# Chipungo Locality, Chiputo, Marávia District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chiputo/chipungo/ Locality · Chiputo # Chipungo Chipungo is a locality of Mozambique in Chiputo, Marávia District, Tete Province. It covers **979.6 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 980km² - 996 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chipungo? Chipungo lies in [Chiputo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chiputo/), [Marávia District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/), [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 4 other localities: [Chiputo-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chiputo/chiputo-sede/), [Chizame](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chiputo/chizame/), [Fíngoe-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/fingoe/fingoe-sede/) and [Ntayantsupa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chipera/ntayantsupa/). By area it is the 220th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 26.0% of [Chiputo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chiputo/). The centre of Chipungo is about 1,209 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 15.0992° S, 32.1832° 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: Chipungo - 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) · Tete192 km - Mfuwe International Airport (MFU) · Mfuwe206 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 06:14, 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. ## Villages and localities in Chipungo Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Chipungo. Settlements here lie between about 647 m and 1,083 m above sea level (median 996 m). - Aldeia Chipungo - Campapa - Cazendo - Chicanha - Chitiwi - Lumbe - Mare - Saiva - Samo - Sassane - Savala - 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 Chipungo Named natural and historic features inside Chipungo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 10 rivers and streams. - Chamacopa - Malôvoa - Mulameca - Nhororo - Rio Techipunga - Rìo Mualazi - Sorogoto - Techantane - Techicata - Zunga ### Hills and mountains 13 mountains. - Serra Inhamezombo · 1,441 m - Serra Caulassisse · 1,322 m - Serra Techipepua · 1,277 m - Serra Alunga · 1,243 m - Serra Lituto · 1,224 m - Monte Andia · 1,195 m - Monte Tevere · 1,153 m - Monte Nhacachanze · 1,145 m - Monte Buinde · 1,101 m - Monte Machatangua · 971 m - Monte Antunda · 918 m - Monte Techidima · 853 m - Monte Anhienda · 765 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 Chipungo and the best time to visit Using the climate of Marávia District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (16 °C), after allowing for this place being about 162 m higher 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 November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 213 Feb 21 182 Mar 21 102 Apr 20 32 May 18 4 Jun 16 4 Jul 16 6 Aug 19 2 Sep 22 3 Oct 25 12 Nov 25 76 Dec 23 221 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chipungo Need Nearest mapped Distance Bank BCI · Fíngoe-Sede 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.15819&mlon=31.88720#map=17/-15.15819/31.88720) 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 Chiputo - Chiputo-Sede - Chizame ## Quick answers - Where is Chipungo?In Chiputo, Marávia District, Tete Province, Mozambique - What borders Chipungo?Chiputo-Sede, Chizame, Fíngoe-Sede and Ntayantsupa - What time zone is Chipungo in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Chipungo?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Chipungo?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chipungo?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chipungo?Settlements lie between 647 m and 1,083 m - What is the highest point in Chipungo?Serra Inhamezombo (1,441 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Chipungo?March to November - Where is the nearest bank to Chipungo?BCI, about 32 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Chipungo?MZ05090102 (OCHA common operational dataset)