Ward · Mwanga District # Jipe Jipe is a ward of Tanzania in Mwanga District, Kilimanjaro Region. It covers 103.6 km². 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 104 km² - 3 mapped services - 751 m typical elevation ## Where is Jipe? Jipe lies in Mwanga District, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania. It borders 5 other wards: Kifula, Kighare, Kigoningoni, Kivisini and Mwaniko. By area it is the 1746th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 5.3% of Mwanga District. The centre of Jipe is about 361 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 3.6002° S, 37.7216° E. Source: Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics / UN OCHA ROSA via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Know before you go: Jipe - 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 74 km - Amboseli Airport (ASV) · Ol Tukai 118 km ### Nearest railway station Kisangiro (Mwanga), about 18 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:14) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:31, sunset around 18:26). 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. ## Villages and localities in Jipe Open gazetteers list 7 villages, towns and localities in Jipe. Settlements here lie between about 710 m and 758 m above sea level (median 751 m). - Campi ya Simba - Jipe - Kambi ya Simba - Kamtoli - Makuyuni - Nyasa - Ubungu Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Jipe Named natural and historic features inside Jipe, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Nbuchi River - Ngofi River Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features. Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Jipe and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mwanga 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 Jipe | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Usangi Hospital · Kighare | 12 km | Map | | Bank | NMB Bank Himo · Makuyuni | 30 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Oil alliance · Mwanga | 17 km | Map | | Hotel | Mhako Hostel & Restaurant · Kirongwe | 13 km | Map | | School | Kambi ya Simba Primary School · Jipe | 1.7 km | Map | | College | St Joseph organic farm · Kivisini | 15 km | Map | | Police station | Himo Police Station · Makuyuni | 30 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 Jipe Places mapped inside Jipe in open map data, by type. - Schools 3 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 Mwanga District - Chomvu - Kifula - Kighare - Kigoningoni - Kileo - Kilomeni - Kirongwe - Kirya - Kivisini - Kwakoa - Lang'ata - Lembeni - Mgagao - Msangeni - Mwanga - Mwaniko - Ngujini - Shighatini - Toloha ## Quick answers - Where is Jipe? In Mwanga District, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania - What borders Jipe? Kifula, Kighare, Kigoningoni, Kivisini and Mwaniko - What time zone is Jipe in? UTC+3 - What currency is used in Jipe? Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Jipe? Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Jipe? 7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Jipe? Settlements lie between 710 m and 758 m - What is the best time to visit Jipe? May to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Jipe? Usangi Hospital, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Jipe? NMB Bank Himo, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Jipe? Oil alliance, about 17 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Jipe? TZ0302091 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Ward - Area: 103.6 km² - P-code: TZ0302091 - District: Mwanga District --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kilimanjaro/mwanga/jipe/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.