# Ugogoni Ward, Kongwa District, Dodoma Region – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/kongwa/ugogoni/ Ward · Kongwa District # Ugogoni Ugogoni is a ward of Tanzania in Kongwa District, Dodoma Region. It covers **164.0 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 164km² - 6mapped services - 1,326 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ugogoni? Ugogoni lies in [Kongwa District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/kongwa/), [Dodoma Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 6 other wards: [Kongwa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/kongwa/kongwa/), [Mazae](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/mazae/), [Mpwapwa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/mpwapwa/), [Mtanana](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/kongwa/mtanana/), [Sagara](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/kongwa/sagara/) and [Sejeli](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/kongwa/sejeli/). By area it is the 1216th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 4.1% of [Kongwa District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/kongwa/). The centre of Ugogoni is about 80 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 6.1886° S, 36.4651° 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: Ugogoni - 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) · Dodoma78 km ### Nearest railway station Gulwe (Gulwe), about 29 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 06:41, sunset around 18:27). 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 Ugogoni Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Ugogoni. - Ibwaga - Machenche - Mautia - Mautya 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 Ugogoni Named natural and historic features inside Ugogoni, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Chelwe - Mukauka ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Mautia · 1,086 m - Machenje · 1,039 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 Ugogoni 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 Ugogoni Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kongwa Hospital · Kongwa 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.19444&mlon=36.38982#map=17/-6.19444/36.38982) Bank NMB BANK · Mpwapwa 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.34933&mlon=36.48755#map=17/-6.34933/36.48755) Petrol pump Kibaigwa Village Petrol Station · Kibaigwa 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.08135&mlon=36.64496#map=17/-6.08135/36.64496) Hotel Ark hotel · Mpwapwa 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.34289&mlon=36.48681#map=17/-6.34289/36.48681) School Mautya Primary School · Ugogoni 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.17622&mlon=36.47974#map=17/-6.17622/36.47974) 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 Ugogoni Places mapped inside Ugogoni 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 - Sagara - Sejeli - Songambele - Zoissa ## Quick answers - Where is Ugogoni?In Kongwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania - What borders Ugogoni?Kongwa, Mazae, Mpwapwa, Mtanana, Sagara and Sejeli - What time zone is Ugogoni in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Ugogoni?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Ugogoni?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ugogoni?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Ugogoni?Mautia (1,086 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ugogoni?May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ugogoni?Kongwa Hospital, about 8.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ugogoni?NMB BANK, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ugogoni?Kibaigwa Village Petrol Station, about 23 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ugogoni?TZ0103133 (OCHA common operational dataset)