# Matomondo Ward, Mpwapwa District, Dodoma Region – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/matomondo/ Ward · Mpwapwa District # Matomondo Matomondo is a ward of Tanzania in Mpwapwa District, Dodoma Region. It covers **240.3 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 240km² - 7mapped services ## Where is Matomondo? Matomondo lies in [Mpwapwa District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/), [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/), [Chanjale](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/gairo/chanjale/), [Godegode](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/godegode/), [Kidete](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/kilosa/kidete/), [Kimagai](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/kimagai/), [Lupeta](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/lupeta/) and [Nghumbi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/kongwa/nghumbi/). By area it is the 830th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 3.2% of [Mpwapwa District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/). The centre of Matomondo is about 108 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 6.4757° S, 36.6705° 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: Matomondo - 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) · Dodoma107 km - Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) · Dar es Salaam284 km ### Nearest railway station Godegode (Godegode), about 14 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:13) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:40, sunset around 18:25). 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 Matomondo Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Matomondo. - Mbori - Mlembule - Mwenzele - Tambi 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 Matomondo Named natural and historic features inside Matomondo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Tambi ### Hills and mountains 5 hills. - Kihembe · 1,058 m - Mwenzere · 1,006 m - Kisalu · 982 m - Mazaza · 982 m - Mafene · 951 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 Matomondo 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 Matomondo Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mlali Health Centre · Mlali 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.29988&mlon=36.75063#map=17/-6.29988/36.75063) Bank CRDB Bank · Mpwapwa 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.34913&mlon=36.48927#map=17/-6.34913/36.48927) Hotel Mbalageti Serengeti · Mpwapwa 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.31530&mlon=36.56250#map=17/-6.31530/36.56250) School Mlenga Primary School · Matomondo 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.50396&mlon=36.67452#map=17/-6.50396/36.67452) 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 Matomondo Places mapped inside Matomondo 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 Mpwapwa District - Berege - Chipogoro - Chitemo - Chunyu - Galigali - Godegode - Gulwe - Ipera - Iwondo - Kibakwe - Kimagai - Kingiti - Lufu - Luhundwa - Lumuma - Lupeta - Malolo - Massa - Mazae - Mbuga - Mima - Mlunduzi - Mpwapwa - Mtera - Nghambi - Pwaga - Rudi - Vingh'awe - Wotta ## Quick answers - Where is Matomondo?In Mpwapwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania - What borders Matomondo?Chamkoroma, Chanjale, Godegode, Kidete, Kimagai, Lupeta and Nghumbi - What time zone is Matomondo in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Matomondo?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Matomondo?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Matomondo?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Matomondo?Kihembe (1,058 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Matomondo?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Matomondo?Mlali Health Centre, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Matomondo?CRDB Bank, about 24 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Matomondo?TZ0102031 (OCHA common operational dataset)