# Engikaret Ward, Longido District, Arusha Region – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/arusha/longido/engikaret/ Ward · Longido District # Engikaret Engikaret is a ward of Tanzania in Longido District, Arusha Region. It covers **914.5 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 915km² - 4mapped services - 1,344 mtypical elevation ## Where is Engikaret? Engikaret lies in [Longido District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/arusha/longido/), [Arusha Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/arusha/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 7 other wards: [Eleng'ata Dapash](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/arusha/longido/eleng-ata-dapash/), [Kitumbeine](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/arusha/longido/kitumbeine/), [Monduli juu](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/arusha/monduli/monduli-juu/), [Mundarara](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/arusha/longido/mundarara/), [Oldonyosambu](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/arusha/arusha/oldonyosambu/), [Orbomba](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/arusha/longido/orbomba/) and [Tingatinga](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/arusha/longido/tingatinga/). By area it is the 172nd largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 11.3% of [Longido District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/arusha/longido/). The centre of Engikaret is about 373 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. It is about 24 km from Longido, the main town of Longido District. The centre point is at 2.9269° S, 36.6024° E. Source: [Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics / UN OCHA ROSA via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-tza). ## Know before you go: Engikaret - Time zoneUTC+3, no daylight saving · Africa/Dar_es_Salaam - CurrencyShilling (TZS) - Country calling code+255 - LanguagesSwahili, English, Arabic - Plug typesType G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Arusha Airport (ARK) · Arusha49 km - Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) · Arusha76 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:20) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:35, sunset around 18:32). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](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 Engikaret Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Engikaret. - Engikaret - Kiserian - Lariboro - Sungate 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 Engikaret Named natural and historic features inside Engikaret, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Lemanda - Waturumani ### Hills and mountains 5 hills. - Lasarkartarta · 1,559 m - Kisilya · 1,551 m - Merkerstein · 1,536 m - Matawato · 1,397 m - Muru · 1,371 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 Engikaret and the best time to visit Using the climate of Longido District, the warmest month is Oct (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (22 °C). About 600 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (108 mm) and the driest Jul (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to December**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 63 Feb 25 47 Mar 25 80 Apr 24 108 May 23 60 Jun 22 9 Jul 22 4 Aug 23 8 Sep 25 11 Oct 26 41 Nov 25 83 Dec 24 85 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Engikaret Need Nearest mapped Distance Petrol pump Kuringe · Longido 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.75152&mlon=36.70225#map=17/-2.75152/36.70225) Hotel Shu'mata Camp · Tingatinga 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.84414&mlon=36.92480#map=17/-2.84414/36.92480) School Kiserian Primary School · Engikaret 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.84805&mlon=36.52853#map=17/-2.84805/36.52853) Police station Longido police station · Longido 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.73410&mlon=36.69828#map=17/-2.73410/36.69828) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Engikaret Places mapped inside Engikaret in open map data, by type. - Schools4 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other wards in Longido District - Eleng'ata Dapash - Engarenaibor - Gelai Meirugoi - Gelai lumbwa - Ilorienito - Kamwanga - Kimokouwa - Kitumbeine - Longido - Matale - Mundarara - Namanga - Olmolog - Orbomba - Tingatinga ## Quick answers - Where is Engikaret?In Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania - What borders Engikaret?Eleng'ata Dapash, Kitumbeine, Monduli juu, Mundarara, Oldonyosambu, Orbomba and Tingatinga - What time zone is Engikaret in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Engikaret?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Engikaret?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Engikaret?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Engikaret?Lasarkartarta (1,559 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Engikaret?January to December - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Engikaret?Kuringe, about 22 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Engikaret?TZ0207021 (OCHA common operational dataset)