](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chipera/). The centre of Chissete is about 1,162 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 15.5239° S, 32.2425° 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: Chissete - 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) · Tete163 km - Mfuwe International Airport (MFU) · Mfuwe254 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 06:14, sunset around 17:27). 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 Chissete Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Chissete. Settlements here lie between about 317 m and 383 m above sea level (median 342 m). - Aldeia Chissete - Aldeia Dzenda - Aldeia Ngulo - Chibueia - Concondo - 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 Chissete Named natural and historic features inside Chissete, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 9 rivers and streams. - Calogassamba - Capimbe - Capuaze - Chipunga - Muambazana - Muanga - Nhamulirama - Rio Caconde - Rio Pangala ### Hills and mountains 2 valleys. - 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 Chissete and the best time to visit Using the climate of Marávia District, the warmest month is Nov (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 492 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 26 213 Feb 26 182 Mar 25 102 Apr 24 32 May 22 4 Jun 20 4 Jul 20 6 Aug 23 2 Sep 26 3 Oct 29 12 Nov 30 76 Dec 27 221 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chissete Need Nearest mapped Distance Hotel Moringa Bay Lodge · Nhacapiriri 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.57433&mlon=32.42651#map=17/-15.57433/32.42651) 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 - Capirinkhondo - Chipera-Sede - Chiringa - Ntayantsupa ## Quick answers - Where is Chissete?In Chipera, Marávia District, Tete Province, Mozambique - What borders Chissete?Chipera-Sede, Nhabando, Nhacapiriri, Nhenda and Ntayantsupa - What time zone is Chissete in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Chissete?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Chissete?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chissete?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chissete?Settlements lie between 317 m and 383 m - What is the highest point in Chissete?Nhamitarara (317 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Chissete?March to September - What is the P-code of Chissete?MZ05090404 (OCHA common operational dataset)