# Makuru Ward, Manyoni District, Singida Region – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/manyoni/makuru/ Ward · Manyoni District # Makuru Makuru is a ward of Tanzania in Manyoni District, Singida Region. It covers **754.7 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 755km² - 4mapped services - 1,367 mtypical elevation ## Where is Makuru? Makuru lies in [Manyoni District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/manyoni/), [Singida Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 10 other wards: [Issuna](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/issuna/), [Makanda](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/manyoni/makanda/), [Makutupora](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/manyoni/makutupora/), [Mang'onyi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/mang-onyi/), [Manyoni](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/manyoni/manyoni/), [Mkwese](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/manyoni/mkwese/), [Mpendo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/chemba/mpendo/), [Ovada](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/chemba/ovada/), [Sanzawa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/chemba/sanzawa/) and [Saranda](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/manyoni/saranda/). By area it is the 221st largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 2.6% of [Manyoni District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/manyoni/). The centre of Makuru is about 108 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 5.4698° S, 35.0692° 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: Makuru - 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) · Dodoma109 km - Arusha Airport (ARK) · Arusha291 km ### Nearest railway station Saranda (Saranda), about 28 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:21) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:45, 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 Makuru Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Makuru. - Chipinga - Hika - Kisemwa - Londoni - Makuru - Msemembo 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 Makuru Named natural and historic features inside Makuru, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Maduma River - Msemembo ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Killinga · 1,331 m - Mabora Pandagoya · 1,321 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 Makuru and the best time to visit Using the climate of Manyoni District, the warmest month is Oct (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). 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 22 232 Feb 21 167 Mar 21 163 Apr 21 107 May 21 30 Jun 19 2 Jul 19 2 Aug 20 3 Sep 22 4 Oct 24 23 Nov 24 98 Dec 22 229 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Makuru Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital De martias hospital · Manyoni 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.74794&mlon=34.84192#map=17/-5.74794/34.84192) School Makuru B Primary School · Makuru 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.44692&mlon=34.98607#map=17/-5.44692/34.98607) 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 Makuru Places mapped inside Makuru in open map data, by type. - Schools4 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 - Majiri - Makanda - Makutupora - Manyoni - Mgandu - Mitundu - Mkwese - Muhalala - Mvumi - Mwamagembe - Nkonko - Rungwa - Sanjaranda - Sanza - Saranda - Sasajila - Sasilo - Solya ## Quick answers - Where is Makuru?In Manyoni District, Singida Region, Tanzania - What borders Makuru?Issuna, Makanda, Makutupora, Mang'onyi, Manyoni, Mkwese, Mpendo, Ovada, Sanzawa and Saranda - What time zone is Makuru in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Makuru?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Makuru?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Makuru?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Makuru?Killinga (1,331 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Makuru?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Makuru?De martias hospital, about 40 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Makuru?TZ1303031 (OCHA common operational dataset)