Ward · Iringa Urban District # Kitanzini Kitanzini is a ward of Tanzania in Iringa Urban District, Iringa Region. It covers 0.63 km². 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 29 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.6 km² - 29 mapped services ## Where is Kitanzini? Kitanzini lies in Iringa Urban District, Iringa Region, Tanzania. It borders 6 other wards: Gangilonga, Kitwiru, Makorongoni, Mivinjeni, Mshindo and Ruaha. By area it is the 3561st largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 0.2% of Iringa Urban District. The centre of Kitanzini is about 179 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. It is about 2.2 km from Iringa, the main town of Iringa Urban District. The centre point is at 7.7856° S, 35.6949° E. Source: Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics / UN OCHA ROSA via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around Kitanzini OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Kitanzini: 1 museum; 1 castle or fort. - Old German Clock Tower · museum - Old German Market · castle or fort ### Nearby, outside Kitanzini - Old German Military Station · castle or fort, Gangilonga 0.4 km - Ruaha river · attraction, Kitwiru 0.4 km - Iringa Boma Regional Museum and Cultural Center · museum, Gangilonga 0.7 km - Speaking Stone · viewpoint, Gangilonga 2.6 km - Gangilonga Rock · attraction, Gangilonga 2.6 km - Magic Site Mkwawa · zoo, Mkwawa 4.0 km - Mkwawa Magic Site · zoo, Mkwawa 4.0 km - Home sweet · castle or fort, Mtwivila 4.0 km - Igeleke Rock Art · attraction, Mtwivila 7.0 km - Iringa Rock Art · attraction, Mtwivila 7.2 km - Chief Adam Sapi Mkwawa Family HQ · museum, Kalenga 10 km - Mkwawa Museum · museum, Kalenga 10 km Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Kitanzini - Time zone UTC+3, no daylight saving · Africa/Dar_es_Salaam - Currency Shilling (TZS) - Country calling code +255 - Languages Swahili, English, Arabic - Plug types Type G · 230 V - Driving side Left - Postcode format 5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Dodoma Airport (DOD) · Dodoma 180 km - Songwe Airport (MBI) · Mbeya 295 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:15) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:47, sunset around 18:27). Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03; OurAirports (public domain). 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 Kitanzini Open gazetteers list 1 village, town or locality in Kitanzini. - Kitanzini Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Weather in Kitanzini and the best time to visit Using the climate of Iringa Urban District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 1,008 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (230 mm) and the driest Sep (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 | 22 | 230 | | Feb | 22 | 162 | | Mar | 22 | 176 | | Apr | 22 | 106 | | May | 21 | 28 | | Jun | 20 | 8 | | Jul | 19 | 6 | | Aug | 21 | 2 | | Sep | 23 | 2 | | Oct | 24 | 15 | | Nov | 25 | 56 | | Dec | 24 | 217 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kitanzini | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Makedonia MDental Clinic · Kitanzini | 0.2 km | Map | | Bank | Diamond Trust Bank · Kitanzini | 0.2 km | Map | | ATM | CRDB ATM · Makorongoni | 0.6 km | Map | | Petrol pump | TotalEnergies KITANZINI SERVICE STATION · Kitanzini | 0.3 km | Map | | Hotel | Pera palace inn · Kitanzini | 0.1 km | Map | | Mall | Premji's Cash and Carry · Kitanzini | 0.2 km | Map | | School | Mbalamaziwa Secondary School · Kitanzini | 0.2 km | Map | | College | RUCU · Gangilonga | 1.1 km | Map | | Police station | Inmigration office · Kitanzini | 0.6 km | Map | Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Kitanzini Places mapped inside Kitanzini in open map data, by type. - Hospitals 5 - Banks 3 - Petrol pumps 2 - Hotels 6 - Shopping malls 2 - Schools 1 - Cinemas 1 - Pharmacies 2 - Restaurants 6 - Police stations 1 Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other wards in Iringa Urban District - Gangilonga - Ilala - Isakalilo - Kihesa - Kitwiru - Kwakilosa - Makorongoni - Mivinjeni - Mkwawa - Mlandege - Mshindo - Mtwivila - Mwangata - Nduli - Ruaha ## Quick answers - Where is Kitanzini? In Iringa Urban District, Iringa Region, Tanzania - What borders Kitanzini? Gangilonga, Kitwiru, Makorongoni, Mivinjeni, Mshindo and Ruaha - What is there to see in Kitanzini? Old German Clock Tower, Old German Market - What time zone is Kitanzini in? UTC+3 - What currency is used in Kitanzini? Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Kitanzini? Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kitanzini? 1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kitanzini? April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Kitanzini? Makedonia MDental Clinic, about 0.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kitanzini? Diamond Trust Bank, about 0.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kitanzini? CRDB ATM, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kitanzini? TotalEnergies KITANZINI SERVICE STATION, about 0.3 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Kitanzini? 5 mapped - How many banks are in Kitanzini? 3 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Kitanzini? 2 mapped - What is the P-code of Kitanzini? TZ1103042 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Ward - Area: 0.63 km² - P-code: TZ1103042 - District: Iringa Urban District --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/iringa/iringa-urban/kitanzini/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.