# Mji Mkuu Ward, Morogoro Urban District, Morogoro Region > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/morogoro-urban/mji-mkuu/ Ward · Morogoro Urban District # Mji Mkuu Mji Mkuu is a ward of Tanzania in Morogoro Urban District, Morogoro Region. It covers **0.40 km²**. Open map data shows 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.4km² - 11mapped services ## Where is Mji Mkuu? Mji Mkuu lies in [Morogoro Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/morogoro-urban/), [Morogoro Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 6 other wards: [Boma](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/morogoro-urban/boma/), [Kingo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/morogoro-urban/kingo/), [Mbuyuni](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/morogoro-urban/mbuyuni/), [Mlimani](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/morogoro-urban/mlimani/), [Sabasaba](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/morogoro-urban/sabasaba/) and [Sultan Area](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/morogoro-urban/sultan-area/). By area it is the 3587th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 0.1% of [Morogoro Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/morogoro-urban/). The centre of Mji Mkuu is about 224 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. It is about 1.4 km from Morogoro, the main town of Morogoro Urban District. The centre point is at 6.8321° S, 37.6544° 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). ## Things to see in and around Mji Mkuu ### Nearby, outside Mji Mkuu - River View · viewpoint, Mazimbu3.8 km - Lower Chuma Waterfall · viewpoint, Mlimani5.9 km - Upper Chuma Waterfall · viewpoint, Mlimani6.0 km - Morningsite · attraction, Tegetero6.5 km - Mountain view · attraction, Mzumbe13 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Mji Mkuu - 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 - Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) · Dar es Salaam171 km - Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) · Zanzibar186 km ### Nearest railway station Morogoro (Kilakala), about 2.3 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:09) 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)](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. ## Weather in Mji Mkuu 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](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mji Mkuu Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital St. Mary's Health Centre · Mji Mkuu 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.83078&mlon=37.65453#map=17/-6.83078/37.65453) Bank CRDB BANK · Boma 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.82774&mlon=37.66264#map=17/-6.82774/37.66264) ATM Tumbaku ATM · Mwembesongo 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.81492&mlon=37.65576#map=17/-6.81492/37.65576) Petrol pump TSN · Boma 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.82942&mlon=37.65846#map=17/-6.82942/37.65846) Hotel Sweet Africa Lodge · Mji Mkuu 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.83093&mlon=37.65440#map=17/-6.83093/37.65440) School Misufini A Primary School · Mji Mkuu 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.83272&mlon=37.65502#map=17/-6.83272/37.65502) College Sua University · Mbuyuni 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.84110&mlon=37.64911#map=17/-6.84110/37.64911) Police station Police Kituo Kidogo Mafiga · Sultan Area 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.83015&mlon=37.65199#map=17/-6.83015/37.65199) 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 Mji Mkuu Places mapped inside Mji Mkuu in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Hotels7 - Schools2 - Pharmacies1 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 Morogoro Urban District - Bigwa - Boma - Kichangani - Kihonda - Kilakala - Kingo - Kingolwira - Kiwanja Cha Ndege - Mafiga - Mazimbu - Mbuyuni - Mji Mpya - Mlimani - Mwembesongo - Mzinga - Sabasaba - Sultan Area - Uwanja wa Taifa ## Quick answers - Where is Mji Mkuu?In Morogoro Urban District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania - What borders Mji Mkuu?Boma, Kingo, Mbuyuni, Mlimani, Sabasaba and Sultan Area - What is there to see in Mji Mkuu?River View, Lower Chuma Waterfall, Upper Chuma Waterfall, Morningsite - What time zone is Mji Mkuu in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Mji Mkuu?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Mji Mkuu?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Mji Mkuu?May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Mji Mkuu?St. Mary's Health Centre, about 0.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mji Mkuu?CRDB BANK, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mji Mkuu?Tumbaku ATM, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mji Mkuu?TSN, about 0.5 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Mji Mkuu?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Mji Mkuu?TZ0505062 (OCHA common operational dataset)