# Tai Ward, Rorya District, Mara Region – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/rorya/tai/ Ward · Rorya District # Tai Tai is a ward of Tanzania in Rorya District, Mara Region. It covers **68.5 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 68.5km² - 11mapped services - 1,145 mtypical elevation ## Where is Tai? Tai lies in [Rorya District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/rorya/), [Mara Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 2 other wards: [Bukura](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/rorya/bukura/) and [Mkoma](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/rorya/mkoma/). By area it is the 2188th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 3.4% of [Rorya District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/rorya/). The centre of Tai is about 590 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 1.1289° S, 34.0731° 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 Tai ### Nearby, outside Tai - Maumau center · attraction, Goribe17 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: Tai - 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) · Musoma51 km - Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip (MRE) · Serena108 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:33) and shortest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:42, 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 Tai Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Tai. - Burieri - Kabwana - Masonga - Nyamagongo 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 Tai Named natural and historic features inside Tai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Nyahira - Olando 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 Tai and the best time to visit Using the climate of Rorya District, the warmest month is Oct (average 24 °C) and the coolest is May (22 °C). About 1,089 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (149 mm) and the driest Jul (24 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 22 90 Feb 24 72 Mar 23 149 Apr 22 145 May 22 89 Jun 22 38 Jul 22 24 Aug 23 50 Sep 24 61 Oct 24 80 Nov 23 145 Dec 22 144 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Tai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Shirati KMT Hospital · Mkoma 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.16210&mlon=34.03473#map=17/-1.16210/34.03473) Bank NMB Bank · Mkoma 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.16737&mlon=34.03922#map=17/-1.16737/34.03922) Petrol pump Shirati Filling Station · Mkoma 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.16430&mlon=34.03700#map=17/-1.16430/34.03700) Hotel Owan · Mkoma 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.16765&mlon=34.03865#map=17/-1.16765/34.03865) School Nyahera Primary School · Tai 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.11378&mlon=34.08432#map=17/-1.11378/34.08432) College Shirati College of Health Sciences · Mkoma 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.14727&mlon=34.02309#map=17/-1.14727/34.02309) Police station Police Station Shirati · Mkoma 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.16830&mlon=34.03882#map=17/-1.16830/34.03882) 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 Tai Places mapped inside Tai in open map data, by type. - Schools11 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 Rorya District - Bukura - Bukwe - Goribe - Ikoma - Kigunga - Kirogo - Kisumwa - Kitembe - Komuge - Koryo - Kyang'ombe - Mirare - Mkoma - Nyahongo - Nyamagaro - Nyamtinga - Nyamunga - Nyathorogo - Rabour - Roche ## Quick answers - Where is Tai?In Rorya District, Mara Region, Tanzania - What borders Tai?Bukura and Mkoma - What is there to see in Tai?Maumau center - What time zone is Tai in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Tai?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Tai?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Tai?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Tai?January to February and May to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Tai?Shirati KMT Hospital, about 5.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Tai?NMB Bank, about 5.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tai?Shirati Filling Station, about 5.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Tai?TZ2006071 (OCHA common operational dataset)