# Lumemo Ward, Kilombero District, Morogoro Region – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/kilombero/lumemo/ Ward · Kilombero District # Lumemo Lumemo is a ward of Tanzania in Kilombero District, Morogoro Region. It covers **293.6 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 294km² - 5mapped services - 286 mtypical elevation ## Where is Lumemo? Lumemo lies in [Kilombero District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/kilombero/), [Morogoro Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 5 other wards: [Idete](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/kilombero/idete/), [Ifakara](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/kilombero/ifakara/), [Kibaoni](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/kilombero/kibaoni/), [Minepa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/ulanga/minepa/) and [Udekwa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/iringa/kilolo/udekwa/). By area it is the 676th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 2.2% of [Kilombero District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/kilombero/). The centre of Lumemo is about 238 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 8.1517° S, 36.5655° 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: Lumemo - 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) · Dodoma238 km ### Nearest railway station Ifakara (Kibaoni), about 16 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:11) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:44, sunset around 18:23). 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 Lumemo Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Lumemo. - Idete - Ihanga - Ihango - Miwangani 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 Lumemo Named natural and historic features inside Lumemo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Idete River - Namawala River 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 Lumemo 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 Lumemo Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital St. Francis Designated Referral Hospital · Ifakara 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.14543&mlon=36.68246#map=17/-8.14543/36.68246) Bank NMB Ifakara Branch · Kibaoni 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.13760&mlon=36.67961#map=17/-8.13760/36.67961) Petrol pump Ester Fuel · Kibaoni 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.13659&mlon=36.68154#map=17/-8.13659/36.68154) Hotel Top life guest House · Kibaoni 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.13307&mlon=36.67873#map=17/-8.13307/36.67873) School Idete Miwangani Primary School · Lumemo 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.15157&mlon=36.51471#map=17/-8.15157/36.51471) College St. Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences · Kibaoni 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.14193&mlon=36.67885#map=17/-8.14193/36.67885) Police station IFAKARA POLICE STATION · Kibaoni 12 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 Lumemo Places mapped inside Lumemo in open map data, by type. - Schools5 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 - Ifakara - Kibaoni - Kiberege - Kidatu - Kisawasawa - Mang'ula - Masagati - Mbingu - Mchombe - Mkula - Mlimba - Mofu - Sanje - Uchindile - Utengule ## Quick answers - Where is Lumemo?In Kilombero District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania - What borders Lumemo?Idete, Ifakara, Kibaoni, Minepa and Udekwa - What time zone is Lumemo in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Lumemo?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Lumemo?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Lumemo?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Lumemo?May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Lumemo?St. Francis Designated Referral Hospital, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Lumemo?NMB Ifakara Branch, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lumemo?Ester Fuel, about 13 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Lumemo?TZ0503091 (OCHA common operational dataset)