# Kibakwe Ward, Mpwapwa District, Dodoma Region – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/kibakwe/ Ward · Mpwapwa District # Kibakwe Kibakwe is a ward of Tanzania in Mpwapwa District, Dodoma Region. It covers **153.8 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 14 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 154km² - 14mapped services - 1,133 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kibakwe? Kibakwe lies in [Mpwapwa District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/), [Dodoma Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 5 other wards: [Godegode](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/godegode/), [Kingiti](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/kingiti/), [Luhundwa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/luhundwa/), [Pwaga](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/pwaga/) and [Wotta](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/wotta/). By area it is the 1287th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 2.1% of [Mpwapwa District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/). The centre of Kibakwe is about 93 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 6.6864° S, 36.4088° 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: Kibakwe - 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) · Dodoma92 km ### Nearest railway station Godegode (Godegode), about 24 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:14) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:42, 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 Kibakwe Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Kibakwe. The largest with a recorded population: Kibakwe (19,526). - Chamtumile - Iyenge - Kibakwe 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 Kibakwe Named natural and historic features inside Kibakwe, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Mapembe - Mkorka - Susuma ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Munguwi · 1,244 m - Semi · 1,114 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 Kibakwe and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mpwapwa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). 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 23 190 Feb 23 126 Mar 22 143 Apr 22 96 May 21 30 Jun 20 6 Jul 20 5 Aug 21 2 Sep 23 2 Oct 24 16 Nov 24 58 Dec 24 159 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kibakwe Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kibakwe Health Centre · Kibakwe 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.71654&mlon=36.36571#map=17/-6.71654/36.36571) Bank FINCA Microfinance · Mpwapwa 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.34944&mlon=36.48686#map=17/-6.34944/36.48686) Hotel One 2 one guesthouse · Kibakwe 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.70923&mlon=36.37926#map=17/-6.70923/36.37926) School Iyenge Primary School · Kibakwe 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.66325&mlon=36.40017#map=17/-6.66325/36.40017) 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 Kibakwe Places mapped inside Kibakwe in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Hotels6 - Schools6 - Restaurants1 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 - Chipogoro - Chitemo - Chunyu - Galigali - Godegode - Gulwe - Ipera - Iwondo - 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 Kibakwe?In Mpwapwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania - What borders Kibakwe?Godegode, Kingiti, Luhundwa, Pwaga and Wotta - What time zone is Kibakwe in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Kibakwe?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Kibakwe?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kibakwe?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Kibakwe?Munguwi (1,244 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Kibakwe?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Kibakwe?Kibakwe Health Centre, about 5.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kibakwe?FINCA Microfinance, about 38 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Kibakwe?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Kibakwe?TZ0102053 (OCHA common operational dataset)