Ward · Morogoro Urban District # Bigwa Bigwa is a ward of Tanzania in Morogoro Urban District, Morogoro Region. It covers 13.1 km². 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 13.1 km² - 10 mapped services - 481 m typical elevation ## Where is Bigwa? Bigwa lies in Morogoro Urban District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania. It borders 5 other wards: Kichangani, Kilakala, Kingolwira, Kinole and Mkambarani. By area it is the 2994th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 4.5% of Morogoro Urban District. The centre of Bigwa is about 230 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. It is about 6.8 km from Morogoro, the main town of Morogoro Urban District. The centre point is at 6.8140° S, 37.7220° 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 Bigwa ### Nearby, outside Bigwa - Lower Chuma Waterfall · viewpoint, Mlimani 8.2 km - Upper Chuma Waterfall · viewpoint, Mlimani 8.4 km - River View · viewpoint, Mazimbu 9.8 km - Morningsite · attraction, Tegetero 10.0 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: Bigwa - 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 - Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) · Dar es Salaam 164 km - Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) · Zanzibar 179 km ### Nearest railway station Morogoro (Kilakala), about 5.6 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:08) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:37, sunset around 18:21). 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 Bigwa Open gazetteers list 3 villages, towns and localities in Bigwa. - Lukuyu - Mgolole - Mungi Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Weather in Bigwa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Morogoro Urban District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jun (21 °C). About 1,159 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (194 mm) and the driest Jul (11 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 | 179 | | Feb | 25 | 130 | | Mar | 24 | 189 | | Apr | 23 | 194 | | May | 22 | 87 | | Jun | 21 | 16 | | Jul | 21 | 11 | | Aug | 22 | 11 | | Sep | 24 | 16 | | Oct | 25 | 57 | | Nov | 26 | 105 | | Dec | 25 | 164 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bigwa | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Dispensary · Kichangani | 2.5 km | Map | | Bank | Transaction point · Kingolwira | 5.1 km | Map | | ATM | CRDB Bank ATM · Kichangani | 2.3 km | Map | | Petrol pump | GBP · Kingolwira | 1.6 km | Map | | Hotel | Easy and Nice Lodge · Bigwa | 1.4 km | Map | | School | Bigwa Sisters Seminary · Bigwa | 0.5 km | Map | | College | Lutheran Junior Seminary (LJS) - Morogoro · Kingolwira | 1.9 km | Map | | Police station | Mji mpya Police Station · Kichangani | 6.0 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 Bigwa Places mapped inside Bigwa in open map data, by type. - Hotels 1 - Schools 7 - Pharmacies 1 - Restaurants 1 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 Morogoro Urban District - Boma - Kichangani - Kihonda - Kilakala - Kingo - Kingolwira - Kiwanja Cha Ndege - Mafiga - Mazimbu - Mbuyuni - Mji Mkuu - Mji Mpya - Mlimani - Mwembesongo - Mzinga - Sabasaba - Sultan Area - Uwanja wa Taifa ## Quick answers - Where is Bigwa? In Morogoro Urban District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania - What borders Bigwa? Kichangani, Kilakala, Kingolwira, Kinole and Mkambarani - What is there to see in Bigwa? Lower Chuma Waterfall, Upper Chuma Waterfall, River View, Morningsite - What time zone is Bigwa in? UTC+3 - What currency is used in Bigwa? Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Bigwa? Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Bigwa? 3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Bigwa? May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Bigwa? Dispensary, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bigwa? Transaction point, about 5.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bigwa? CRDB Bank ATM, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bigwa? GBP, about 1.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bigwa? TZ0505172 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Ward - Area: 13.1 km² - P-code: TZ0505172 - District: Morogoro Urban District --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/morogoro-urban/bigwa/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.