# Maboga Ward, Iringa District, Iringa Region – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/iringa/iringa/maboga/ Ward · Iringa District # Maboga Maboga is a ward of Tanzania in Iringa District, Iringa Region. It covers **627.2 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 627km² - 12mapped services - 1,734 mtypical elevation ## Where is Maboga? Maboga lies in [Iringa District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/iringa/iringa/), [Iringa Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/iringa/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 7 other wards: [Idodi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/iringa/iringa/idodi/), [Lumuli](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/iringa/iringa/lumuli/), [Mahuninga](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/iringa/iringa/mahuninga/), [Mlowa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/iringa/iringa/mlowa/), [Mseke](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/iringa/iringa/mseke/), [Ulanda](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/iringa/iringa/ulanda/) and [Wasa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/iringa/iringa/wasa/). By area it is the 283rd largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 3.3% of [Iringa District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/iringa/iringa/). The centre of Maboga is about 203 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 7.9497° S, 35.3024° 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: Maboga - 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) · Dodoma204 km - Songwe Airport (MBI) · Mbeya248 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:16) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:48, sunset around 18:28). 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 Maboga Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Maboga. Settlements here lie between about 1,431 m and 1,825 m above sea level (median 1,734 m). - Chamgogo - Igangidung'U - Kihanga - Kiponzelo - Maboga - Magunga - Makombe - Makongati 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 Maboga Named natural and historic features inside Maboga, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Sengembeti · 1,886 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 Maboga and the best time to visit Using the climate of Iringa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C), after allowing for this place being about 725 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 922 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (210 mm) and the driest Aug (1 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 18 210 Feb 18 147 Mar 18 166 Apr 18 94 May 18 19 Jun 17 2 Jul 17 1 Aug 18 1 Sep 20 2 Oct 22 13 Nov 22 62 Dec 20 205 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Maboga Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital hospitali ya masista · Mseke 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.90334&mlon=35.58651#map=17/-7.90334/35.58651) Bank CRDB Bank · Boma 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.29955&mlon=35.30314#map=17/-8.29955/35.30314) Petrol pump C F Station · Kinyanambo 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.24474&mlon=35.34113#map=17/-8.24474/35.34113) Hotel Kisolanza, The Old Farm House · Ifunda 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.14577&mlon=35.41268#map=17/-8.14577/35.41268) School Kihanga Primary School · Maboga 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.93365&mlon=35.33577#map=17/-7.93365/35.33577) College Hallmark Southern College · Kinyanambo 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.24555&mlon=35.34023#map=17/-8.24555/35.34023) 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 Maboga Places mapped inside Maboga in open map data, by type. - Schools10 - Pharmacies2 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 Iringa District - Idodi - Ifunda - Ilolo Mpya - Itunundu - Izazi - Kalenga - Kihorogota - Kiwere - Luhota - Lumuli - Lyamgungwe - Maguliwa - Mahuninga - Malenga Makali - Mgama - Migoli - Mlenge - Mlowa - Mseke - Nduli - Nyang'oro - Nzihi - Ulanda - Wasa ## Quick answers - Where is Maboga?In Iringa District, Iringa Region, Tanzania - What borders Maboga?Idodi, Lumuli, Mahuninga, Mlowa, Mseke, Ulanda and Wasa - What time zone is Maboga in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Maboga?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Maboga?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Maboga?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Maboga?Settlements lie between 1,431 m and 1,825 m - What is the highest point in Maboga?Sengembeti (1,886 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Maboga?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Maboga?hospitali ya masista, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maboga?CRDB Bank, about 39 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maboga?C F Station, about 33 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maboga?TZ1101101 (OCHA common operational dataset)