# Majiri Ward, Manyoni District, Singida Region – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/manyoni/majiri/ Ward · Manyoni District # Majiri Majiri is a ward of Tanzania in Manyoni District, Singida Region. It covers **438.2 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 438km² - 5mapped services - 837 mtypical elevation ## Where is Majiri? Majiri lies in [Manyoni District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/manyoni/), [Singida Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 7 other wards: [Chikola](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/manyoni/chikola/), [Chikuyu](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/manyoni/chikuyu/), [Heka](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/manyoni/heka/), [Mvumi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/manyoni/mvumi/), [Nkonko](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/manyoni/nkonko/), [Sanza](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/manyoni/sanza/) and [Sasajila](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/manyoni/sasajila/). By area it is the 436th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 1.5% of [Manyoni District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/manyoni/). The centre of Majiri is about 81 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 6.0408° S, 35.0228° 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: Majiri - 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 - Dodoma Airport (DOD) · Dodoma82 km ### Nearest railway station Kintinku (Kintinku), about 28 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:20) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:46, sunset around 18:33). 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 Majiri Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Majiri. - Kinangali - Mahaka - Majiri - Mpandagani 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 Majiri Named natural and historic features inside Majiri, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Nkonjigwe ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Nyambaru · 1,077 m ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Mahaka 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 Majiri and the best time to visit Using the climate of Manyoni District, the warmest month is Oct (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 389 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,061 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (232 mm) and the driest Jun (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 232 Feb 24 167 Mar 24 163 Apr 24 107 May 23 30 Jun 22 2 Jul 21 2 Aug 23 3 Sep 25 4 Oct 26 23 Nov 26 98 Dec 25 229 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Majiri Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Elettra Bosco · Heka 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.12836&mlon=34.87371#map=17/-6.12836/34.87371) Bank CRDB · Manyoni 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.75686&mlon=34.82313#map=17/-5.75686/34.82313) Petrol pump Muro Oil Station · Bahi 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.95627&mlon=35.32100#map=17/-5.95627/35.32100) Hotel Chikuyu Guest House · Chikuyu 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.86856&mlon=35.07349#map=17/-5.86856/35.07349) School Majiri Primary School · Majiri 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.05011&mlon=35.01459#map=17/-6.05011/35.01459) College St. Gaspar College of Health and Allied Sciences · Muhalala 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.86740&mlon=34.88159#map=17/-5.86740/34.88159) Police station Heka police station · Heka 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.13161&mlon=34.87206#map=17/-6.13161/34.87206) 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 Majiri Places mapped inside Majiri in open map data, by type. - Schools5 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 Manyoni District - Aghondi - Chikola - Chikuyu - Heka - Idodyandole - Ipande - Isseke - Itigi Majengo - Itigi Mjini - Kintinku - Kitaraka - Makanda - Makuru - Makutupora - Manyoni - Mgandu - Mitundu - Mkwese - Muhalala - Mvumi - Mwamagembe - Nkonko - Rungwa - Sanjaranda - Sanza - Saranda - Sasajila - Sasilo - Solya ## Quick answers - Where is Majiri?In Manyoni District, Singida Region, Tanzania - What borders Majiri?Chikola, Chikuyu, Heka, Mvumi, Nkonko, Sanza and Sasajila - What time zone is Majiri in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Majiri?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Majiri?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Majiri?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Majiri?Nyambaru (1,077 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Majiri?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Majiri?Elettra Bosco, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Majiri?CRDB, about 39 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Majiri?Muro Oil Station, about 34 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Majiri?TZ1303081 (OCHA common operational dataset)