# Ilorienito Ward, Longido District, Arusha Region – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/arusha/longido/ilorienito/ Ward · Longido District # Ilorienito Ilorienito is a ward of Tanzania in Longido District, Arusha Region. It covers **140.2 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 140km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Ilorienito? Ilorienito lies in [Longido District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/arusha/longido/), [Arusha Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/arusha/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 4 other wards: [Eleng'ata Dapash](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/arusha/longido/eleng-ata-dapash/), [Engaruka](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/arusha/monduli/engaruka/), [Gelai Meirugoi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/arusha/longido/gelai-meirugoi/) and [Kitumbeine](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/arusha/longido/kitumbeine/). By area it is the 1375th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 1.7% of [Longido District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/arusha/longido/). The centre of Ilorienito is about 370 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. It is about 59 km from Longido, the main town of Longido District. The centre point is at 2.8702° S, 36.1848° 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). ## Things to see in and around Ilorienito OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Ilorienito: 1 volcano. - Mt Kitumbeine · volcano ### Nearby, outside Ilorienito - Gelai Bomba · attraction, Gelai Meirugoi17 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Ilorienito - 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) · Arusha74 km - Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) · Arusha116 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:21) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:36, sunset around 18:33). 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 Ilorienito Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ilorienito. - Losirwa - Olorienito 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 Ilorienito Named natural and historic features inside Ilorienito, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Kitumbeine Forest Reserve 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 Ilorienito 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 Ilorienito Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Doctor Frank · Engaruka 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.00173&mlon=35.99452#map=17/-3.00173/35.99452) Petrol pump Eliudi · Kitumbeine 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.82262&mlon=36.32464#map=17/-2.82262/36.32464) School Ilorienito Primary School · Ilorienito 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.87558&mlon=36.18162#map=17/-2.87558/36.18162) 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 Ilorienito Places mapped inside Ilorienito in open map data, by type. - Schools2 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 - Engikaret - Gelai Meirugoi - Gelai lumbwa - Kamwanga - Kimokouwa - Kitumbeine - Longido - Matale - Mundarara - Namanga - Olmolog - Orbomba - Tingatinga ## Quick answers - Where is Ilorienito?In Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania - What borders Ilorienito?Eleng'ata Dapash, Engaruka, Gelai Meirugoi and Kitumbeine - What is there to see in Ilorienito?Mt Kitumbeine - What time zone is Ilorienito in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Ilorienito?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Ilorienito?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ilorienito?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ilorienito?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Ilorienito?Doctor Frank, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ilorienito?Eliudi, about 16 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ilorienito?TZ0207041 (OCHA common operational dataset)