# Doda Ward, Mkinga District, Tanga Region – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/mkinga/doda/ Ward · Mkinga District # Doda Doda is a ward of Tanzania in Mkinga District, Tanga Region. It covers **202.6 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 203km² - 4mapped services - 88 mtypical elevation ## Where is Doda? Doda lies in [Mkinga District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/mkinga/), [Tanga Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 6 other wards: [Bwiti](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/mkinga/bwiti/), [Gombero](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/mkinga/gombero/), [Manza](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/mkinga/manza/), [Mkinga](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/mkinga/mkinga/), [Mtimbwani](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/mkinga/mtimbwani/) and [Parungu Kasera](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/mkinga/parungu-kasera/). By area it is the 1018th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 7.5% of [Mkinga District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/mkinga/). The centre of Doda is about 389 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 4.8468° S, 38.9884° 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: Doda - 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) · Tanga29 km - Moi International Airport (MBA) · Mombasa113 km ### Nearest railway station Tanga (Ngamiani Kaskazini), about 28 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:07) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:28, sunset around 18:19). 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 Doda Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Doda. Settlements here lie between about 17 m and 102 m above sea level (median 88 m). - Bamba - Bamba Mwarongo - Chirangani - Doda - Gamageni - Jiriwe - Kibayuruka - Kipumbwi Magodi - Makoveni - Mazola - Mazola Kilifi - Mlamba - Pamkoti 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 Doda Named natural and historic features inside Doda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Mwanyenzi 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 Doda and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mkinga District, the warmest month is Feb (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (22 °C). About 964 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (151 mm) and the driest Aug (32 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to March and June to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 51 Feb 27 36 Mar 27 89 Apr 25 151 May 24 148 Jun 23 48 Jul 22 33 Aug 23 32 Sep 24 41 Oct 25 104 Nov 25 130 Dec 26 101 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Doda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mkinga district hospital · Manza 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.84610&mlon=39.12176#map=17/-4.84610/39.12176) Bank Amana Bank · Ngamiani Kaskazini 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.07155&mlon=39.10003#map=17/-5.07155/39.10003) ATM NMB Tanga city council · Central 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.06926&mlon=39.09758#map=17/-5.06926/39.09758) Petrol pump kituo cha mafuta manza · Manza 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.84049&mlon=39.13723#map=17/-4.84049/39.13723) Hotel Mika Guest House · Mtimbwani 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.95962&mlon=39.09007#map=17/-4.95962/39.09007) School Mazola Primary School · Doda 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.85097&mlon=39.02451#map=17/-4.85097/39.02451) College THE OPEN UNIVERSITY OF TANZANIA · Majengo 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.07283&mlon=39.09433#map=17/-5.07283/39.09433) Police station Kituo cha polisi Raskazone · Central 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.06077&mlon=39.12019#map=17/-5.06077/39.12019) 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 Doda Places mapped inside Doda 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 Mkinga District - Boma - Bosha - Bwiti - Daluni - Duga - Gombero - Kigongoi - Kwale - Manza - Mapatano - Maramba - Mayomboni - Mhinduro - Mkinga - Mnyenzani - Moa - Mtimbwani - Mwakijembe - Parungu Kasera - Sigaya ## Quick answers - Where is Doda?In Mkinga District, Tanga Region, Tanzania - What borders Doda?Bwiti, Gombero, Manza, Mkinga, Mtimbwani and Parungu Kasera - What time zone is Doda in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Doda?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Doda?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Doda?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Doda?Settlements lie between 17 m and 102 m - What is the best time to visit Doda?December to March and June to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Doda?Mkinga district hospital, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Doda?Amana Bank, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Doda?NMB Tanga city council, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Doda?kituo cha mafuta manza, about 17 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Doda?TZ0408171 (OCHA common operational dataset)