# Chitete Ward, Ileje District, Songwe Region – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/songwe/ileje/chitete/ Ward · Ileje District # Chitete Chitete is a ward of Tanzania in Ileje District, Songwe Region. It covers **111.8 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 112km² - 6mapped services ## Where is Chitete? Chitete lies in [Ileje District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/songwe/ileje/), [Songwe Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/songwe/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 5 other wards: [Isongole](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/songwe/ileje/isongole/), [Itumba](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/songwe/ileje/itumba/), [Mbebe](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/songwe/ileje/mbebe/), [Mlale](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/songwe/ileje/mlale/) and [Nyambili](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/songwe/mbozi/nyambili/). By area it is the 1652nd largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 5.9% of [Ileje District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/songwe/ileje/). The centre of Chitete is about 462 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 9.3847° S, 33.0763° 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: Chitete - 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 - Songwe Airport (MBI) · Mbeya56 km ### Nearest railway station Mpemba (Chiwezi), about 28 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 06:22) and shortest in Jun (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 07:00, sunset around 18:35). 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 Chitete Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Chitete. - Chitete - Ikumbilo - Msia - Ntembo 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 Chitete Named natural and historic features inside Chitete, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Isenga - Katende ### Hills and mountains 3 hills. - Ileje Mountain · 1,802 m - Nassiete · 1,391 m - Natungwa · 1,352 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 Chitete and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ileje District, the warmest month is Nov (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C). About 1,218 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (269 mm) and the driest Sep (3 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 20 261 Feb 20 201 Mar 20 224 Apr 19 107 May 17 22 Jun 15 11 Jul 15 5 Aug 17 4 Sep 20 3 Oct 23 25 Nov 23 87 Dec 21 269 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chitete Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Itumba Hospital · Itumba 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.40092&mlon=33.18779#map=17/-9.40092/33.18779) Bank CRDB · Vwawa 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.11316&mlon=32.94062#map=17/-9.11316/32.94062) Petrol pump SATATU FILING STATION · Vwawa 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.10886&mlon=32.93323#map=17/-9.10886/32.93323) Hotel UWANJI HILL HOTER · Chiwezi 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.25736&mlon=32.83584#map=17/-9.25736/32.83584) School Ntembo Primary School · Chitete 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.39801&mlon=33.08781#map=17/-9.39801/33.08781) College ST. JOHN'S TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE · Tunduma 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.30255&mlon=32.76380#map=17/-9.30255/32.76380) 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 Chitete Places mapped inside Chitete in open map data, by type. - Schools6 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 Ileje District - Bupigu - Ibaba - Ikinga - Isongole - Itale - Itumba - Kafule - Kalembo - Lubanda - Luswisi - Malangali - Mbebe - Mlale - Ndola - Ngulilo - Ngulugulu - Sange ## Quick answers - Where is Chitete?In Ileje District, Songwe Region, Tanzania - What borders Chitete?Isongole, Itumba, Mbebe, Mlale and Nyambili - What time zone is Chitete in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Chitete?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Chitete?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chitete?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Chitete?Ileje Mountain (1,802 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Chitete?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Chitete?Itumba Hospital, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Chitete?CRDB, about 34 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chitete?SATATU FILING STATION, about 34 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Chitete?TZ2605151 (OCHA common operational dataset)