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

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

Ward · Musoma Urban District 

# Kitaji

Kitaji is a ward of Tanzania in Musoma Urban District, Mara Region. It covers **0.71 km²**. Open map data shows 29 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.7km²
- 29mapped services

## Where is Kitaji?

Kitaji 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 6 other wards: [Iringo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/musoma-urban/iringo/), [Kamunyonge](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/musoma-urban/kamunyonge/), [Mukendo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/musoma-urban/mukendo/), [Mwigobero](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/musoma-urban/mwigobero/), [Nyakato](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/musoma-urban/nyakato/) and [Nyasho](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/musoma-urban/nyasho/). By area it is the 3555th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 1.1% of [Musoma Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/musoma-urban/). The centre of Kitaji is about 562 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. It is about 0.7 km from Musoma, the main town of Musoma Urban District. The centre point is at 1.5002° S, 33.8066° 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 Kitaji

### Nearby, outside Kitaji

- Nyasho Garden · attraction, Nyakato1.1 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: Kitaji

- 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) · Musoma0.6 km
- Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip (MRE) · Serena134 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.

## Landscape and landmarks of Kitaji

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

### Water

1 dam.

- Kitaji Dam

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 Kitaji 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
- Oct
- 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 Kitaji

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Nyasho Health Centre · Kitaji 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.50438&mlon=33.80564#map=17/-1.50438/33.80564) 

Bank NBC Bank · Kitaji 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.49887&mlon=33.80963#map=17/-1.49887/33.80963) 

ATM NMB ATM · Kitaji 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.50179&mlon=33.80597#map=17/-1.50179/33.80597) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies MUSOMA STAR SERVICE STATION · Kitaji 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.49784&mlon=33.80657#map=17/-1.49784/33.80657) 

Hotel Le Grand Beach resort · Kitaji 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.49933&mlon=33.80945#map=17/-1.49933/33.80945) 

School Mwembeni A Primary School · Kitaji 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.50027&mlon=33.80544#map=17/-1.50027/33.80544) 

College Mwalimu Nyerere University of Agriculture and Technology · Kigera 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.51703&mlon=33.79927#map=17/-1.51703/33.79927) 

Police station Police Station Musoma · Mukendo 1.2 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 Kitaji

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

- Hospitals1
- Banks5
- ATMs2
- Petrol pumps6
- Hotels1
- Schools9
- Pharmacies1
- Restaurants4

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
- Kigera
- Makoko
- Mukendo
- Mwigobero
- Mwisenge
- Nyakato
- Nyamatare
- Nyasho

## Quick answers

- Where is Kitaji?In Musoma Urban District, Mara Region, Tanzania
- What borders Kitaji?Iringo, Kamunyonge, Mukendo, Mwigobero, Nyakato and Nyasho
- What is there to see in Kitaji?Nyasho Garden
- What time zone is Kitaji in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Kitaji?Shilling (TZS)
- What language is spoken in Kitaji?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally)
- What is the best time to visit Kitaji?January to February and May to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kitaji?Nyasho Health Centre, about 0.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kitaji?NBC Bank, about 0.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kitaji?NMB ATM, about 0.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kitaji?TotalEnergies MUSOMA STAR SERVICE STATION, about 0.3 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Kitaji?1 mapped
- How many banks are in Kitaji?5 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Kitaji?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Kitaji?6 mapped
- What is the P-code of Kitaji?TZ2005042 (OCHA common operational dataset)