Ward · Kilosa District # Ruaha Ruaha is a ward of Tanzania in Kilosa District, Morogoro Region. It covers 40.1 km². 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 40.1 km² - 10 mapped services - 292 m typical elevation ## Where is Ruaha? Ruaha lies in Kilosa District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania. It borders 4 other wards: Kidatu, Kidodi, Ruhembe and Vidunda. By area it is the 2582nd largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 0.3% of Kilosa District. The centre of Ruaha is about 215 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 7.6472° S, 37.0042° E. Source: Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics / UN OCHA ROSA via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around Ruaha ### Nearby, outside Ruaha - Chizua Waterfalls · waterfall, Vidunda 10 km - Sanje · waterfall, Sanje 18 km - Sanje Waterfall · waterfall, Sanje 18 km - Sanje (1st) · waterfall, Sanje 18 km Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Ruaha - Time zone UTC+3, no daylight saving · Africa/Dar_es_Salaam - Currency Shilling (TZS) - Country calling code +255 - Languages Swahili, English, Arabic - Plug types Type G · 230 V - Driving side Left - Postcode format 5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Dodoma Airport (DOD) · Dodoma 214 km - Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) · Dar es Salaam 258 km ### Nearest railway station Msolwa (Kidatu), about 17 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:10) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:41, sunset around 18:22). Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03; OurAirports (public domain). 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 Ruaha Open gazetteers list 3 villages, towns and localities in Ruaha. The largest with a recorded population: Ruaha (24,000). - Kifinga - Kitete Msi - Ruaha Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Weather in Ruaha and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kilosa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jun (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 235 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,160 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (198 mm) and the driest Jul (10 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 | 198 | | Feb | 25 | 134 | | Mar | 25 | 187 | | Apr | 24 | 180 | | May | 22 | 83 | | Jun | 21 | 14 | | Jul | 21 | 10 | | Aug | 23 | 11 | | Sep | 25 | 14 | | Oct | 26 | 54 | | Nov | 26 | 102 | | Dec | 26 | 173 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ruaha | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | K1 Hospital · Kidatu | 4.5 km | Map | | Bank | NMB Bank · Ruaha | 2.4 km | Map | | ATM | CRDB Bank · Mikumi | 27 km | Map | | Petrol pump | TotalEnergies NEW MIKUMI SERVICE STATION · Mikumi | 28 km | Map | | Hotel | KWA KANYA · Sanje | 13 km | Map | | School | MAPINDUZI Primary School · Ruaha | 1.8 km | Map | | College | Udzungwa Utalii Colledge · Sanje | 13 km | Map | Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Ruaha Places mapped inside Ruaha in open map data, by type. - Banks 2 - Schools 8 Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other wards in Kilosa District - Berega - Chanzulu - Dumila - Kasiki - Kidete - Kidodi - Kilangali - Kimamba ' B ' - Kimamba 'A' - Kisanga - Kitete - Lumbiji - Lumuma - Mabula - Mabwerebwere - Madoto - Magole - Magomeni - Magubike - Maguha - Malolo - Mamboya - Masanze - Mbumi - Mikumi - Mkwatani - Msowero - Rudewa - Ruhembe - Tindiga - Ulaya - Uleling'ombe - Vidunda - Zombo ## Quick answers - Where is Ruaha? In Kilosa District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania - What borders Ruaha? Kidatu, Kidodi, Ruhembe and Vidunda - What is there to see in Ruaha? Chizua Waterfalls, Sanje, Sanje Waterfall, Sanje (1st) - What time zone is Ruaha in? UTC+3 - What currency is used in Ruaha? Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Ruaha? Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ruaha? 3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ruaha? May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ruaha? K1 Hospital, about 4.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ruaha? NMB Bank, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ruaha? CRDB Bank, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ruaha? TotalEnergies NEW MIKUMI SERVICE STATION, about 28 km from the centre - How many banks are in Ruaha? 2 mapped - What is the P-code of Ruaha? TZ0501353 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Ward - Area: 40.1 km² - P-code: TZ0501353 - District: Kilosa District --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/kilosa/ruaha/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.