Ward · Moshi Urban District # Rau Rau is a ward of Tanzania in Moshi Urban District, Kilimanjaro Region. It covers 3.82 km². Open map data shows 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.8 km² - 8 mapped services ## Where is Rau? Rau lies in Moshi Urban District, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania. It borders 10 other wards: Kiboriloni, Kilimanjaro, Longuo B, Majengo, Mbokomu, Mfumuni, Mji Mpya, Msaranga, Uru Kusini and Uru Mashariki. By area it is the 3333rd largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 6.0% of Moshi Urban District. The centre of Rau is about 363 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. It is about 2.8 km from Moshi, the main town of Moshi Urban District. The centre point is at 3.3268° S, 37.3432° E. Source: Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics / UN OCHA ROSA via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around Rau ### Nearby, outside Rau - Askari · monument, Kilimanjaro 1.8 km - Coffee Plantation Exhibition · attraction, Uru Mashariki 9.0 km - experience with willfred seraphine · attraction, Uru Mashariki 9.2 km - Materuni Waterfall · attraction, Uru Mashariki 11 km - Wonderful waterfall free · waterfall, Marangu Magharibi 17 km - Kilasia water falls · waterfall, Kilema Kati 18 km - Chagga Live Museum · museum, Marangu Magharibi 18 km - MACHAME PALACE (Kwa Mangi) · castle or fort, Machame Kaskazini 18 km - Ndoro Waterfall · waterfall, Kilema Kati 19 km - Kilasiya Waterfall · waterfall, Kilema Kati 19 km - Kurikye Cave · attraction, Marangu Mashariki 20 km Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Rau - Time zone UTC+3, no daylight saving · Africa/Dar_es_Salaam - Currency Shilling (TZS) - Country calling code +255 - Languages Swahili, English, Arabic - Plug types Type G · 230 V - Driving side Left - Postcode format 5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) · Arusha 32 km - Amboseli Airport (ASV) · Ol Tukai 76 km ### Nearest railway station Moshi (Njoro), about 2.7 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:16) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:32, sunset around 18:28). Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03; OurAirports (public domain). 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. ## Weather in Rau and the best time to visit Using the climate of Moshi Urban District, the warmest month is Feb (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 699 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (122 mm) and the driest Jul (11 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are May to March. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec | Month | Average °C | Rain mm | | Jan | 26 | 52 | | Feb | 26 | 49 | | Mar | 26 | 85 | | Apr | 24 | 122 | | May | 22 | 87 | | Jun | 21 | 19 | | Jul | 21 | 11 | | Aug | 22 | 14 | | Sep | 23 | 17 | | Oct | 24 | 60 | | Nov | 25 | 99 | | Dec | 25 | 85 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Rau | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre · Longuo B | 1.9 km | Map | | Bank | NBC Moshi · Majengo | 1.8 km | Map | | ATM | Barclays · Mawenzi | 2.6 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Panone · Rau | 0.6 km | Map | | Hotel | Mama Simba Homebase · Rau | 0.2 km | Map | | Mall | Nakumatt Moshi · Mawenzi | 2.5 km | Map | | School | Rau Primary School · Rau | 0.5 km | Map | | College | Ushirika Conference Centre · Mfumuni | 1.0 km | Map | | Police station | Majengo Police Station · Majengo | 1.8 km | Map | Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Rau Places mapped inside Rau in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps 1 - Hotels 4 - Schools 1 - Restaurants 2 Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other wards in Moshi Urban District - Boma Mbuzi - Bondeni - Kaloleni - Karanga - Kiboriloni - Kilimanjaro - Kiusa - Korongoni - Longuo B - Majengo - Mawenzi - Mfumuni - Miembeni - Mji Mpya - Msaranga - Ng'ambo - Njoro - Pasua - Shirimatunda - Soweto ## Quick answers - Where is Rau? In Moshi Urban District, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania - What borders Rau? Kiboriloni, Kilimanjaro, Longuo B, Majengo, Mbokomu, Mfumuni, Mji Mpya, Msaranga, Uru Kusini and Uru Mashariki - What is there to see in Rau? Askari, Coffee Plantation Exhibition, experience with willfred seraphine, Materuni Waterfall - What time zone is Rau in? UTC+3 - What currency is used in Rau? Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Rau? Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Rau? May to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Rau? Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Rau? NBC Moshi, about 1.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Rau? Barclays, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rau? Panone, about 0.6 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Rau? 1 mapped - What is the P-code of Rau? TZ0306062 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Ward - Area: 3.82 km² - P-code: TZ0306062 - District: Moshi Urban District --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kilimanjaro/moshi-urban/rau/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.