# Sultan Area Ward, Morogoro Urban District, Morogoro Region > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/morogoro-urban/sultan-area/ Ward · Morogoro Urban District # Sultan Area Sultan Area is a ward of Tanzania in Morogoro Urban District, Morogoro Region. It covers **0.29 km²**. Open map data shows 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.3km² - 4mapped services ## Where is Sultan Area? Sultan Area 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 4 other wards: [Mafiga](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/morogoro-urban/mafiga/), [Mbuyuni](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/morogoro-urban/mbuyuni/), [Mji Mkuu](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/morogoro-urban/mji-mkuu/) and [Sabasaba](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/morogoro-urban/sabasaba/). By area it is the 3606th 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 Sultan Area is about 223 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. It is about 1.7 km from Morogoro, the main town of Morogoro Urban District. The centre point is at 6.8318° S, 37.6499° 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 Sultan Area ### Nearby, outside Sultan Area - River View · viewpoint, Mazimbu3.5 km - Lower Chuma Waterfall · viewpoint, Mlimani6.2 km - Upper Chuma Waterfall · viewpoint, Mlimani6.3 km - Morningsite · attraction, Tegetero6.7 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: Sultan Area - 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 Salaam172 km - Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) · Zanzibar187 km ### Nearest railway station Morogoro (Kilakala), about 2.7 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 Sultan Area 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 Sultan Area Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital St. Mary's Health Centre · Mji Mkuu 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.83078&mlon=37.65453#map=17/-6.83078/37.65453) Bank CRDB BANK · Boma 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.82774&mlon=37.66264#map=17/-6.82774/37.66264) ATM Tumbaku ATM · Mwembesongo 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.81492&mlon=37.65576#map=17/-6.81492/37.65576) Petrol pump Lake Oil · Uwanja wa Taifa 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.82454&mlon=37.64508#map=17/-6.82454/37.64508) Hotel Kibosho lodge self contain rooms · Sultan Area 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.83201&mlon=37.65178#map=17/-6.83201/37.65178) School Mafiga Secondary School · Sultan Area 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.82992&mlon=37.65071#map=17/-6.82992/37.65071) College Sua University · Mbuyuni 1.0 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 Sultan Area Places mapped inside Sultan Area in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Schools1 - Police stations2 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 Mkuu - Mji Mpya - Mlimani - Mwembesongo - Mzinga - Sabasaba - Uwanja wa Taifa ## Quick answers - Where is Sultan Area?In Morogoro Urban District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania - What borders Sultan Area?Mafiga, Mbuyuni, Mji Mkuu and Sabasaba - What is there to see in Sultan Area?River View, Lower Chuma Waterfall, Upper Chuma Waterfall, Morningsite - What time zone is Sultan Area in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Sultan Area?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Sultan Area?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Sultan Area?May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Sultan Area?St. Mary's Health Centre, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sultan Area?CRDB BANK, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Sultan Area?Tumbaku ATM, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sultan Area?Lake Oil, about 1.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Sultan Area?TZ0505072 (OCHA common operational dataset)