# Nongwe Ward, Gairo District, Morogoro Region – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/gairo/nongwe/ Ward · Gairo District # Nongwe Nongwe is a ward of Tanzania in Gairo District, Morogoro Region. It covers **146.9 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 147km² - 4mapped services - 1,553 mtypical elevation ## Where is Nongwe? Nongwe 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: [Chagongwe](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/gairo/chagongwe/), [Chanjale](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/gairo/chanjale/), [Lumbiji](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/kilosa/lumbiji/), [Mandege](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/gairo/mandege/), [Msowero](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/kilosa/msowero/) and [Rudewa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/kilosa/rudewa/). By area it is the 1329th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 7.4% of [Gairo District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/gairo/). The centre of Nongwe is about 138 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 6.4739° S, 36.9534° 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: Nongwe - 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) · Dodoma137 km - Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) · Zanzibar253 km ### Nearest railway station Munisagara (Masanze), about 31 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:12) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 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. ## Villages and localities in Nongwe Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Nongwe. - Nongwe 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 Nongwe Named natural and historic features inside Nongwe, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 3 hills; 2 mountains. - Madewa · 1,961 m - Tundunguo · 1,961 m - Mtega · 1,872 m - Mahowe · 1,741 m - Lukinga · 1,553 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 Nongwe and the best time to visit Using the climate of Gairo District, the warmest month is Nov (average 19 °C) and the coolest is Jul (14 °C), after allowing for this place being about 391 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 18 194 Feb 18 121 Mar 18 171 Apr 17 165 May 16 78 Jun 14 16 Jul 14 13 Aug 15 12 Sep 17 13 Oct 18 48 Nov 19 98 Dec 19 181 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Nongwe Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mvumi Dispensary · Msowero 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.58334&mlon=37.16668#map=17/-6.58334/37.16668) Bank NMB · Msingisi 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.13550&mlon=36.86755#map=17/-6.13550/36.86755) Petrol pump MC energy · Gairo 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.13317&mlon=36.89074#map=17/-6.13317/36.89074) Hotel Mtili guest house · Chanzulu 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.76912&mlon=37.05145#map=17/-6.76912/37.05145) School Mtega Primary School · Nongwe 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.45645&mlon=36.94430#map=17/-6.45645/36.94430) College School of Nursing at Berega (SONAB) · Berega 39 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 Nongwe Places mapped inside Nongwe in open map data, by type. - Schools4 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 - Mandege - Msingisi - Rubeho ## Quick answers - Where is Nongwe?In Gairo District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania - What borders Nongwe?Chagongwe, Chanjale, Lumbiji, Mandege, Msowero and Rudewa - What time zone is Nongwe in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Nongwe?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Nongwe?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Nongwe?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Nongwe?Madewa (1,961 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Nongwe?May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Nongwe?Mvumi Dispensary, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nongwe?NMB, about 39 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nongwe?MC energy, about 39 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Nongwe?TZ0507111 (OCHA common operational dataset)