# Chiraco-Sede Locality, Chiraco, Mulevala District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mulevala/chiraco/chiraco-sede/ Locality · Chiraco # Chiraco-Sede Chiraco-Sede is a locality of Mozambique in Chiraco, Mulevala District, Zambézia Province. It covers **704.4 km²**. 29 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 704km² - 227 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chiraco-Sede? Chiraco-Sede lies in [Chiraco](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mulevala/chiraco/), [Mulevala District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mulevala/), [Zambézia Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 8 other localities: [Impaca](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/pebane/pebane-sede/impaca/), [Inturro](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mulevala/chiraco/inturro/), [Khayane](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gile/gile/khayane/), [Mocubela-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mocubela/mocubela/mocubela-sede/), [Mucata](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mulevala/chiraco/mucata/), [Namigonha](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mulevala/m-bauane/namigonha/), [Novanana](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/alto-molocue/alto-molocue/novanana/) and [Uapé](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/gile/gile/uape/). By area it is the 352nd largest of 1,712 localities in Mozambique. It covers 60.3% of [Chiraco](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/zambezia/mulevala/chiraco/). The centre of Chiraco-Sede is about 1,193 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 16.3975° S, 37.8062° 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: Chiraco-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 - Quelimane Airport (UEL) · Quelimane190 km - Nampula Airport (APL) · Nampula213 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 04:51) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 05:54, sunset around 17:03). 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 Chiraco-Sede Open gazetteers list **29 villages, towns and localities** in Chiraco-Sede. Settlements here lie between about 154 m and 341 m above sea level (median 227 m). - Arria - Chefe Malolo - Chiraco - Comaliana - Cristo Rei - Erripa - Inturro - Jone - Macuo - Malolo - Maropine - Masanta - Massoe - Mateus - Mecopela - Messaiua - Metotoa - Morrua - Mujahopa - Mutechêmua - Máquina - Nacuco - Nacueia - Namalocanha - Napito - Natópuè - Niirrimua - Régulo Mucubela - Uacua 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 Chiraco-Sede Named natural and historic features inside Chiraco-Sede, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 27 rivers and streams. - Caiane - Chiraco - Junque - Matechelelene - Mocorroani - Muncurro - Mutechaine - Muxaine - Nacurucupa - Namapa - Namareco - Namarra - Namarrocani - Namicovera - Naminhapa - Namipaua - Namucuse - Nanhupe - Napulupo - Natepula - Naterre - Natuta - Naéche - Relene …and 3 more. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Monte Ruto · 285 m ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Morrua 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 Chiraco-Sede and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mulevala District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 1,254 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (329 mm) and the driest Sep (11 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 329 Feb 26 200 Mar 25 184 Apr 24 94 May 22 32 Jun 20 32 Jul 20 41 Aug 22 15 Sep 25 11 Oct 28 24 Nov 29 83 Dec 27 209 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chiraco-Sede Need Nearest mapped Distance School EP1 Marribiha II · Jajo 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.24276&mlon=37.51414#map=17/-16.24276/37.51414) 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 Chiraco - Inturro - Mucata ## Quick answers - Where is Chiraco-Sede?In Chiraco, Mulevala District, Zambézia Province, Mozambique - What borders Chiraco-Sede?Impaca, Inturro, Khayane, Mocubela-Sede, Mucata, Namigonha, Novanana and Uapé - What time zone is Chiraco-Sede in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Chiraco-Sede?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Chiraco-Sede?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chiraco-Sede?29 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chiraco-Sede?Settlements lie between 154 m and 341 m - What is the highest point in Chiraco-Sede?Monte Ruto (285 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Chiraco-Sede?April to October - What is the P-code of Chiraco-Sede?MZ04220201 (OCHA common operational dataset)