Ward · Mvomero District # Sungaji Sungaji is a ward of Tanzania in Mvomero District, Morogoro Region. It covers 105.0 km². 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 105 km² - 10 mapped services - 914 m typical elevation ## Where is Sungaji? Sungaji lies in Mvomero District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania. It borders 5 other wards: Diongoya, Hembeti, Maskati, Mhonda and Mtibwa. By area it is the 1725th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 1.6% of Mvomero District. The centre of Sungaji is about 203 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. It is about 20 km from Mvomero, the main town of Mvomero District. The centre point is at 6.1800° S, 37.5743° E. Source: Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics / UN OCHA ROSA via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Know before you go: Sungaji - 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 183 km - Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) · Dar es Salaam 196 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); 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 Sungaji Open gazetteers list 7 villages, towns and localities in Sungaji. - Chazi - Kigugu - Kilimanjaro - Kisala - Komtonga - Mbogo - Mlaguzi Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Sungaji Named natural and historic features inside Sungaji, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Kimale · 1,180 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Mbogo Forest Reserve 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 Sungaji 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 329 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 | 23 | 182 | | Apr | 22 | 201 | | May | 21 | 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. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Sungaji | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | hospital ground · Sungaji | 4.9 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Lake Oil · Dumila | 35 km | Map | | Hotel | Honolulu Lodge · Diongoya | 8.1 km | Map | | School | Mlaguzi Primary School · Sungaji | 0.8 km | Map | | College | Mhonda Teachers' College · Mhonda | 6.1 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 Sungaji Places mapped inside Sungaji in open map data, by type. - Hospitals 1 - Schools 9 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 - Mtibwa - Mvomero - Mzumbe - Tchenzema ## Quick answers - Where is Sungaji? In Mvomero District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania - What borders Sungaji? Diongoya, Hembeti, Maskati, Mhonda and Mtibwa - What time zone is Sungaji in? UTC+3 - What currency is used in Sungaji? Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Sungaji? Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Sungaji? 7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Sungaji? Kimale (1,180 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Sungaji? February and May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Sungaji? hospital ground, about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sungaji? Lake Oil, about 35 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Sungaji? 1 mapped - What is the P-code of Sungaji? TZ0506051 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Ward - Area: 105.0 km² - P-code: TZ0506051 - District: Mvomero District --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/morogoro/mvomero/sungaji/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.