# Chipogoro Ward, Mpwapwa District, Dodoma Region – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/chipogoro/ Ward · Mpwapwa District # Chipogoro Chipogoro is a ward of Tanzania in Mpwapwa District, Dodoma Region. It covers **267.8 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 268km² - 4mapped services - 734 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chipogoro? Chipogoro lies in [Mpwapwa District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/), [Dodoma Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 6 other wards: [Fufu](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/chamwino/fufu/), [Iwondo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/iwondo/), [Loje](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/chamwino/loje/), [Mima](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/mima/), [Mlunduzi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/mlunduzi/) and [Mtera](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/mtera/). By area it is the 744th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 3.6% of [Mpwapwa District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/). The centre of Chipogoro is about 82 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 6.8410° S, 36.0606° 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: Chipogoro - 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) · Dodoma82 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:15) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:43, 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 Chipogoro Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Chipogoro. - Chaludewa - Chipogolo - Chipogoro - Seluka 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 Chipogoro Named natural and historic features inside Chipogoro, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Mbuyajira - Mlunduzi ### Hills and mountains 4 hills. - Nhega · 1,218 m - Manangwe · 931 m - Munyahe · 794 m - Chipogolo · 753 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 Chipogoro and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mpwapwa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 306 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 832 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (190 mm) and the driest Aug (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 190 Feb 25 126 Mar 24 143 Apr 24 96 May 23 30 Jun 22 6 Jul 22 5 Aug 23 2 Sep 25 2 Oct 26 16 Nov 26 58 Dec 26 159 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chipogoro Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rudi Health Centre · Rudi 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.96275&mlon=36.25374#map=17/-6.96275/36.25374) Hotel Triple-e Hotel & Spa · Mlunduzi 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.79553&mlon=36.21094#map=17/-6.79553/36.21094) School Chipogoro Primary School · Chipogoro 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.86180&mlon=36.04047#map=17/-6.86180/36.04047) 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 Chipogoro Places mapped inside Chipogoro 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 Mpwapwa District - Berege - Chitemo - Chunyu - Galigali - Godegode - Gulwe - Ipera - Iwondo - Kibakwe - Kimagai - Kingiti - Lufu - Luhundwa - Lumuma - Lupeta - Malolo - Massa - Matomondo - Mazae - Mbuga - Mima - Mlunduzi - Mpwapwa - Mtera - Nghambi - Pwaga - Rudi - Vingh'awe - Wotta ## Quick answers - Where is Chipogoro?In Mpwapwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania - What borders Chipogoro?Fufu, Iwondo, Loje, Mima, Mlunduzi and Mtera - What time zone is Chipogoro in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Chipogoro?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Chipogoro?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chipogoro?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Chipogoro?Nhega (1,218 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Chipogoro?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Chipogoro?Rudi Health Centre, about 25 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Chipogoro?TZ0102291 (OCHA common operational dataset)