Ward · Gairo District # Chagongwe Chagongwe is a ward of Tanzania in Gairo District, Morogoro Region. It covers 140.6 km². 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 141 km² - 5 mapped services ## Where is Chagongwe? Chagongwe lies in Gairo District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania. It borders 5 other wards: Chanjale, Mandege, Nghumbi, Nongwe and Rubeho. By area it is the 1374th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 7.1% of Gairo District. The centre of Chagongwe is about 131 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 6.4036° S, 36.9029° E. Source: Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics / UN OCHA ROSA via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Know before you go: Chagongwe - 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 - Dodoma Airport (DOD) · Dodoma 129 km - Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) · Zanzibar 257 km ### Nearest railway station Kidete (Kidete), about 35 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:12) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:39, sunset around 18:24). 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 Chagongwe Open gazetteers list 1 village, town or locality in Chagongwe. - Chagongwe Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Chagongwe Named natural and historic features inside Chagongwe, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains; 1 hill. - Mamwera · 2,071 m - Ijogo · 2,024 m - Kibiki · 1,823 m ### Forests and nature 2 forest reserves. - Ijogo Forest Reserve - Mamiwa Kisara Forest Reserve Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features. Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Chagongwe and the best time to visit Using the climate of Gairo District, the warmest month is Nov (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 1,110 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (194 mm) and the driest Aug (12 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are May to November. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec | Month | Average °C | Rain mm | | Jan | 21 | 194 | | Feb | 21 | 121 | | Mar | 21 | 171 | | Apr | 20 | 165 | | May | 18 | 78 | | Jun | 17 | 16 | | Jul | 17 | 13 | | Aug | 18 | 12 | | Sep | 19 | 13 | | Oct | 21 | 48 | | Nov | 22 | 98 | | Dec | 22 | 181 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chagongwe | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Mlali Health Centre · Mlali | 20 km | Map | | Bank | NMB bank Gairo · Msingisi | 30 km | Map | | Petrol pump | MC energy · Gairo | 30 km | Map | | Hotel | Msela lodge · Msingisi | 30 km | Map | | School | Mkogwe Primary School · Chagongwe | 1.3 km | Map | | College | School of Nursing at Berega (SONAB) · Berega | 37 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 Chagongwe Places mapped inside Chagongwe in open map data, by type. - Schools 5 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 Gairo District - Chakwale - Chanjale - Gairo - Idibo - Iyogwe - Kibedya - Mandege - Msingisi - Nongwe - Rubeho ## Quick answers - Where is Chagongwe? In Gairo District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania - What borders Chagongwe? Chanjale, Mandege, Nghumbi, Nongwe and Rubeho - What time zone is Chagongwe in? UTC+3 - What currency is used in Chagongwe? Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Chagongwe? Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chagongwe? 1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Chagongwe? Mamwera (2,071 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Chagongwe? May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Chagongwe? Mlali Health Centre, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Chagongwe? NMB bank Gairo, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chagongwe? MC energy, about 30 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Chagongwe? TZ0507091 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Ward - Area: 140.6 km² - P-code: TZ0507091 - District: Gairo District --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/gairo/chagongwe/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.