# Rukuraijo Ward, Kyerwa District, Kagera Region – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kagera/kyerwa/rukuraijo/ Ward · Kyerwa District # Rukuraijo Rukuraijo is a ward of Tanzania in Kyerwa District, Kagera Region. It covers **136.0 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 136km² - 8mapped services - 1,362 mtypical elevation ## Where is Rukuraijo? Rukuraijo lies in [Kyerwa District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kagera/kyerwa/), [Kagera Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kagera/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 5 other wards: [Kikukuru](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kagera/kyerwa/kikukuru/), [Kimuli](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kagera/kyerwa/kimuli/), [Kyerwa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kagera/kyerwa/kyerwa/), [Nkwenda](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kagera/kyerwa/nkwenda/) and [Songambele](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kagera/kyerwa/songambele/). By area it is the 1423rd largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 5.4% of [Kyerwa District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kagera/kyerwa/). The centre of Rukuraijo is about 758 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 1.4886° S, 30.7779° 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: Rukuraijo - 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 - Kigali International Airport (KGL) · Kigali89 km - Savannah Airstrip (KHX) · Kihihi147 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:45) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:55, sunset around 18:57). 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 Rukuraijo Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Rukuraijo. Settlements here lie between about 1,295 m and 1,481 m above sea level (median 1,362 m). - Chimpisi - Kashani - Kitoma - Kitwechenkula - Nyabikurungu - Rukuraijo 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 Rukuraijo Named natural and historic features inside Rukuraijo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Goma River - Kaburi River - Lake Ruko - Nyakabwera River - Ombitarama River ### Hills and mountains 5 hills. - Goma Hill · 1,665 m - Omukituntu Hill · 1,477 m - Kanoni Hill · 1,447 m - Kashoga Hill · 1,371 m - Rwahanga Hill · 1,366 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 Rukuraijo and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kyerwa District, the warmest month is Feb (average 22 °C) and the coolest is May (20 °C). About 1,137 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (154 mm) and the driest Jul (30 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to February and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 78 Feb 22 80 Mar 21 139 Apr 21 154 May 20 121 Jun 20 43 Jul 21 30 Aug 21 50 Sep 22 88 Oct 21 124 Nov 21 138 Dec 21 92 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Rukuraijo Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nkwenda · Nkwenda 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.48066&mlon=30.88801#map=17/-1.48066/30.88801) School Kitoma Primary School · Rukuraijo 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.46556&mlon=30.78178#map=17/-1.46556/30.78178) Police station Omurusimbi market · Nyakahanga 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.63187&mlon=31.09438#map=17/-1.63187/31.09438) 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 Rukuraijo Places mapped inside Rukuraijo in open map data, by type. - Schools8 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 Kyerwa District - Bugomora - Businde - Isingiro - Kaisho - Kamuli - Kibale - Kibingo - Kikukuru - Kimuli - Kyerwa - Mabira - Murongo - Nkwenda - Nyakatuntu - Rutunguru - Rwabwere - Songambele ## Quick answers - Where is Rukuraijo?In Kyerwa District, Kagera Region, Tanzania - What borders Rukuraijo?Kikukuru, Kimuli, Kyerwa, Nkwenda and Songambele - What time zone is Rukuraijo in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Rukuraijo?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Rukuraijo?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Rukuraijo?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Rukuraijo?Settlements lie between 1,295 m and 1,481 m - What is the highest point in Rukuraijo?Goma Hill (1,665 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Rukuraijo?December to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Rukuraijo?Nkwenda, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Rukuraijo?TZ1808161 (OCHA common operational dataset)