# Sagara Ward, Kongwa District, Dodoma Region – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/kongwa/sagara/ Ward · Kongwa District # Sagara Sagara is a ward of Tanzania in Kongwa District, Dodoma Region. It covers **246.1 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 246km² - 6mapped services - 1,277 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sagara? Sagara 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: [Chamkoroma](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/kongwa/chamkoroma/), [Chiwe](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/kongwa/chiwe/), [Iduo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/kongwa/iduo/), [Kibaigwa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/kongwa/kibaigwa/), [Mpwapwa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/mpwapwa/), [Mtanana](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/kongwa/mtanana/) and [Ugogoni](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/kongwa/ugogoni/). By area it is the 813th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 6.2% of [Kongwa District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/kongwa/). The centre of Sagara is about 91 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 6.2206° S, 36.5646° 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: Sagara - 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) · Dodoma90 km - Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) · Zanzibar294 km ### Nearest railway station Gulwe (Gulwe), about 31 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:14) 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 Sagara Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Sagara. - Ijaka - Laikala - Msingisa - Sagara - Sagara A - Sagara B 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 Sagara Named natural and historic features inside Sagara, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 3 hills. - Kiseje · 1,248 m - Laikala · 1,191 m - Kibumbuni · 1,188 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 Sagara and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kongwa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). 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 21 194 Feb 21 121 Mar 21 171 Apr 20 165 May 18 78 Jun 17 16 Jul 17 13 Aug 18 12 Sep 19 13 Oct 21 48 Nov 22 98 Dec 22 181 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Sagara Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mpwapwa District Hospital · Mpwapwa 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.35103&mlon=36.48855#map=17/-6.35103/36.48855) Bank CRDB Bank · Mpwapwa 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.34913&mlon=36.48927#map=17/-6.34913/36.48927) Petrol pump Kibaigwa Village Petrol Station · Kibaigwa 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.08135&mlon=36.64496#map=17/-6.08135/36.64496) Hotel Mbalageti Serengeti · Mpwapwa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.31530&mlon=36.56250#map=17/-6.31530/36.56250) School Ijaka Primary School · Sagara 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.24794&mlon=36.57416#map=17/-6.24794/36.57416) Police station Dongo Police Station · Dongo 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.92400&mlon=36.71849#map=17/-5.92400/36.71849) 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 Sagara Places mapped inside Sagara in open map data, by type. - Schools6 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 - Chamkoroma - Chitego - Chiwe - Hogoro - Iduo - Kibaigwa - Kongwa - Lenjulu - Makawa - Matongoro - Mkoka - Mlali - Mtanana - Nghumbi - Ngomai - Njoge - Pandambili - Sejeli - Songambele - Ugogoni - Zoissa ## Quick answers - Where is Sagara?In Kongwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania - What borders Sagara?Chamkoroma, Chiwe, Iduo, Kibaigwa, Mpwapwa, Mtanana and Ugogoni - What time zone is Sagara in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Sagara?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Sagara?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Sagara?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Sagara?Kiseje (1,248 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Sagara?May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Sagara?Mpwapwa District Hospital, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sagara?CRDB Bank, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sagara?Kibaigwa Village Petrol Station, about 18 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Sagara?TZ0103111 (OCHA common operational dataset)