Ward · Musoma Urban District # Mukendo Mukendo is a ward of Tanzania in Musoma Urban District, Mara Region. It covers 1.44 km². 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.4 km² - 8 mapped services ## Where is Mukendo? Mukendo lies in Musoma Urban District, Mara Region, Tanzania. It borders 4 other wards: Kamunyonge, Kitaji, Mwigobero and Mwisenge. By area it is the 3478th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 2.2% of Musoma Urban District. The centre of Mukendo is about 564 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. It is about 1.9 km from Musoma, the main town of Musoma Urban District. The centre point is at 1.4840° S, 33.8069° E. Source: Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics / UN OCHA ROSA via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around Mukendo ### Nearby, outside Mukendo - Nyasho Garden · attraction, Nyakato 2.9 km Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Mukendo - Time zone UTC+3, no daylight saving · Africa/Dar_es_Salaam - Currency Shilling (TZS) - Country calling code +255 - Languages Swahili, English, Arabic - Plug types Type G · 230 V - Driving side Left - Postcode format 5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Musoma Airport (MUZ) · Musoma 2.2 km - Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip (MRE) · Serena 134 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); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03; OurAirports (public domain). 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 Mukendo Open gazetteers list 1 village, town or locality in Mukendo. - Mukendo Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Weather in Mukendo 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 - Dec | 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. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mukendo | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Chuo cha uganga musoma · Mukendo | 0.8 km | Map | | Bank | CRDB Bank · Kitaji | 1.2 km | Map | | ATM | NBC ATM · Kitaji | 1.7 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Musoma Gas Station · Kitaji | 1.4 km | Map | | Hotel | Afrilux · Iringo | 1.5 km | Map | | School | St John Bosco Primary School · Mukendo | 0.7 km | Map | | College | Mwalimu Nyerere University of Agriculture and Technology · Kigera | 3.8 km | Map | | Police station | Police Station Musoma · Mukendo | 0.6 km | Map | Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Mukendo Places mapped inside Mukendo in open map data, by type. - Hospitals 4 - Schools 2 - Restaurants 1 - Police stations 1 Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other wards in Musoma Urban District - Buhare - Bweri - Iringo - Kamunyonge - Kigera - Kitaji - Makoko - Mwigobero - Mwisenge - Nyakato - Nyamatare - Nyasho ## Quick answers - Where is Mukendo? In Musoma Urban District, Mara Region, Tanzania - What borders Mukendo? Kamunyonge, Kitaji, Mwigobero and Mwisenge - What is there to see in Mukendo? Nyasho Garden - What time zone is Mukendo in? UTC+3 - What currency is used in Mukendo? Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Mukendo? Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mukendo? 1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Mukendo? January to February and May to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Mukendo? Chuo cha uganga musoma, about 0.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mukendo? CRDB Bank, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mukendo? NBC ATM, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mukendo? Musoma Gas Station, about 1.4 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Mukendo? 4 mapped - What is the P-code of Mukendo? TZ2005012 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Ward - Area: 1.44 km² - P-code: TZ2005012 - District: Musoma Urban District --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/musoma-urban/mukendo/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.