# Mole Ward, Sikonge District, Tabora Region – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/sikonge/mole/

Ward · Sikonge District 

# Mole

Mole is a ward of Tanzania in Sikonge District, Tabora Region. It covers **231.4 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 231km²
- 8mapped services

## Where is Mole?

Mole lies in [Sikonge District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/sikonge/), [Tabora Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 4 other wards: [Mabama](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/uyui/mabama/), [Mpombwe](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/sikonge/mpombwe/), [Pangale](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/sikonge/pangale/) and [Tutuo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/sikonge/tutuo/). By area it is the 868th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 0.9% of [Sikonge District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/sikonge/). The centre of Mole is about 358 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 5.3965° S, 32.5984° 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: Mole

- 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

- Tabora Airport (TBO) · Tabora44 km

### Nearest railway station

Mabama (Mabama), about 32 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:31) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:55, sunset around 18:43).

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 Mole

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Mole.

- Ibumba
- Mole
- Mole Mlimani
- Usanganya

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).

## Weather in Mole and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Sikonge District, the warmest month is Oct (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 1,113 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (267 mm) and the driest Jul (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to October**.

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- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 22 210 

Feb 22 170 

Mar 22 146 

Apr 23 101 

May 23 24 

Jun 22 2 

Jul 21 1 

Aug 23 1 

Sep 25 4 

Oct 26 33 

Nov 25 155 

Dec 23 267 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mole

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Sikonge District Designed Hospital · Misheni 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.62763&mlon=32.75683#map=17/-5.62763/32.75683) 

Bank NMB Bank Sikonge branch · Sikonge 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.61076&mlon=32.74504#map=17/-5.61076/32.74504) 

Petrol pump Sikonge filling station · Sikonge 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.61548&mlon=32.74837#map=17/-5.61548/32.74837) 

Hotel Pretoria Lodge · Sikonge 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.61872&mlon=32.74572#map=17/-5.61872/32.74572) 

School Mole Block Farm Primary School · Mole 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.40069&mlon=32.61704#map=17/-5.40069/32.61704) 

College Sikonge Focal Development College · Sikonge 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.61013&mlon=32.74537#map=17/-5.61013/32.74537) 

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 Mole

Places mapped inside Mole in open map data, by type.

- Schools8

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 Sikonge District

- Chabutwa
- Igigwa
- Ipole
- Kaloleli
- Kiloli
- Kipanga
- Kipili
- Kisanga
- Kitunda
- Misheni
- Mpombwe
- Ngoywa
- Pangale
- Sikonge
- Tutuo
- Usunga

## Quick answers

- Where is Mole?In Sikonge District, Tabora Region, Tanzania
- What borders Mole?Mabama, Mpombwe, Pangale and Tutuo
- What time zone is Mole in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Mole?Shilling (TZS)
- What language is spoken in Mole?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Mole?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Mole?April to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mole?Sikonge District Designed Hospital, about 31 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mole?NMB Bank Sikonge branch, about 29 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mole?Sikonge filling station, about 29 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Mole?TZ1405151 (OCHA common operational dataset)