# Chipanga Ward, Bahi District, Dodoma Region – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/bahi/chipanga/ Ward · Bahi District # Chipanga Chipanga is a ward of Tanzania in Bahi District, Dodoma Region. It covers **197.1 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 197km² - 4mapped services - 847 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chipanga? Chipanga lies in [Bahi District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/bahi/), [Dodoma Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 4 other wards: [Chali](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/bahi/chali/), [Chikola](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/bahi/chikola/), [Mpalanga](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/bahi/mpalanga/) and [Nondwa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/bahi/nondwa/). By area it is the 1044th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 3.5% of [Bahi District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/bahi/). The centre of Chipanga is about 42 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 6.2582° S, 35.3709° 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: Chipanga - 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 - Dodoma Airport (DOD) · Dodoma44 km ### Nearest railway station Kigwe (Kigwe), about 22 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:19) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:45, sunset around 18:31). 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 Chipanga Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Chipanga. Settlements here lie between about 845 m and 959 m above sea level (median 847 m). - Chiguluka - Chipanga - Kidiro - Kinyambwa - Kipanga 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). ## Weather in Chipanga and the best time to visit Using the climate of Bahi District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 727 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (184 mm) and the driest Aug (0 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 23 184 Feb 23 107 Mar 23 120 Apr 22 78 May 22 16 Jun 21 2 Jul 20 1 Aug 22 0 Sep 23 1 Oct 25 9 Nov 25 47 Dec 24 163 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chipanga Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ntumbi dispensary · Nkonko 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.26774&mlon=35.07144#map=17/-6.26774/35.07144) Bank CRDB Bank · Mtitaa 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.41884&mlon=35.62367#map=17/-6.41884/35.62367) Petrol pump Muro Oil Station · Bahi 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.95627&mlon=35.32100#map=17/-5.95627/35.32100) Hotel Bihawana Village,Dodoma · Mbabala 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.27605&mlon=35.63537#map=17/-6.27605/35.63537) School Chipanga B Primary School · Chipanga 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.23401&mlon=35.35993#map=17/-6.23401/35.35993) College Ngageya College of Business and Management · Nala 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.11590&mlon=35.65417#map=17/-6.11590/35.65417) Police station Chigongwe Police Post · Chigongwe 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.06087&mlon=35.54390#map=17/-6.06087/35.54390) 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 Chipanga Places mapped inside Chipanga 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 Bahi District - Babayu - Bahi - Chali - Chibelela - Chikola - Ibihwa - Ibugule - Ilindi - Kigwe - Lamaiti - Makanda - Mpalanga - Mpamantwa - Msisi - Mtitaa - Mundemu - Mwitikira - Nondwa - Zanka ## Quick answers - Where is Chipanga?In Bahi District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania - What borders Chipanga?Chali, Chikola, Mpalanga and Nondwa - What time zone is Chipanga in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Chipanga?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Chipanga?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chipanga?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chipanga?Settlements lie between 845 m and 959 m - What is the best time to visit Chipanga?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Chipanga?Ntumbi dispensary, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Chipanga?CRDB Bank, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chipanga?Muro Oil Station, about 34 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Chipanga?TZ0106131 (OCHA common operational dataset)