# Ololosokwan Ward, Ngorongoro District, Arusha Region

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/arusha/ngorongoro/ololosokwan/

Ward · Ngorongoro District 

# Ololosokwan

Ololosokwan is a ward of Tanzania in Ngorongoro District, Arusha Region. It covers **403.3 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 403km²
- 4mapped services

## Where is Ololosokwan?

Ololosokwan lies in [Ngorongoro District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/arusha/ngorongoro/), [Arusha Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/arusha/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 3 other wards: [Mbalibali](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/serengeti/mbalibali/), [Sedeco](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/serengeti/sedeco/) and [Soitsambu](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/arusha/ngorongoro/soitsambu/). By area it is the 480th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 2.5% of [Ngorongoro District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/arusha/ngorongoro/). The centre of Ololosokwan is about 485 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 1.8259° S, 35.3248° 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: Ololosokwan

- 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

- Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip (MRE) · Serena59 km
- Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) · Nairobi175 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:27) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:38, sunset around 18:39).

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 Ololosokwan

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ololosokwan.

- Mairowa
- Ololosokwan

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 Ololosokwan

Named natural and historic features inside Ololosokwan, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Iredet
- Seassambu

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 Ololosokwan and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Ngorongoro District, the warmest month is Oct (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jun (19 °C). About 721 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (127 mm) and the driest Jul (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to March**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 22 78 

Feb 22 55 

Mar 22 106 

Apr 21 127 

May 20 67 

Jun 19 12 

Jul 19 5 

Aug 21 11 

Sep 22 16 

Oct 23 49 

Nov 22 102 

Dec 22 94 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ololosokwan

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Wasso Hospital · Oloirien 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.06548&mlon=35.56345#map=17/-2.06548/35.56345) 

Hotel Taasa Lodge · Ololosokwan 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.86051&mlon=35.27693#map=17/-1.86051/35.27693) 

School Ololosokwani Primary School · Ololosokwan 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.87511&mlon=35.33758#map=17/-1.87511/35.33758) 

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 Ololosokwan

Places mapped inside Ololosokwan in open map data, by type.

- Hotels2
- 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 Ngorongoro District

- Alailelai
- Arash
- Digodigo
- Endulen
- Engusero Sambu
- Kakesio
- Maalon
- Malambo
- Nainokanoka
- Naiyobi
- Ngorongoro
- Olbalbal
- Oldonyo Sambu
- Oloipiri
- Oloirien
- Orgosorok
- Pinyinyi
- Sale
- Samunge
- Soitsambu

## Quick answers

- Where is Ololosokwan?In Ngorongoro District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
- What borders Ololosokwan?Mbalibali, Sedeco and Soitsambu
- What time zone is Ololosokwan in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Ololosokwan?Shilling (TZS)
- What language is spoken in Ololosokwan?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Ololosokwan?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Ololosokwan?May to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ololosokwan?Wasso Hospital, about 38 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ololosokwan?TZ0205201 (OCHA common operational dataset)