# Chapakazi Ward, Kiteto District, Manyara Region – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/kiteto/chapakazi/ Ward · Kiteto District # Chapakazi Chapakazi is a ward of Tanzania in Kiteto District, Manyara Region. It covers **277.4 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 277km² - 10mapped services ## Where is Chapakazi? Chapakazi lies in [Kiteto District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/kiteto/), [Manyara Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 9 other wards: [Chitego](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/kongwa/chitego/), [Dosidosi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/kiteto/dosidosi/), [Engusero](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/kiteto/engusero/), [Matui](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/kiteto/matui/), [Msaada](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/chemba/msaada/), [Namelock](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/kiteto/namelock/), [Olboroti](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/kiteto/olboroti/), [Partimbo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/kiteto/partimbo/) and [Segala](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/chamwino/segala/). By area it is the 718th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 2.1% of [Kiteto District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/kiteto/). The centre of Chapakazi is about 113 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 5.4478° S, 36.4507° 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: Chapakazi - 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) · Dodoma111 km - Arusha Airport (ARK) · Arusha232 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:16) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:39, 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 Chapakazi Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Chapakazi. - Azimio - Azimio B - Chapakazi - Lalaa - Njiapanda - Sorongine 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 Chapakazi Named natural and historic features inside Chapakazi, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Kingarama · 1,283 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 Chapakazi and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kiteto District, the warmest month is Nov (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 852 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (133 mm) and the driest Jul (9 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February and May to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 23 132 Feb 23 86 Mar 23 126 Apr 22 124 May 21 61 Jun 20 11 Jul 19 9 Aug 20 12 Sep 22 14 Oct 23 52 Nov 23 90 Dec 23 133 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chapakazi Need Nearest mapped Distance Bank NMB · Kibaya 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.31650&mlon=36.56740#map=17/-5.31650/36.56740) Petrol pump Oilcom · Olboroti 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.18158&mlon=36.29849#map=17/-5.18158/36.29849) School Oloimugi Primary School · Chapakazi 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.44083&mlon=36.43918#map=17/-5.44083/36.43918) Police station head quarter police kiteto · Kibaya 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.31614&mlon=36.56806#map=17/-5.31614/36.56806) 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 Chapakazi Places mapped inside Chapakazi in open map data, by type. - Schools10 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 Kiteto District - Bwagamoyo - Dongo - Dosidosi - Engusero - Kibaya - Kijungu - Lengatei - Loolera - Magungu - Makame - Matui - Namelock - Ndedo - Njoro - Olboroti - Partimbo - Songambele - Sunya ## Quick answers - Where is Chapakazi?In Kiteto District, Manyara Region, Tanzania - What borders Chapakazi?Chitego, Dosidosi, Engusero, Matui, Msaada, Namelock, Olboroti, Partimbo and Segala - What time zone is Chapakazi in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Chapakazi?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Chapakazi?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chapakazi?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Chapakazi?Kingarama (1,283 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Chapakazi?February and May to November - Where is the nearest bank to Chapakazi?NMB, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chapakazi?Oilcom, about 34 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Chapakazi?TZ2105181 (OCHA common operational dataset)