# Chakwale Ward, Gairo District, Morogoro Region – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/gairo/chakwale/ Ward · Gairo District # Chakwale Chakwale is a ward of Tanzania in Gairo District, Morogoro Region. It covers **139.2 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 139km² - 9mapped services - 1,098 mtypical elevation ## Where is Chakwale? Chakwale lies in [Gairo District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/gairo/), [Morogoro Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 6 other wards: [Dongo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/kiteto/dongo/), [Idibo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/gairo/idibo/), [Kibedya](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/gairo/kibedya/), [Lenjulu](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/kongwa/lenjulu/), [Mamboya](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/kilosa/mamboya/) and [Sunya](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/kiteto/sunya/). By area it is the 1390th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 7.1% of [Gairo District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/gairo/). The centre of Chakwale is about 142 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 6.0146° S, 37.0136° 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). ## Know before you go: Chakwale - 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 - Dodoma Airport (DOD) · Dodoma140 km - Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) · Zanzibar246 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:13) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:38, sunset around 18:25). 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 Chakwale Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Chakwale. - Chakwale - Madege 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 Chakwale Named natural and historic features inside Chakwale, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Dogomi 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 Chakwale 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](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chakwale Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Berega Mission Hospital · Berega 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.18081&mlon=37.14597#map=17/-6.18081/37.14597) Bank NMB · Msingisi 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.13550&mlon=36.86755#map=17/-6.13550/36.86755) Petrol pump MC energy · Gairo 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.13317&mlon=36.89074#map=17/-6.13317/36.89074) Hotel Msela lodge · Msingisi 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.13593&mlon=36.86448#map=17/-6.13593/36.86448) School Ndogomi Primary School · Chakwale 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.02138&mlon=37.00129#map=17/-6.02138/37.00129) College School of Nursing at Berega (SONAB) · Berega 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.18015&mlon=37.14532#map=17/-6.18015/37.14532) Police station Dongo Police Station · Dongo 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.92400&mlon=36.71849#map=17/-5.92400/36.71849) 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 Chakwale Places mapped inside Chakwale in open map data, by type. - Schools9 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 Gairo District - Chagongwe - Chanjale - Gairo - Idibo - Iyogwe - Kibedya - Mandege - Msingisi - Nongwe - Rubeho ## Quick answers - Where is Chakwale?In Gairo District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania - What borders Chakwale?Dongo, Idibo, Kibedya, Lenjulu, Mamboya and Sunya - What time zone is Chakwale in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Chakwale?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Chakwale?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chakwale?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Chakwale?May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Chakwale?Berega Mission Hospital, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Chakwale?NMB, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chakwale?MC energy, about 19 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Chakwale?TZ0507011 (OCHA common operational dataset)