# Chiputo, Marávia District – Localities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chiputo/ Administrative post · Marávia District # Chiputo Chiputo is an administrative post of Mozambique in Marávia District, Tete Province. It covers **3,761.9 km²**. It is divided into 3 localities. 30 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 3,762km² - 3localities ## Where is Chiputo? Chiputo lies in [Marávia District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/), [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 5 other administrative posts: [Chifunde](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chifunde/chifunde/), [Chipera](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chipera/), [Fíngoe](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/fingoe/), [Malowera](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/malowera/) and [N’sadzu](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/chifunde/nsadzu/). By area it is the 49th largest of 457 administrative posts in Mozambique. It covers 22.5% of [Marávia District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/). The centre of Chiputo is about 1,215 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 15.0421° S, 32.2679° 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: Chiputo - 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) · Tete189 km - Mfuwe International Airport (MFU) · Mfuwe201 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:15) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:13, sunset around 17:28). 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 Chiputo Locality Area km² Localities Services [Chipungo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chiputo/chipungo/) 980 13 0 [Chiputo-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chiputo/chiputo-sede/) 953 9 0 [Chizame](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chiputo/chizame/) 1,830 8 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 Chiputo Open gazetteers list **30 villages, towns and localities** in Chiputo. Settlements here lie between about 371 m and 1,248 m above sea level (median 773 m). - Aldeia Calussaca - Aldeia Chipungo - Aldeia Mango - Aldeia Mapango - Cachere - Caliuete - Cambadi - Campapa - Cantengo - Cazendo - Chaconda - Chamuare - Chicanha - Chimpondo - Chiputo - Chitiwi - Chizamua - Lumbe - Mare - Metaruca - Mucumba - Saiva - Samo - Sassane - Sauzene - Savala - Sucuruacuco - Unhamaúla - Viola - Vunda 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 Chiputo Named natural and historic features inside Chiputo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 53 rivers and streams. - Boaza - Cadize - Camassanza - Camingoma - Canhomba - Capona - Cassambala - Chacuda - Chamacopa - Chiticua - Malula - Malôvoa - Menene - Mepizeze - Messambe - Messicaze - Messuze - Muecize - Muerize - Mulameca - Nhacatave - Nhororo - Novo Panzaca - Otenjando …and 29 more. ### Hills and mountains 27 mountains; 2 hills. - Serra Inhamezombo · 1,441 m - Serra Caulassisse · 1,322 m - Monte Mando · 1,293 m - Serra Techipepua · 1,277 m - Serra Alunga · 1,243 m - Monte Matchiza · 1,227 m - Serra Lituto · 1,224 m - Monte Andia · 1,195 m - Uterére · 1,188 m - Monte Minhombe · 1,166 m - Monte Tevere · 1,153 m - Monte Chamuare · 1,147 m - Monte Nhacachanze · 1,145 m - Monte Buinde · 1,101 m - Serra Uterere · 1,086 m - Monte Chuamba · 977 m - Monte Machatangua · 971 m - Monte Antunda · 918 m - Monte Chimboze · 891 m - Techingoma · 887 m - Monte Bandua · 857 m - Monte Techidima · 853 m - Monte Cumdamazi · 766 m - Monte Anhienda · 765 m …and 5 more. ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Catete 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 Chiputo and the best time to visit Using the climate of 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/). ## Quick answers - Where is Chiputo?In Marávia District, Tete Province, Mozambique - What borders Chiputo?Chifunde, Chipera, Fíngoe, Malowera and N’sadzu - What time zone is Chiputo in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Chiputo?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Chiputo?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chiputo?30 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chiputo?Settlements lie between 371 m and 1,248 m - What is the highest point in Chiputo?Serra Inhamezombo (1,441 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Chiputo?March to November - What is the P-code of Chiputo?MZ050901 (OCHA common operational dataset)