# Kibirashi Ward, Kilindi District, Tanga Region – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/kilindi/kibirashi/ Ward · Kilindi District # Kibirashi Kibirashi is a ward of Tanzania in Kilindi District, Tanga Region. It covers **429.5 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 429km² - 6mapped services - 1,162 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kibirashi? Kibirashi lies in [Kilindi District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/kilindi/), [Tanga Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 5 other wards: [Kisangasa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/kilindi/kisangasa/), [Kwediboma](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/kilindi/kwediboma/), [Loolera](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/kiteto/loolera/), [Mvungwe](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/kilindi/mvungwe/) and [Saunyi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/kilindi/saunyi/). By area it is the 444th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 6.7% of [Kilindi District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/kilindi/). The centre of Kibirashi is about 208 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 5.3509° S, 37.4326° 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: Kibirashi - 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 - Tanga Airport (TGT) · Tanga184 km - Dodoma Airport (DOD) · Dodoma207 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:12) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:35, sunset around 18:24). 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 Kibirashi Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Kibirashi. Settlements here lie between about 1,151 m and 1,222 m above sea level (median 1,162 m). - Elerai - Gitu - Gombelo - Gombero - Gombero Madukani - Kiberashi - Kwaligwa - Kwamaligwa - Mafisa 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 Kibirashi Named natural and historic features inside Kibirashi, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 5 hills. - Movingiro · 1,269 m - Mgora · 1,233 m - Mtego · 1,214 m - Mifyeu · 1,169 m - Kwamaligwa · 1,077 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 Kibirashi and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kilindi District, the warmest month is Feb (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jul (16 °C), after allowing for this place being about 408 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,259 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (191 mm) and the driest Jul (18 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February and May to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 20 181 Feb 20 120 Mar 19 165 Apr 18 191 May 17 102 Jun 16 21 Jul 16 18 Aug 17 22 Sep 18 27 Oct 19 86 Nov 20 140 Dec 20 187 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kibirashi Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kilindi Cdh · Songe 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.59063&mlon=37.29392#map=17/-5.59063/37.29392) School Elerai Primary School · Kibirashi 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.34812&mlon=37.42519#map=17/-5.34812/37.42519) 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 Kibirashi Places mapped inside Kibirashi 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 Kilindi District - Jaila - Kikunde - Kilindi - Kilwa - Kimbe - Kisangasa - Kwediboma - Kwekivu - Lwande - Mabalanga - Masagalu - Mkindi - Msanja - Mvungwe - Negero - Pagwi - Saunyi - Songe - Tunguli ## Quick answers - Where is Kibirashi?In Kilindi District, Tanga Region, Tanzania - What borders Kibirashi?Kisangasa, Kwediboma, Loolera, Mvungwe and Saunyi - What time zone is Kibirashi in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Kibirashi?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Kibirashi?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kibirashi?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kibirashi?Settlements lie between 1,151 m and 1,222 m - What is the highest point in Kibirashi?Movingiro (1,269 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Kibirashi?February and May to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Kibirashi?Kilindi Cdh, about 31 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kibirashi?TZ0407171 (OCHA common operational dataset)