# Mandege Ward, Gairo District, Morogoro Region – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/gairo/mandege/ Ward · Gairo District # Mandege Mandege is a ward of Tanzania in Gairo District, Morogoro Region. It covers **64.6 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 64.6km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Mandege? Mandege lies in [Gairo District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/gairo/), [Morogoro Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 5 other wards: [Chagongwe](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/gairo/chagongwe/), [Mamboya](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/kilosa/mamboya/), [Msowero](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/kilosa/msowero/), [Nongwe](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/gairo/nongwe/) and [Rubeho](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/gairo/rubeho/). By area it is the 2245th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 3.3% of [Gairo District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/gairo/). The centre of Mandege is about 138 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 6.3505° S, 36.9752° 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: Mandege - 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) · Dodoma136 km - Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) · Zanzibar249 km ### 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)](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. ## Landscape and landmarks of Mandege Named natural and historic features inside Mandege, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Mhoe · 889 m 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 Mandege 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 Mandege Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mlali Health Centre · Mlali 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.29988&mlon=36.75063#map=17/-6.29988/36.75063) Bank NMB · Msingisi 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.13550&mlon=36.86755#map=17/-6.13550/36.86755) Petrol pump MC energy · Gairo 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.13317&mlon=36.89074#map=17/-6.13317/36.89074) Hotel Msela lodge · Msingisi 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.13593&mlon=36.86448#map=17/-6.13593/36.86448) School Mandege Primary School · Mandege 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.35178&mlon=36.96780#map=17/-6.35178/36.96780) College School of Nursing at Berega (SONAB) · Berega 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.18015&mlon=37.14532#map=17/-6.18015/37.14532) 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 Mandege Places mapped inside Mandege in open map data, by type. - Schools2 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 - Chakwale - Chanjale - Gairo - Idibo - Iyogwe - Kibedya - Msingisi - Nongwe - Rubeho ## Quick answers - Where is Mandege?In Gairo District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania - What borders Mandege?Chagongwe, Mamboya, Msowero, Nongwe and Rubeho - What time zone is Mandege in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Mandege?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Mandege?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - What is the highest point in Mandege?Mhoe (889 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mandege?May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Mandege?Mlali Health Centre, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mandege?NMB, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mandege?MC energy, about 26 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mandege?TZ0507081 (OCHA common operational dataset)