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Chimoio

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Chimoio

Total population

238,976

Founded

1969

Air quality index

26Good
Elevation664 m
Land area174 km²
Coordinates-19.14°, 33.48°

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City facts

Founded
1969
Elevation
664 m
Area
174 km²
Time zone
UTC+01:00

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Chimoio is the capital of Manica Province in Mozambique. It is the fifth-largest city in Mozambique.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-19.1437
Longitude
33.4780
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
26
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
6
PM10 (µg/m³)
9.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
56
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.3

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
12,644
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    699
  • Tropical Boubou
    Laniarius major (Hartlaub, 1848) · Aves
    517
  • Bronze mannikin
    Lonchura cucullata (Swainson, 1837) · Aves
    510
  • Tawny-flanked Prinia
    Prinia subflava (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    466
  • Yellow Bishop
    Euplectes capensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    460
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    454
  • Variable Sunbird
    Cinnyris venustus (Shaw, 1799) · Aves
    424
  • Red-faced Cisticola
    Cisticola erythrops (Hartlaub, 1857) · Aves
    410

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
3
Largest magnitude
4.6
Largest event
2021-11-05

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

J
Jorge Gomondai
V
Vítor Santos
Portuguese Footballer
A
Alexandre Reigada
Portuguese sculptor, poet
R
Rui de Mascarenhas
Portuguese singer
F
Faisal Bangal
Mozambican association football player
I
Iolanda Cintura
Mozambican chemist and politician
I
Ingvild Mucauro
Mozambican basketball player
N
Nené
Mozambican footballer (born 1996)
S
Sandra Isabel Gonçalves Lopes
person identified in the Museu da Pessoa collection
C
Cecília Chamutota
politician in Mozambique
B
Basilio Zefanias Muhate
mozambican economist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Mozambique

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.43
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,981

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
590
Avg daily Wikipedia views
20
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Chimoio

City Maps Chimoio Mozambique
James McFee · 2017
Cidade de Chimoio
Domingos Artur do Rosário · 1999
Fecundidade em Moçambique
Araújo Simão Martinho · 2002
Eleitorado incapturável
Carlos Serra · 1999
A participação das autoridades comunitárias na governaçao local
Fernando Dava · 2003
Relatório, seminários sobre género e desenvolvimento
UNICEF · 1996
Análise comparativa do conflito sócio-cultural das realidades e práticas de Manica e Sofala
António da Costa Gaspar · 2009
Miombo woodlands in the new millennium
International Workshop on Miombo Woodlands in the New Millennium: Trends, Uses, and their Role in Sustainable Development (2001 Chimoio, Manica District, Mozambique) · 2001

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Western Barn Owl
Western Barn Owl
Tyto alba
Seen 2026-06-20
Flag Mantis
Flag Mantis
Polyspilota aeruginosa
Seen 2026-06-06
Death's Head Hawkmoth
Death's Head Hawkmoth
Acherontia atropos
Seen 2026-06-06
Red-Banded Rubber Frog
Red-Banded Rubber Frog
Phrynomantis bifasciatus
Seen 2026-05-22
Cape House Snake
Cape House Snake
Boaedon capensis
Seen 2026-05-16
apple-of-Peru
apple-of-Peru
Nicandra physalodes
Seen 2026-04-27
Redleg Orbweaver
Redleg Orbweaver
Trichonephila inaurata
Seen 2026-04-26
House Sparrow
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Seen 2026-04-25
Madagascar Periwinkle
Madagascar Periwinkle
Catharanthus roseus
Seen 2026-04-25

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Chimoio, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Zizula hylax (4560370711) — Chimoio, Mozambique0.7 miHarlequin bug (Bagrada hilaris) (4560488423) — Chimoio, Mozambique0.8 miBug (4561161402) — Chimoio, Mozambique0.9 miSpotted ladybird (4561162418) — Chimoio, Mozambique0.9 miHairy Darkling Beetle (4571562712) — Chimoio, Mozambique1 miStriped ladybird with aphids (4560537745) — Chimoio, Mozambique1 miLycaenidae 2 (4560998822) — Chimoio, Mozambique1.1 miCulex mosquito (4620846673) — Chimoio, Mozambique1.8 miStalk-eyed fly (Diasemopsis) (4561140578) — Chimoio, Mozambique1.8 miSansevieria pedicellata with hawk moth (4325060358) — Chimoio, Mozambique1.8 miIMG456603 image — Chimoio, Mozambique2 miIMG4566 imag02 — Chimoio, Mozambique2 miIMG456604 shehehehdd — Chimoio, Mozambique2 miIMG4566recordação. Image 05 — Chimoio, Mozambique2 miIMG4566 recordação 07 — Chimoio, Mozambique2 miIMG4566 recordação 06 — Chimoio, Mozambique2 miIMG4566 01 anos atrás — Chimoio, Mozambique2 miChimoio train station — Chimoio, Mozambique2.1 miRua Cidade de Lichinga, Chimoio, Mozambique, 07-04-2019 — Chimoio, Mozambique2.1 miCinema Montalto Chimoio — Chimoio, Mozambique2.2 miConcorde (24245024716) — Chimoio, Mozambique2.2 miPalácio do Governo Chimoio — Chimoio, Mozambique2.3 miChimoio by day — Chimoio, Mozambique2.3 miChimoio by sunset — Chimoio, Mozambique2.3 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library