# Ifakara Ward, Kilombero District, Morogoro Region – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/kilombero/ifakara/ Ward · Kilombero District # Ifakara Ifakara is a ward of Tanzania in Kilombero District, Morogoro Region. It covers **58.4 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 58.4km² - 10mapped services ## Where is Ifakara? Ifakara lies in [Kilombero District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/kilombero/), [Morogoro Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 3 other wards: [Kibaoni](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/kilombero/kibaoni/), [Lumemo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/kilombero/lumemo/) and [Minepa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/ulanga/minepa/). By area it is the 2326th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 0.4% of [Kilombero District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/kilombero/). The centre of Ifakara is about 245 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 8.1776° S, 36.6527° 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: Ifakara - 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) · Dodoma244 km ### Nearest railway station Ifakara (Kibaoni), about 12 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:10) and shortest in Jun (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:43, sunset around 18:22). 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 Ifakara Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ifakara. - Lipangalala - Mlabani 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 Ifakara Named natural and historic features inside Ifakara, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Lumeno 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 Ifakara and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kilombero District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jun (22 °C). About 1,415 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (270 mm) and the driest Aug (4 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 25 249 Feb 25 214 Mar 24 270 Apr 24 213 May 23 78 Jun 22 27 Jul 22 26 Aug 23 4 Sep 25 5 Oct 27 28 Nov 27 79 Dec 26 222 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ifakara Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Lipangalala Dispensary · Ifakara 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.15136&mlon=36.68299#map=17/-8.15136/36.68299) Bank NMB Ifakara Branch · Kibaoni 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.13760&mlon=36.67961#map=17/-8.13760/36.67961) Petrol pump Ester Oil · Ifakara 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.16320&mlon=36.69283#map=17/-8.16320/36.69283) Hotel TRIPLE S · Ifakara 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.15248&mlon=36.68289#map=17/-8.15248/36.68289) School Mahutanga Primary School · Kibaoni 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.14242&mlon=36.65456#map=17/-8.14242/36.65456) College St. Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences · Kibaoni 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.14193&mlon=36.67885#map=17/-8.14193/36.67885) Police station IFAKARA POLICE STATION · Kibaoni 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.14429&mlon=36.67527#map=17/-8.14429/36.67527) 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 Ifakara Places mapped inside Ifakara in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels1 - Schools5 - Colleges and universities1 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 Kilombero District - Chisano - Chita - Idete - Kibaoni - Kiberege - Kidatu - Kisawasawa - Lumemo - Mang'ula - Masagati - Mbingu - Mchombe - Mkula - Mlimba - Mofu - Sanje - Uchindile - Utengule ## Quick answers - Where is Ifakara?In Kilombero District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania - What borders Ifakara?Kibaoni, Lumemo and Minepa - What time zone is Ifakara in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Ifakara?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Ifakara?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ifakara?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ifakara?May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ifakara?Lipangalala Dispensary, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ifakara?NMB Ifakara Branch, about 5.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ifakara?Ester Oil, about 4.7 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Ifakara?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Ifakara?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ifakara?TZ0503083 (OCHA common operational dataset)