# Kisiriri Ward, Iramba District, Singida Region – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/iramba/kisiriri/ Ward · Iramba District # Kisiriri Kisiriri is a ward of Tanzania in Iramba District, Singida Region. It covers **295.1 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 295km² - 10mapped services - 1,662 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kisiriri? Kisiriri lies in [Iramba District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/iramba/), [Singida Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 6 other wards: [Gumanga](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/mkalama/gumanga/), [Kidaru](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/iramba/kidaru/), [Kinampanda](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/iramba/kinampanda/), [Kiomboi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/iramba/kiomboi/), [Ntwike](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/iramba/ntwike/) and [Tulya](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/iramba/tulya/). By area it is the 668th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 6.5% of [Iramba District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/iramba/). The centre of Kisiriri is about 265 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 4.1946° S, 34.4019° 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: Kisiriri - 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 - Shinyanga Airport (SHY) · Shinyanga119 km - Mwanza International Airport (MWZ) · Mwanza253 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:26) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:46, sunset around 18:38). 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 Kisiriri Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Kisiriri. Settlements here lie between about 1,548 m and 1,721 m above sea level (median 1,662 m). - Kimpunda - Kisana - Kisiriri 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 Kisiriri Named natural and historic features inside Kisiriri, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream; 1 dam. - Liembele - Sinanga Dam ### Hills and mountains 3 hills. - Kiangano · 1,771 m - Kilele · 1,694 m - Simba · 1,648 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 Kisiriri and the best time to visit Using the climate of Iramba District, the warmest month is Oct (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C), after allowing for this place being about 287 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 868 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (195 mm) and the driest Jul (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February and April to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 20 157 Feb 21 105 Mar 20 125 Apr 20 98 May 20 29 Jun 19 2 Jul 18 2 Aug 20 2 Sep 22 4 Oct 23 25 Nov 22 124 Dec 21 195 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kisiriri Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Doromoni Dispensary · Tulya 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.10207&mlon=34.32631#map=17/-4.10207/34.32631) Petrol pump Rashal · Shelui 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.36105&mlon=34.19065#map=17/-4.36105/34.19065) Hotel Tururamba Lodge · Ulemo 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.39286&mlon=34.34425#map=17/-4.39286/34.34425) School Kisiriri Primary School · Kisiriri 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.19959&mlon=34.42729#map=17/-4.19959/34.42729) College Grace College-Tanzania · Kisiriri 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.21494&mlon=34.45312#map=17/-4.21494/34.45312) 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 Kisiriri Places mapped inside Kisiriri in open map data, by type. - Schools9 - Colleges and universities1 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 Iramba District - Kaselya - Kidaru - Kinampanda - Kiomboi - Kyengege - Mbelekese - Mgongo - Mtekente - Mtoa - Ndago - Ndulungu - Ntwike - Shelui - Tulya - Ulemo - Urughu ## Quick answers - Where is Kisiriri?In Iramba District, Singida Region, Tanzania - What borders Kisiriri?Gumanga, Kidaru, Kinampanda, Kiomboi, Ntwike and Tulya - What time zone is Kisiriri in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Kisiriri?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Kisiriri?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kisiriri?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kisiriri?Settlements lie between 1,548 m and 1,721 m - What is the highest point in Kisiriri?Kiangano (1,771 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Kisiriri?February and April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Kisiriri?Doromoni Dispensary, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kisiriri?Rashal, about 30 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kisiriri?TZ1301091 (OCHA common operational dataset)