# Chamkoroma Ward, Kongwa District, Dodoma Region – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/kongwa/chamkoroma/ Ward · Kongwa District # Chamkoroma Chamkoroma is a ward of Tanzania in Kongwa District, Dodoma Region. It covers **164.4 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 164km² - 7mapped services - 1,025 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chamkoroma? Chamkoroma lies in [Kongwa District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/kongwa/), [Dodoma Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 7 other wards: [Iduo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/kongwa/iduo/), [Lupeta](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/lupeta/), [Matomondo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/matomondo/), [Mlali](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/kongwa/mlali/), [Mpwapwa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/mpwapwa/), [Nghumbi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/kongwa/nghumbi/) and [Sagara](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/kongwa/sagara/). By area it is the 1214th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 4.1% of [Kongwa District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/kongwa/). The centre of Chamkoroma is about 105 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 6.3518° S, 36.6717° 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: Chamkoroma - 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) · Dodoma103 km - Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) · Zanzibar283 km ### Nearest railway station Godegode (Godegode), about 24 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:13) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:40, sunset around 18:26). 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 Chamkoroma Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Chamkoroma. Settlements here lie between about 1,025 m and 1,116 m above sea level (median 1,025 m). - Chamkoroma - Iduo - Manghweta - Mseta A - Mseta B - Tubugwe 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 Chamkoroma Named natural and historic features inside Chamkoroma, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 3 hills; 1 mountain. - Mlali · 1,800 m - Kiruga · 1,654 m - Ilundi · 1,372 m - Chibundiro · 1,066 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Mlali 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 Chamkoroma and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kongwa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C), after allowing for this place being about 193 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,110 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (194 mm) and the driest Aug (12 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 194 Feb 22 121 Mar 22 171 Apr 21 165 May 20 78 Jun 18 16 Jul 18 13 Aug 19 12 Sep 21 13 Oct 22 48 Nov 23 98 Dec 23 181 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chamkoroma Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mlali Health Centre · Mlali 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.29988&mlon=36.75063#map=17/-6.29988/36.75063) Bank CRDB Bank · Mpwapwa 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.34913&mlon=36.48927#map=17/-6.34913/36.48927) Petrol pump Mguli P. Station · Kibaigwa 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.08439&mlon=36.67567#map=17/-6.08439/36.67567) Hotel Mbalageti Serengeti · Mpwapwa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.31530&mlon=36.56250#map=17/-6.31530/36.56250) School Manghweta Primary School · Chamkoroma 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.36437&mlon=36.65869#map=17/-6.36437/36.65869) 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 Chamkoroma Places mapped inside Chamkoroma in open map data, by type. - Schools7 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 Kongwa District - Chitego - Chiwe - Hogoro - Iduo - Kibaigwa - Kongwa - Lenjulu - Makawa - Matongoro - Mkoka - Mlali - Mtanana - Nghumbi - Ngomai - Njoge - Pandambili - Sagara - Sejeli - Songambele - Ugogoni - Zoissa ## Quick answers - Where is Chamkoroma?In Kongwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania - What borders Chamkoroma?Iduo, Lupeta, Matomondo, Mlali, Mpwapwa, Nghumbi and Sagara - What time zone is Chamkoroma in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Chamkoroma?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Chamkoroma?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chamkoroma?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chamkoroma?Settlements lie between 1,025 m and 1,116 m - What is the highest point in Chamkoroma?Mlali (1,800 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Chamkoroma?May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Chamkoroma?Mlali Health Centre, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Chamkoroma?CRDB Bank, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chamkoroma?Mguli P. Station, about 30 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Chamkoroma?TZ0103141 (OCHA common operational dataset)