Ward · Serengeti District # Morotonga Morotonga is a ward of Tanzania in Serengeti District, Mara Region. It covers 18.5 km². 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 50 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 18.5 km² - 50 mapped services ## Where is Morotonga? Morotonga lies in Serengeti District, Mara Region, Tanzania. It borders 5 other wards: Kisangura, Manchira, Mugumu, Stendi Kuu and Uwanja wa Ndege. By area it is the 2900th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 0.2% of Serengeti District. The centre of Morotonga is about 493 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 1.8647° S, 34.6796° 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 Morotonga ### Nearby, outside Morotonga - Serengeti Meeting Point · viewpoint, Mugumu 3.0 km - Mobile · monument, Stendi Kuu 3.1 km - Mritunus · waterfall, Stendi Kuu 3.3 km - Mugumu Petrol Filling Station · attraction, Mugumu 3.3 km - Transformer · monument, Stendi Kuu 3.5 km - Monuments · monument, Mugumu 3.7 km - Shamba la Hope center · attraction, Mugumu 5.7 km - RC Field Kwitete · viewpoint, Nyamoko 9.7 km - Kerenero Rocks · attraction, Nyamoko 10 km - Serengeti National Park · zoo, Ikoma 13 km - Livestock keeping Area (Mwisaka) · zoo, Ikoma 15 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: Morotonga - 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 - Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip (MRE) · Serena 63 km - Kisumu International Airport (KIS) · Kisumu 198 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:29) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:40, sunset around 18:41). 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 Morotonga Open gazetteers list 1 village, town or locality in Morotonga. - Morotonga Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Weather in Morotonga and the best time to visit Using the climate of Serengeti District, the warmest month is Oct (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jun (19 °C). About 1,003 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (158 mm) and the driest Jul (18 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 | 21 | 104 | | Feb | 22 | 68 | | Mar | 22 | 143 | | Apr | 20 | 158 | | May | 20 | 84 | | Jun | 19 | 31 | | Jul | 20 | 18 | | Aug | 21 | 33 | | Sep | 22 | 41 | | Oct | 22 | 70 | | Nov | 21 | 128 | | Dec | 21 | 125 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Morotonga | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | RCHA Hospital · Stendi Kuu | 2.1 km | Map | | Bank | NMaB · Stendi Kuu | 2.3 km | Map | | Petrol pump | River Oil Mugumu · Stendi Kuu | 2.7 km | Map | | Hotel | Burito lodge · Stendi Kuu | 2.2 km | Map | | Mall | Shopping Mall · Mugumu | 2.9 km | Map | | School | Morotonga Primary School · Morotonga | 0.8 km | Map | | College | Chipuka College · Morotonga | 2.3 km | Map | | Police station | Mugumu Police Station · Morotonga | 2.7 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 Morotonga Places mapped inside Morotonga in open map data, by type. - Hospitals 1 - Banks 1 - Hotels 9 - Schools 9 - Colleges and universities 1 - Pharmacies 20 - Restaurants 2 - Police stations 1 - Dental clinics 6 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 Serengeti District - Busawe - Geitasamo - Ikoma - Issenye - Kebanchabancha - Kenyamonta - Kisaka - Kisangura - Kyambahi - Machochwe - Magange - Majimoto - Manchira - Mbalibali - Mosongo - Mugumu - Natta - Nyamatare - Nyambureti - Nyamoko - Nyansurura - Rigicha - Ring'wani - Rung'abure - Sedeco - Stendi Kuu - Uwanja wa Ndege ## Quick answers - Where is Morotonga? In Serengeti District, Mara Region, Tanzania - What borders Morotonga? Kisangura, Manchira, Mugumu, Stendi Kuu and Uwanja wa Ndege - What is there to see in Morotonga? Serengeti Meeting Point, Mobile, Mritunus, Mugumu Petrol Filling Station - What time zone is Morotonga in? UTC+3 - What currency is used in Morotonga? Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Morotonga? Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Morotonga? 1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Morotonga? January to February and May to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Morotonga? RCHA Hospital, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Morotonga? NMaB, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Morotonga? River Oil Mugumu, about 2.7 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Morotonga? 1 mapped - How many banks are in Morotonga? 1 mapped - What is the P-code of Morotonga? TZ2002273 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Ward - Area: 18.5 km² - P-code: TZ2002273 - District: Serengeti District --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/serengeti/morotonga/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.