# Chire, Morrumbala District – Localities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/morrumbala/chire/ Administrative post · Morrumbala District # Chire Chire is an administrative post of Mozambique in Morrumbala District, Zambézia Province. It covers **3,333.4 km²**. It is divided into 3 localities. 47 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 3,333km² - 3localities ## Where is Chire? Chire lies in [Morrumbala District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/morrumbala/), [Zambézia Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other administrative posts: [Machindo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/derre/machindo/), [Majaua](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/milange/majaua/), [Megaza](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/morrumbala/megaza/), [Milange-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/milange/milange-sede/), [Mongue](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/milange/mongue/) and [Morrumbala-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/morrumbala/morrumbala-sede/). By area it is the 59th largest of 457 administrative posts in Mozambique. It covers 41.5% of [Morrumbala District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/morrumbala/). The centre of Chire is about 1,076 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 16.7084° S, 35.6159° 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: Chire - 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 - Chileka International Airport (BLZ) · Blantyre134 km - Quelimane Airport (UEL) · Quelimane184 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 04:59) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:03, sunset around 17:11). 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 Chire Locality Area km² Localities Services [Chilomo](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/morrumbala/chire/chilomo/) 533 9 0 [Chire-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/morrumbala/chire/chire-sede/) 1,656 25 0 [Gorro](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/morrumbala/chire/gorro/) 1,144 14 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 Chire Open gazetteers list **47 villages, towns and localities** in Chire. Settlements here lie between about 37 m and 433 m above sea level (median 93 m). - Afonso - Amosse - Arefai - Caguala - Camacho - Campata - Caverére - Chametengo - Changata - Chibanga - Chigaia - Chilomo - Chire - Correia - Dzongua - Galimote - Gimo - Gomo - Gulengula - Gumbe - Induna - Inhamaonde - Jasse - Maibeque - Maina - Marecene - Matambe - Matamulo - Matope - Mepamba - Messassa - Metolola - Morire - Mulolo - M’toa - Nhamalinda - Nhamuanha - Penembe - Ponda - Quembe - Runa - Samuana - Sande - Souza - Tabanha - Vicente - Zauara 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 Chire Named natural and historic features inside Chire, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 31 rivers and streams; 2 lakes. - Canguene - Chironge - Coropingué - Cuculo - Icece - Lago Calue - Lago Damablangade - Macabua - Minane - Miozócufa - Nhamegonie - Nhampuala - Papule - Ribeira Cussule - Ribeira Matenza - Ribeira Messenguere - Ribeira Nhacambe - Ribeira Nhamara - Ribeira Nhamassecue - Ribeira Ussurué - Rio Bualisa - Rio Cancande - Rio Donga - Rio Guange …and 9 more. ### Hills and mountains 10 mountains; 2 hills. - Monte Derre · 1,256 m - Monte Condene · 1,029 m - Monte Indo · 829 m - Monte Mirrambone · 572 m - Monte Missonge · 554 m - Monte Nhacomo · 501 m - Monte Malimbo · 457 m - Monte Tuendoe · 418 m - Monte Chiringoma · 284 m - Monte Chifuso · 236 m - Monte Niculo · 209 m - Monte Chibauata · 93 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 Chire and the best time to visit Using the climate of Morrumbala District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 1,112 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (287 mm) and the driest Aug (10 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 287 Feb 26 180 Mar 25 165 Apr 24 60 May 23 24 Jun 22 23 Jul 21 34 Aug 23 10 Sep 26 11 Oct 29 20 Nov 29 81 Dec 28 216 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Quick answers - Where is Chire?In Morrumbala District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique - What borders Chire?Machindo, Majaua, Megaza, Milange-Sede, Mongue and Morrumbala-Sede - What time zone is Chire in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Chire?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Chire?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chire?47 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chire?Settlements lie between 37 m and 433 m - What is the highest point in Chire?Monte Derre (1,256 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Chire?April to September - What is the P-code of Chire?MZ041302 (OCHA common operational dataset)