# Vingh'awe Ward, Mpwapwa District, Dodoma Region – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/vingh-awe/

Ward · Mpwapwa District 

# Vingh'awe

Vingh'awe is a ward of Tanzania in Mpwapwa District, Dodoma Region. It covers **82.9 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 82.9km²
- 4mapped services

## Where is Vingh'awe?

Vingh'awe lies in [Mpwapwa District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/), [Dodoma Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 4 other wards: [Gulwe](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/gulwe/), [Kimagai](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/kimagai/), [Lupeta](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/lupeta/) and [Mpwapwa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/mpwapwa/). By area it is the 1996th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 1.1% of [Mpwapwa District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/mpwapwa/). The centre of Vingh'awe is about 86 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 6.4009° S, 36.4836° 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: Vingh'awe

- 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) · Dodoma84 km

### Nearest railway station

Gulwe (Gulwe), about 9.6 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:14) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:41, 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 Vingh'awe

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Vingh'awe.

- Isinghu
- Manghangu
- Ving'hawe

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).

## Weather in Vingh'awe and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Mpwapwa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). 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 23 190 

Feb 23 126 

Mar 22 143 

Apr 22 96 

May 21 30 

Jun 20 6 

Jul 20 5 

Aug 21 2 

Sep 23 2 

Oct 24 16 

Nov 24 58 

Dec 24 159 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Vingh'awe

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mpwapwa District Hospital · Mpwapwa 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.35103&mlon=36.48855#map=17/-6.35103/36.48855) 

Bank FINCA Microfinance · Mpwapwa 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.34944&mlon=36.48686#map=17/-6.34944/36.48686) 

Hotel Chichi Country Lodge · Mpwapwa 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.34410&mlon=36.48633#map=17/-6.34410/36.48633) 

School Manghangu Primary School · Vingh'awe 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.39320&mlon=36.50821#map=17/-6.39320/36.50821) 

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 Vingh'awe

Places mapped inside Vingh'awe 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 Mpwapwa District

- Berege
- Chipogoro
- Chitemo
- Chunyu
- Galigali
- Godegode
- Gulwe
- Ipera
- Iwondo
- Kibakwe
- Kimagai
- Kingiti
- Lufu
- Luhundwa
- Lumuma
- Lupeta
- Malolo
- Massa
- Matomondo
- Mazae
- Mbuga
- Mima
- Mlunduzi
- Mpwapwa
- Mtera
- Nghambi
- Pwaga
- Rudi
- Wotta

## Quick answers

- Where is Vingh'awe?In Mpwapwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania
- What borders Vingh'awe?Gulwe, Kimagai, Lupeta and Mpwapwa
- What time zone is Vingh'awe in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Vingh'awe?Shilling (TZS)
- What language is spoken in Vingh'awe?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Vingh'awe?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Vingh'awe?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Vingh'awe?Mpwapwa District Hospital, about 5.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Vingh'awe?FINCA Microfinance, about 5.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Vingh'awe?TZ0102023 (OCHA common operational dataset)