Location:

The Municipality is about 195 kilometers to the West of Dar es Salaam and is situated on the lower slopes of Uluguru Mountains whose peak is about 1,600 feet above sea level. It lies at the crossings of Longitudes 37.0 East of the Greenwich Meridian and latitude 4.49 South of Equator.

Furthermore, Morogoro Municipal Council enjoys one peculiar advantage of being a hub whereby there is a highway road link to East, West, South and Northern parts of the country.

Geographical setting:

Morogoro Municipality has a total land area of 531 sq. kms. This land coverage constitutes only 0.8% of the total regional area. The major physical features include the famous Uluguru Mountains, which lie in the southeastern part, and Mindu mountains, which lie in the western part.

There are three main rivers with several tributaries, which form a number of alluvial flood plains. These rivers are the Morogoro, Kilakala and Bigwa. Another major source of water is Mindu Dam which was built in the late 1980s to serve both industrial and domestic use.