# Mchukwi Ward, Rufiji District, Pwani Region – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/pwani/rufiji/mchukwi/ Ward · Rufiji District # Mchukwi Mchukwi is a ward of Tanzania in Rufiji District, Pwani Region. It covers **271.1 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 271km² - 7mapped services - 135 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mchukwi? Mchukwi lies in [Rufiji District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/pwani/rufiji/), [Pwani Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/pwani/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 11 other wards: [Bungu](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/pwani/rufiji/bungu/), [Dimani](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/pwani/rufiji/dimani/), [Ikwiriri](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/pwani/rufiji/ikwiriri/), [Kibiti](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/pwani/rufiji/kibiti/), [Mgomba](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/pwani/rufiji/mgomba/), [Mkongo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/pwani/rufiji/mkongo/), [Mlanzi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/pwani/rufiji/mlanzi/), [Mtawanya](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/pwani/rufiji/mtawanya/), [Mtunda](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/pwani/rufiji/mtunda/), [Ruaruke](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/pwani/rufiji/ruaruke/) and [Umwe](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/pwani/rufiji/umwe/). By area it is the 735th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 2.1% of [Rufiji District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/pwani/rufiji/). The centre of Mchukwi is about 402 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 7.7921° S, 38.9978° 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: Mchukwi - 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) · Kilindoni75 km - Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) · Dar es Salaam105 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:01) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:33, sunset around 18:14). 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 Mchukwi Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Mchukwi. - Kitembo - Mangwi - Mchukwi - Mchukwi A - Mchukwi B - Mkupuka 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 Mchukwi Named natural and historic features inside Mchukwi, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Mchukwi Rufiui 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 Mchukwi and the best time to visit Using the climate of Rufiji District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jun (24 °C). About 1,227 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (248 mm) and the driest Jul (9 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 27 171 Feb 27 148 Mar 26 214 Apr 26 248 May 25 85 Jun 24 12 Jul 24 9 Aug 25 12 Sep 26 18 Oct 27 67 Nov 28 94 Dec 28 149 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mchukwi Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rufiji District Hospital · Utete 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.98980&mlon=38.75409#map=17/-7.98980/38.75409) Bank CRDB Bank · Lukanga 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.47046&mlon=39.14359#map=17/-7.47046/39.14359) Petrol pump TotalEnergies KIBITI SERVICE STATION · Kibiti 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.72245&mlon=38.93765#map=17/-7.72245/38.93765) Hotel Cappucchino · Kibiti 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.72567&mlon=38.93927#map=17/-7.72567/38.93927) School Songa Primary School · Mchukwi 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.78431&mlon=39.02953#map=17/-7.78431/39.02953) 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 Mchukwi Places mapped inside Mchukwi in open map data, by type. - Schools7 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 Rufiji District - Bungu - Chemchem - Chumbi - Dimani - Ikwiriri - Kibiti - Kiongoroni - Mahege - Maparoni - Mbuchi - Mbwara - Mgomba - Mjawa - Mkongo - Mlanzi - Mtawanya - Mtunda - Mwambao - Mwaseni - Ngarambe - Ngorongo - Ruaruke - Salale - Umwe - Utete ## Quick answers - Where is Mchukwi?In Rufiji District, Pwani Region, Tanzania - What borders Mchukwi?Bungu, Dimani, Ikwiriri, Kibiti, Mgomba, Mkongo, Mlanzi, Mtawanya, Mtunda, Ruaruke and Umwe - What time zone is Mchukwi in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Mchukwi?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Mchukwi?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mchukwi?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Mchukwi?May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Mchukwi?Rufiji District Hospital, about 35 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mchukwi?CRDB Bank, about 39 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mchukwi?TotalEnergies KIBITI SERVICE STATION, about 10 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mchukwi?TZ0605111 (OCHA common operational dataset)