Ward · Mvomero District # Mtibwa Mtibwa is a ward of Tanzania in Mvomero District, Morogoro Region. It covers 610.7 km². 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 611 km² - 12 mapped services - 356 m typical elevation ## Where is Mtibwa? Mtibwa lies in Mvomero District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania. It borders 8 other wards: Diongoya, Gwata, Hembeti, Kanga, Kibindu, Mbwewe, Msata and Sungaji. By area it is the 291st largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 9.2% of Mvomero District. The centre of Mtibwa is about 232 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. It is about 45 km from Mvomero, the main town of Mvomero District. The centre point is at 6.1876° S, 37.8365° E. Source: Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics / UN OCHA ROSA via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Know before you go: Mtibwa - Time zone UTC+3, no daylight saving · Africa/Dar_es_Salaam - Currency Shilling (TZS) - Country calling code +255 - Languages Swahili, English, Arabic - Plug types Type G · 230 V - Driving side Left - Postcode format 5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) · Zanzibar 154 km - Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) · Dar es Salaam 170 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:09) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:35, sunset around 18:21). Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03; OurAirports (public domain). 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 Mtibwa Open gazetteers list 9 villages, towns and localities in Mtibwa. The largest with a recorded population: Madizini (18,000). Settlements here lie between about 327 m and 422 m above sea level (median 356 m). - Kidudwe - Komkomba - Kunke - Kwamnele - Lukenge - Lungo - Madizini - Makwalu - Masimba Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Mtibwa Named natural and historic features inside Mtibwa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Liwale - Mjonga - Mvomero River ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Kidudwe · 392 m - Pagale · 384 m ### Forests and nature 2 forest reserves. - Mafleta Forest Reserve - Pagale Forest Reserve ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Turiani Airstrip Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features. Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Mtibwa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mvomero District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 229 m lower 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 | 27 | 182 | | Feb | 27 | 115 | | Mar | 26 | 182 | | Apr | 25 | 201 | | May | 24 | 98 | | Jun | 23 | 17 | | Jul | 23 | 13 | | Aug | 24 | 15 | | Sep | 26 | 20 | | Oct | 27 | 67 | | Nov | 27 | 118 | | Dec | 27 | 166 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mtibwa | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | hospital ground · Sungaji | 26 km | Map | | Hotel | La Vista Garden Hotel · Diongoya | 24 km | Map | | School | Makwalu Primary School · Mtibwa | 14 km | Map | | College | Mhonda Teachers' College · Mhonda | 30 km | Map | Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Mtibwa Places mapped inside Mtibwa in open map data, by type. - Schools 12 Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). 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 - Maskati - Melela - Mhonda - Mlali - Mvomero - Mzumbe - Sungaji - Tchenzema ## Quick answers - Where is Mtibwa? In Mvomero District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania - What borders Mtibwa? Diongoya, Gwata, Hembeti, Kanga, Kibindu, Mbwewe, Msata and Sungaji - What time zone is Mtibwa in? UTC+3 - What currency is used in Mtibwa? Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Mtibwa? Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mtibwa? 9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mtibwa? Settlements lie between 327 m and 422 m - What is the highest point in Mtibwa? Kidudwe (392 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mtibwa? February and May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Mtibwa? hospital ground, about 26 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mtibwa? TZ0506083 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Ward - Area: 610.7 km² - P-code: TZ0506083 - District: Mvomero District --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/mvomero/mtibwa/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.