# Jibondo Ward, Mafia District, Pwani Region – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/pwani/mafia/jibondo/ Ward · Mafia District # Jibondo Jibondo is a ward of Tanzania in Mafia District, Pwani Region. It covers **87.1 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 15 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 87.1km² - 15mapped services - 10 mtypical elevation ## Where is Jibondo? Jibondo lies in [Mafia District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/pwani/mafia/), [Pwani Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/pwani/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). By area it is the 1940th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 13.5% of [Mafia District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/pwani/mafia/). The centre of Jibondo is about 488 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 7.9804° S, 39.7685° 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). ## Things to see in and around Jibondo OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Jibondo: 1 attraction. - Chole Island · attraction ### Nearby, outside Jibondo - Ndagoni · attraction, Ndagoni11 km - Hippo pool · attraction, Ndagoni11 km - Hippo pool (only out at night) · attraction, Ndagoni12 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Jibondo - 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 - Mafia Airport (MFA) · Kilindoni13 km - Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) · Dar es Salaam138 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:58) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:31, sunset around 18:10). 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 Jibondo Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Jibondo. Settlements here lie between about 3 m and 14 m above sea level (median 10 m). - Chole - Juani - Kipanga - Kua - Mzini - Utende 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 Jibondo Named natural and historic features inside Jibondo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 3 islands; 1 bay; 1 headland. - Chole Bay - Chole Island - Jibondo Island - Juani Island - Ras Kua 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 Jibondo and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mafia District, the warmest month is Mar (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Aug (25 °C). About 993 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (242 mm) and the driest Jul (11 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 28 102 Feb 28 97 Mar 28 162 Apr 28 242 May 27 120 Jun 26 23 Jul 25 11 Aug 25 12 Sep 25 13 Oct 26 44 Nov 27 68 Dec 28 98 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Jibondo Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kituo cha Afya Chole · Jibondo 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.97805&mlon=39.76310#map=17/-7.97805/39.76310) Hotel Chole Mjini Lodge · Jibondo 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.97145&mlon=39.76089#map=17/-7.97145/39.76089) School Chole Learning Centre · Jibondo 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.97435&mlon=39.76132#map=17/-7.97435/39.76132) 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 Jibondo Places mapped inside Jibondo in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Hotels8 - Schools4 - Restaurants2 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 Mafia District - Baleni - Kanga - Kiegeani - Kilindoni - Kirongwe - Miburani - Ndagoni ## Quick answers - Where is Jibondo?In Mafia District, Pwani Region, Tanzania - What is there to see in Jibondo?Chole Island - What time zone is Jibondo in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Jibondo?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Jibondo?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Jibondo?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Jibondo?Settlements lie between 3 m and 14 m - What is the best time to visit Jibondo?May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Jibondo?Kituo cha Afya Chole, about 0.7 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Jibondo?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Jibondo?TZ0606071 (OCHA common operational dataset)