# Maskati Ward, Mvomero District, Morogoro Region – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/mvomero/maskati/ Ward · Mvomero District # Maskati Maskati is a ward of Tanzania in Mvomero District, Morogoro Region. It covers **276.0 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 276km² - 8mapped services - 963 mtypical elevation ## Where is Maskati? Maskati lies in [Mvomero District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/mvomero/), [Morogoro Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 6 other wards: [Hembeti](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/mvomero/hembeti/), [Iyogwe](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/gairo/iyogwe/), [Kibati](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/mvomero/kibati/), [Mhonda](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/mvomero/mhonda/), [Mvomero](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/mvomero/mvomero/) and [Sungaji](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/mvomero/sungaji/). By area it is the 723rd largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 4.2% of [Mvomero District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/mvomero/). The centre of Maskati is about 189 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. It is about 22 km from Mvomero, the main town of Mvomero District. The centre point is at 6.1004° S, 37.4444° 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: Maskati - 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 - Dodoma Airport (DOD) · Dodoma187 km - Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) · Zanzibar197 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:11) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:37, sunset around 18:23). 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 Maskati Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Maskati. The largest with a recorded population: Lubata (18,000). Settlements here lie between about 759 m and 1,603 m above sea level (median 963 m). - Dibago - Digobuke - Kinda - Lubata - Magunga - Ndole - Semwali 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 Maskati Named natural and historic features inside Maskati, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Mesumba · 1,745 m 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 Maskati and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mvomero District, the warmest month is Nov (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 378 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 23 182 Feb 23 115 Mar 22 182 Apr 21 201 May 20 98 Jun 19 17 Jul 19 13 Aug 20 15 Sep 22 20 Oct 23 67 Nov 23 118 Dec 23 166 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Maskati Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital hospital ground · Sungaji 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.14502&mlon=37.60088#map=17/-6.14502/37.60088) Petrol pump Lake Oil · Dumila 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.37904&mlon=37.33116#map=17/-6.37904/37.33116) Hotel Honolulu Lodge · Diongoya 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.13005&mlon=37.62797#map=17/-6.13005/37.62797) School Semwali Primary School · Maskati 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.11012&mlon=37.45729#map=17/-6.11012/37.45729) College Mhonda Teachers' College · Mhonda 15 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 Maskati Places mapped inside Maskati in open map data, by type. - Schools8 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 - Diongoya - Doma - Hembeti - Kanga - Kibati - Kikeo - Langali - Melela - Mhonda - Mlali - Mtibwa - Mvomero - Mzumbe - Sungaji - Tchenzema ## Quick answers - Where is Maskati?In Mvomero District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania - What borders Maskati?Hembeti, Iyogwe, Kibati, Mhonda, Mvomero and Sungaji - What time zone is Maskati in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Maskati?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Maskati?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Maskati?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Maskati?Settlements lie between 759 m and 1,603 m - What is the highest point in Maskati?Mesumba (1,745 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Maskati?February and May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Maskati?hospital ground, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maskati?Lake Oil, about 33 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maskati?TZ0506031 (OCHA common operational dataset)