# Mikese Ward, Morogoro District, Morogoro Region – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/morogoro/mikese/ Ward · Morogoro District # Mikese Mikese is a ward of Tanzania in Morogoro District, Morogoro Region. It covers **241.4 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 241km² - 9mapped services - 402 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mikese? Mikese lies in [Morogoro District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/morogoro/), [Morogoro Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 4 other wards: [Gwata](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/morogoro/gwata/), [Kiroka](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/morogoro/kiroka/), [Mkambarani](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/morogoro/mkambarani/) and [Ngerengere](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/morogoro/ngerengere/). By area it is the 825th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 1.9% of [Morogoro District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/morogoro/). The centre of Mikese is about 249 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 6.7256° S, 37.9219° 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: Mikese - 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 Salaam143 km - Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) · Zanzibar154 km ### Nearest railway station Mikese (Mikese), about 4.6 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 06:36, sunset around 18:20). 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 Mikese Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Mikese. - Fulwe - Maseyu - Mikese 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 Mikese Named natural and historic features inside Mikese, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain; 1 hill. - Dindili · 561 m - Kila · 410 m ### Forests and nature 2 forest reserves. - Dindili Forest Reserve - Kitulanghalo Forest Reserve 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 Mikese and the best time to visit Using the climate of Morogoro District, the warmest month is Oct (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jun (23 °C). About 1,245 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (248 mm) and the driest Jul (13 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February and May to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 130 Feb 27 105 Mar 26 192 Apr 25 248 May 24 119 Jun 23 18 Jul 23 13 Aug 24 18 Sep 26 29 Oct 27 86 Nov 27 142 Dec 27 147 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mikese Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Dispensary · Kichangani 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.80623&mlon=37.70042#map=17/-6.80623/37.70042) Bank Transaction point · Kingolwira 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.77270&mlon=37.70099#map=17/-6.77270/37.70099) ATM CRDB Bank ATM · Kichangani 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.80684&mlon=37.70234#map=17/-6.80684/37.70234) Petrol pump Mihan Gas Shop · Mkambarani 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.77469&mlon=37.82244#map=17/-6.77469/37.82244) Hotel Cate Hotels · Kingolwira 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.78066&mlon=37.74088#map=17/-6.78066/37.74088) School Muungano Primary School · Mikese 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.72701&mlon=37.91773#map=17/-6.72701/37.91773) College Lutheran Junior Seminary (LJS) - Morogoro · Kingolwira 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.79743&mlon=37.72398#map=17/-6.79743/37.72398) Police station Prisons · Kidugalo 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.65413&mlon=38.03371#map=17/-6.65413/38.03371) 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 Mikese Places mapped inside Mikese in open map data, by type. - Schools9 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 District - Bungu - Bwaki la Chini - Bwakila Juu - Gwata - Kasanga - Kibogwa - Kibungo Juu - Kidugalo - Kinole - Kiroka - Kisaki - Kisemu - Kolero - Konde - Lundi - Matuli - Mkambarani - Mkulazi - Mkuyuni - Mngazi - Mtombozi - Mvuha - Ngerengere - Selembala - Singisa - Tawa - Tegetero - Tununguo ## Quick answers - Where is Mikese?In Morogoro District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania - What borders Mikese?Gwata, Kiroka, Mkambarani and Ngerengere - What time zone is Mikese in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Mikese?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Mikese?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mikese?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Mikese?Dindili (561 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mikese?February and May to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Mikese?Dispensary, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mikese?Transaction point, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mikese?CRDB Bank ATM, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mikese?Mihan Gas Shop, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mikese?TZ0502111 (OCHA common operational dataset)