# Dosidosi Ward, Kiteto District, Manyara Region – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/kiteto/dosidosi/

Ward · Kiteto District 

# Dosidosi

Dosidosi is a ward of Tanzania in Kiteto District, Manyara Region. It covers **106.3 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 106km²
- 5mapped services

## Where is Dosidosi?

Dosidosi lies in [Kiteto District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/kiteto/), [Manyara Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 5 other wards: [Chapakazi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/kiteto/chapakazi/), [Chitego](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/kongwa/chitego/), [Engusero](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/kiteto/engusero/), [Songambele](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/kiteto/songambele/) and [Zoissa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/kongwa/zoissa/). By area it is the 1709th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 0.8% of [Kiteto District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/kiteto/). The centre of Dosidosi is about 100 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 5.5762° S, 36.4187° 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: Dosidosi

- 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) · Dodoma99 km
- Arusha Airport (ARK) · Arusha247 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 06:40, 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 Dosidosi

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Dosidosi.

- Dosidosi
- Esuguta
- Kwa Ramadhan Kilini
- Nchinila
- Osteti

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 Dosidosi

Named natural and historic features inside Dosidosi, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Hills and mountains

4 hills.

- Machingiri · 1,923 m
- Dosidos Hill · 1,631 m
- Chonka · 1,577 m
- Malamula · 1,487 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 Dosidosi 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 Dosidosi

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Bank NMB · Kibaya 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.31650&mlon=36.56740#map=17/-5.31650/36.56740) 

School Mguli Primary School · Dosidosi 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.59251&mlon=36.41020#map=17/-5.59251/36.41020) 

Police station head quarter police kiteto · Kibaya 33 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 Dosidosi

Places mapped inside Dosidosi in open map data, by type.

- Schools5

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
- Chapakazi
- Dongo
- Engusero
- Kibaya
- Kijungu
- Lengatei
- Loolera
- Magungu
- Makame
- Matui
- Namelock
- Ndedo
- Njoro
- Olboroti
- Partimbo
- Songambele
- Sunya

## Quick answers

- Where is Dosidosi?In Kiteto District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
- What borders Dosidosi?Chapakazi, Chitego, Engusero, Songambele and Zoissa
- What time zone is Dosidosi in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Dosidosi?Shilling (TZS)
- What language is spoken in Dosidosi?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Dosidosi?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Dosidosi?Machingiri (1,923 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Dosidosi?February and May to November
- Where is the nearest bank to Dosidosi?NMB, about 33 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Dosidosi?TZ2105121 (OCHA common operational dataset)