# Diongoya Ward, Mvomero District, Morogoro Region – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/mvomero/diongoya/ Ward · Mvomero District # Diongoya Diongoya is a ward of Tanzania in Mvomero District, Morogoro Region. It covers **139.5 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 13 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 140km² - 13mapped services - 1,155 mtypical elevation ## Where is Diongoya? Diongoya lies in [Mvomero District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/mvomero/), [Morogoro Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 5 other wards: [Kanga](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/mvomero/kanga/), [Kibati](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/mvomero/kibati/), [Mhonda](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/mvomero/mhonda/), [Mtibwa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/mvomero/mtibwa/) and [Sungaji](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/mvomero/sungaji/). By area it is the 1387th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 2.1% of [Mvomero District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/mvomero/). The centre of Diongoya is about 209 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. It is about 32 km from Mvomero, the main town of Mvomero District. The centre point is at 6.0790° S, 37.6235° 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: Diongoya - 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 - Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) · Zanzibar178 km - Tanga Airport (TGT) · Tanga194 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:10) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:36, sunset around 18:22). 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 Diongoya Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Diongoya. - Digalama - Kwadole - Kwadoli - Lusanga - Manyinga - Msangazi 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 Diongoya Named natural and historic features inside Diongoya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Forests and nature 2 forest reserves. - Lusunguru Forest Reserve - Mtibwa 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 Diongoya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mvomero District, the warmest month is Nov (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C), after allowing for this place being about 570 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,193 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (201 mm) and the driest Jul (13 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February and May to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 182 Feb 22 115 Mar 21 182 Apr 20 201 May 19 98 Jun 18 17 Jul 18 13 Aug 19 15 Sep 21 20 Oct 22 67 Nov 22 118 Dec 22 166 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Diongoya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital hospital ground · Sungaji 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.14502&mlon=37.60088#map=17/-6.14502/37.60088) Hotel Honolulu Lodge · Diongoya 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.13005&mlon=37.62797#map=17/-6.13005/37.62797) School diongoya secondary school · Diongoya 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.07553&mlon=37.62421#map=17/-6.07553/37.62421) College Mhonda Teachers' College · Mhonda 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.12538&mlon=37.57501#map=17/-6.12538/37.57501) 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 Diongoya Places mapped inside Diongoya in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 - Schools11 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 Mvomero District - Bunduki - Doma - Hembeti - Kanga - Kibati - Kikeo - Langali - Maskati - Melela - Mhonda - Mlali - Mtibwa - Mvomero - Mzumbe - Sungaji - Tchenzema ## Quick answers - Where is Diongoya?In Mvomero District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania - What borders Diongoya?Kanga, Kibati, Mhonda, Mtibwa and Sungaji - What time zone is Diongoya in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Diongoya?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Diongoya?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Diongoya?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Diongoya?February and May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Diongoya?hospital ground, about 7.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Diongoya?TZ0506071 (OCHA common operational dataset)