# Luhundwa Ward, Mpwapwa District, Dodoma Region – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/luhundwa/ Ward · Mpwapwa District # Luhundwa Luhundwa is a ward of Tanzania in Mpwapwa District, Dodoma Region. It covers **241.0 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 241km² - 6mapped services - 1,219 mtypical elevation ## Where is Luhundwa? Luhundwa lies in [Mpwapwa District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/), [Dodoma Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 6 other wards: [Kibakwe](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/kibakwe/), [Lufu](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/lufu/), [Massa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/massa/), [Pwaga](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/pwaga/), [Rudi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/rudi/) and [Wotta](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/wotta/). By area it is the 828th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 3.2% of [Mpwapwa District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/). The centre of Luhundwa is about 101 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 6.7938° S, 36.4039° 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: Luhundwa - 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 - Dodoma Airport (DOD) · Dodoma100 km ### Nearest railway station Godegode (Godegode), about 33 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:14) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:42, sunset around 18:26). 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 Luhundwa Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Luhundwa. - Ikuyu - Kidenge - Luhundwa 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 Luhundwa Named natural and historic features inside Luhundwa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Kidabaga ### Hills and mountains 6 hills. - Mwega · 1,478 m - Maguzi · 1,415 m - Inolo · 1,392 m - Chamvua · 1,296 m - Kidodo · 1,279 m - Mugungumalo · 1,165 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 Luhundwa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mpwapwa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C), after allowing for this place being about 179 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 832 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (190 mm) and the driest Aug (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 190 Feb 21 126 Mar 21 143 Apr 21 96 May 20 30 Jun 19 6 Jul 18 5 Aug 20 2 Sep 21 2 Oct 23 16 Nov 23 58 Dec 23 159 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Luhundwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kibakwe Health Centre · Kibakwe 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.71654&mlon=36.36571#map=17/-6.71654/36.36571) Hotel One 2 one guest house · Kibakwe 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.71175&mlon=36.37505#map=17/-6.71175/36.37505) School Ikuyu Primary School · Luhundwa 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.79901&mlon=36.38708#map=17/-6.79901/36.38708) 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 Luhundwa Places mapped inside Luhundwa 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 Mpwapwa District - Berege - Chipogoro - Chitemo - Chunyu - Galigali - Godegode - Gulwe - Ipera - Iwondo - Kibakwe - Kimagai - Kingiti - Lufu - Lumuma - Lupeta - Malolo - Massa - Matomondo - Mazae - Mbuga - Mima - Mlunduzi - Mpwapwa - Mtera - Nghambi - Pwaga - Rudi - Vingh'awe - Wotta ## Quick answers - Where is Luhundwa?In Mpwapwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania - What borders Luhundwa?Kibakwe, Lufu, Massa, Pwaga, Rudi and Wotta - What time zone is Luhundwa in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Luhundwa?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Luhundwa?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Luhundwa?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Luhundwa?Mwega (1,478 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Luhundwa?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Luhundwa?Kibakwe Health Centre, about 9.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Luhundwa?TZ0102071 (OCHA common operational dataset)