# Kigera Ward, Musoma Urban District, Mara Region – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/musoma-urban/kigera/

Ward · Musoma Urban District 

# Kigera

Kigera is a ward of Tanzania in Musoma Urban District, Mara Region. It covers **10.9 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 10.9km²
- 11mapped services

## Where is Kigera?

Kigera lies in [Musoma Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/musoma-urban/), [Mara Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 7 other wards: [Bisumwa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/butiam/bisumwa/), [Buhare](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/musoma-urban/buhare/), [Bweri](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/musoma-urban/bweri/), [Nyakato](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/musoma-urban/nyakato/), [Nyamatare](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/musoma-urban/nyamatare/), [Nyasho](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/musoma-urban/nyasho/) and [Nyegina](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/butiam/nyegina/). By area it is the 3053rd largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 16.8% of [Musoma Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/musoma-urban/). The centre of Kigera is about 558 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. It is about 4.5 km from Musoma, the main town of Musoma Urban District. The centre point is at 1.5406° S, 33.7951° 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 Kigera

### Nearby, outside Kigera

- Nyasho Garden · attraction, Nyakato3.6 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: Kigera

- 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

- Musoma Airport (MUZ) · Musoma4.3 km
- Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip (MRE) · Serena136 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:33) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:43, sunset around 18:45).

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 Kigera

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Kigera.

- Kiara
- Kwangwa

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).

## Weather in Kigera and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Musoma Urban District, the warmest month is Feb (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jun (23 °C). About 1,179 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (165 mm) and the driest Jul (27 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and May to October**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
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- Nov
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 76 

Feb 25 73 

Mar 25 157 

Apr 24 164 

May 23 108 

Jun 23 38 

Jul 24 27 

Aug 24 56 

Sep 25 74 

Oct 25 109 

Nov 24 165 

Dec 24 131 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kigera

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mwisenge Dispensary · Mwisenge 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.50831&mlon=33.78389#map=17/-1.50831/33.78389) 

Bank Nbc in · Bweri 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.53420&mlon=33.83527#map=17/-1.53420/33.83527) 

ATM CRDB ATM · Nyakato 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.50704&mlon=33.80638#map=17/-1.50704/33.80638) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies NEW MUSOMA SERVICE STATION · Nyasho 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.51019&mlon=33.80204#map=17/-1.51019/33.80204) 

Hotel DASACO INN · Nyasho 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.51312&mlon=33.80362#map=17/-1.51312/33.80362) 

School Kiara Primary School · Kigera 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.53966&mlon=33.78767#map=17/-1.53966/33.78767) 

College Mwalimu Nyerere University of Agriculture and Technology · Kigera 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.51703&mlon=33.79927#map=17/-1.51703/33.79927) 

Police station Police Station Musoma · Mukendo 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.48972&mlon=33.80602#map=17/-1.48972/33.80602) 

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 Kigera

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

- Schools10
- Colleges and universities1

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 Musoma Urban District

- Buhare
- Bweri
- Iringo
- Kamunyonge
- Kitaji
- Makoko
- Mukendo
- Mwigobero
- Mwisenge
- Nyakato
- Nyamatare
- Nyasho

## Quick answers

- Where is Kigera?In Musoma Urban District, Mara Region, Tanzania
- What borders Kigera?Bisumwa, Buhare, Bweri, Nyakato, Nyamatare, Nyasho and Nyegina
- What is there to see in Kigera?Nyasho Garden
- What time zone is Kigera in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Kigera?Shilling (TZS)
- What language is spoken in Kigera?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Kigera?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Kigera?January to February and May to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kigera?Mwisenge Dispensary, about 3.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kigera?Nbc in, about 4.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kigera?CRDB ATM, about 3.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kigera?TotalEnergies NEW MUSOMA SERVICE STATION, about 3.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kigera?TZ2005082 (OCHA common operational dataset)