# Giting Ward, Hanang District, Manyara Region – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/hanang/giting/ Ward · Hanang District # Giting Giting is a ward of Tanzania in Hanang District, Manyara Region. It covers **87.8 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 87.8km² - 6mapped services - 1,768 mtypical elevation ## Where is Giting? Giting lies in [Hanang District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/hanang/), [Manyara Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 6 other wards: [Dabil](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/babati/dabil/), [Endasiwold](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/hanang/endasiwold/), [Gendabi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/hanang/gendabi/), [Maskron](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/hanang/maskron/), [Mogitu](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/hanang/mogitu/) and [Nangwa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/hanang/nangwa/). By area it is the 1926th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 2.4% of [Hanang District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/hanang/). The centre of Giting is about 200 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 4.3999° S, 35.4165° 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). ## Things to see in and around Giting OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Giting: 1 volcano. - Mt Hanang · volcano ### Nearby, outside Giting - Mount Hanang Nature Forest Reserve · nature reserve, Nangwa5.6 km - Luxmanda archaeological site · archaeological site, Ufana19 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Giting - 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 - Arusha Airport (ARK) · Arusha177 km - Dodoma Airport (DOD) · Dodoma200 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:22) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:42, sunset around 18:34). 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 Giting Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Giting. - Barjomot - Giting - Gitting - Gocho 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 Giting Named natural and historic features inside Giting, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Hanang · 3,389 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 Giting and the best time to visit Using the climate of Hanang District, the warmest month is Nov (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 708 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (128 mm) and the driest Jul (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and May to December**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 128 Feb 21 73 Mar 21 115 Apr 20 120 May 19 45 Jun 18 5 Jul 18 2 Aug 19 5 Sep 20 7 Oct 21 29 Nov 21 75 Dec 21 105 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Giting Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Tumaini Hospital · Mogitu 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.52127&mlon=35.40020#map=17/-4.52127/35.40020) Bank Singe farmers saving and credit cooperative society limited · Singe 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.25774&mlon=35.74649#map=17/-4.25774/35.74649) Petrol pump Puma · Katesh 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.52290&mlon=35.38482#map=17/-4.52290/35.38482) Hotel Massay lodge · Endasak 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.42086&mlon=35.51323#map=17/-4.42086/35.51323) School Barjomot Primary School · Giting 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.38641&mlon=35.41214#map=17/-4.38641/35.41214) 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 Giting Places mapped inside Giting in open map data, by type. - Schools6 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 Hanang District - Balagidalalu - Bassodesh - Bassotu - Dirma - Endasak - Endasiwold - Ganana - Gehandu - Gendabi - Getanuwas - Gidahababieg - Gisambalang - Hidet - Hirbadaw - Katesh - Laghanga - Lalaji - Masakta - Maskron - Masqaroda - Mogitu - Nangwa - Simbay - Sirop ## Quick answers - Where is Giting?In Hanang District, Manyara Region, Tanzania - What borders Giting?Dabil, Endasiwold, Gendabi, Maskron, Mogitu and Nangwa - What is there to see in Giting?Mt Hanang - What time zone is Giting in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Giting?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Giting?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Giting?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Giting?Hanang (3,389 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Giting?February to March and May to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Giting?Tumaini Hospital, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Giting?Singe farmers saving and credit cooperative society limited, about 40 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Giting?Puma, about 14 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Giting?TZ2102101 (OCHA common operational dataset)