# Chiputo-Sede Locality, Chiputo, Marávia District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chiputo/chiputo-sede/ Locality · Chiputo # Chiputo-Sede Chiputo-Sede is a locality of Mozambique in Chiputo, Marávia District, Tete Province. It covers **952.6 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 953km² - 725 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chiputo-Sede? Chiputo-Sede 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 5 other localities: [Cassuende](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/malowera/cassuende/), [Chipungo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chiputo/chipungo/), [Chizame](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chiputo/chizame/), [Fíngoe-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/fingoe/fingoe-sede/) and [Malowera-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/malowera/malowera-sede/). By area it is the 237th largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 25.3% of [Chiputo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/maravia/chiputo/). The centre of Chiputo-Sede is about 1,227 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 14.9358° S, 32.2655° 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-Sede - 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 - Mfuwe International Airport (MFU) · Mfuwe190 km - Tete Airport (TET) · Tete196 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. ## Villages and localities in Chiputo-Sede Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Chiputo-Sede. Settlements here lie between about 662 m and 1,248 m above sea level (median 725 m). - Aldeia Calussaca - Aldeia Mapango - Cambadi - Cantengo - Chaconda - Chamuare - Chiputo - Sauzene - Sucuruacuco 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-Sede Named natural and historic features inside Chiputo-Sede, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 18 rivers and streams. - Canhomba - Capona - Chacuda - Mepizeze - Novo Panzaca - Otenjando - Rio Cadázi - Rio Caimba - Rio Cametete - Rio Cassuco - Rio Chuáli - Rio Cumba - Rio Cuvango - Rio Macalamo - Rio Muere - Rio Techanculo - Rio Uaruma - Sancane ### Hills and mountains 6 mountains. - Monte Mando · 1,293 m - Monte Matchiza · 1,227 m - Uterére · 1,188 m - Monte Minhombe · 1,166 m - Monte Chamuare · 1,147 m - Serra Uterere · 1,086 m ### 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-Sede 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/). ## Other localities in Chiputo - Chipungo - Chizame ## Quick answers - Where is Chiputo-Sede?In Chiputo, Marávia District, Tete Province, Mozambique - What borders Chiputo-Sede?Cassuende, Chipungo, Chizame, Fíngoe-Sede and Malowera-Sede - What time zone is Chiputo-Sede in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Chiputo-Sede?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Chiputo-Sede?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chiputo-Sede?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chiputo-Sede?Settlements lie between 662 m and 1,248 m - What is the highest point in Chiputo-Sede?Monte Mando (1,293 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Chiputo-Sede?March to November - What is the P-code of Chiputo-Sede?MZ05090101 (OCHA common operational dataset)