# Kitete Ward, Tabora Urban District, Tabora Region – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/tabora-urban/kitete/

Ward · Tabora Urban District 

# Kitete

Kitete is a ward of Tanzania in Tabora Urban District, Tabora Region. It covers **11.0 km²**. Open map data shows 17 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 11.0km²
- 17mapped services

## Where is Kitete?

Kitete lies in [Tabora Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/tabora-urban/), [Tabora Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 5 other wards: [Cheyo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/tabora-urban/cheyo/), [Itetemia](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/tabora-urban/itetemia/), [Kanyenye](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/tabora-urban/kanyenye/), [Ndevelwa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/tabora-urban/ndevelwa/) and [Ng`ambo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/tabora-urban/ng-ambo/). By area it is the 3050th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 0.7% of [Tabora Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/tabora-urban/). The centre of Kitete is about 346 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. It is about 5.3 km from Tabora, the main town of Tabora Urban District. The centre point is at 5.0621° S, 32.8140° 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).

## Things to see in and around Kitete

OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Kitete: 2 zoos.

- Tabora Zoo · zoo
- The Tabora Zoo · zoo

### Nearby, outside Kitete

- Isike museum · museum, Itetemia2.3 km
- Livingstone tembe · museum, Itetemia4.1 km
- Mama Irene house · viewpoint, Ipuli6.8 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Kitete

- 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) · Tabora2.7 km
- Mwanza International Airport (MWZ) · Mwanza291 km

### Nearest railway station

Tabora (Cheyo), about 4.7 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 06:53, 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.

## Landscape and landmarks of Kitete

Named natural and historic features inside Kitete, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Getting around

1 airport.

- Tabora Airport

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 Kitete and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Tabora Urban District, the warmest month is Oct (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (22 °C). About 1,040 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (233 mm) and the driest Jul (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to October**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 22 173 

Feb 23 133 

Mar 23 148 

Apr 23 112 

May 23 29 

Jun 22 4 

Jul 22 1 

Aug 24 2 

Sep 26 7 

Oct 26 40 

Nov 25 158 

Dec 23 233 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kitete

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Tabora Municipal Administrative Office · Cheyo 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.03474&mlon=32.81996#map=17/-5.03474/32.81996) 

Bank postal bank · Kanyenye 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.02351&mlon=32.80913#map=17/-5.02351/32.80913) 

Petrol pump GBP · Chemchem 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.02219&mlon=32.80207#map=17/-5.02219/32.80207) 

Hotel Tabora Belmonte Hotel · Cheyo 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.03588&mlon=32.82405#map=17/-5.03588/32.82405) 

School Itetemia Primary School · Kitete 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.05199&mlon=32.81353#map=17/-5.05199/32.81353) 

College Ardhi Institute Tabora · Cheyo 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.04034&mlon=32.82543#map=17/-5.04034/32.82543) 

Police station Ng`ambo police station · Kitete 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.03127&mlon=32.80490#map=17/-5.03127/32.80490) 

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 Kitete

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

- Hospitals1
- Hotels5
- Schools7
- Pharmacies2
- Restaurants1
- Police stations1

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 Tabora Urban District

- Chemchem
- Cheyo
- Gongoni
- Ifucha
- Ikomwa
- Ipuli
- Isevya
- Itetemia
- Itonjanda
- Kabila
- Kakola
- Kalunde
- Kanyenye
- Kiloleni
- Malolo
- Mbugani
- Misha
- Mtendeni
- Ndevelwa
- Ng`ambo
- Ntalikwa
- Tambukareli
- Tumbi
- Uyui

## Quick answers

- Where is Kitete?In Tabora Urban District, Tabora Region, Tanzania
- What borders Kitete?Cheyo, Itetemia, Kanyenye, Ndevelwa and Ng`ambo
- What is there to see in Kitete?Tabora Zoo, The Tabora Zoo
- What time zone is Kitete in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Kitete?Shilling (TZS)
- What language is spoken in Kitete?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally)
- What is the best time to visit Kitete?April to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kitete?Tabora Municipal Administrative Office, about 3.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kitete?postal bank, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kitete?GBP, about 4.6 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Kitete?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Kitete?TZ1406112 (OCHA common operational dataset)