Ward · Mufindi District # Kasanga Kasanga is a ward of Tanzania in Mufindi District, Iringa Region. It covers 125.5 km². 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 126 km² - 6 mapped services - 1,906 m typical elevation ## Where is Kasanga? Kasanga lies in Mufindi District, Iringa Region, Tanzania. It borders 4 other wards: Igowole, Kiyowela, Mninga and Mtambula. By area it is the 1517th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 1.7% of Mufindi District. The centre of Kasanga is about 286 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 8.6691° S, 35.1232° E. Source: Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics / UN OCHA ROSA via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Know before you go: Kasanga - 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 - Songwe Airport (MBI) · Mbeya 205 km - Dodoma Airport (DOD) · Dodoma 286 km ### Nearest railway station Kiyowela (Kiyowela), about 14 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:15) and shortest in Jun (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:50, sunset around 18:28). 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 Kasanga Open gazetteers list 4 villages, towns and localities in Kasanga. - Ihomasa - Kasanga - Livalonge B village - Udumka Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Kasanga Named natural and historic features inside Kasanga, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Kimagali · 1,880 m Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features. Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Kasanga and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mufindi District, the warmest month is Nov (average 19 °C) and the coolest is Jul (13 °C), after allowing for this place being about 238 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,565 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (313 mm) and the driest Sep (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are May to November. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec | Month | Average °C | Rain mm | | Jan | 18 | 313 | | Feb | 18 | 258 | | Mar | 18 | 282 | | Apr | 17 | 176 | | May | 15 | 59 | | Jun | 13 | 24 | | Jul | 13 | 24 | | Aug | 14 | 10 | | Sep | 16 | 5 | | Oct | 18 | 27 | | Nov | 19 | 87 | | Dec | 19 | 301 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kasanga | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Lugoda hospital · Mninga | 18 km | Map | | Bank | mucoba bank · Igowole | 11 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Puma · Ubena | 38 km | Map | | Hotel | Ruaha Guesthouse · Bumilayinga | 26 km | Map | | School | Udumuka Primary School · Kasanga | 1.2 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 Kasanga Places mapped inside Kasanga in open map data, by type. - Schools 5 - Pharmacies 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 Mufindi District - Bumilayinga - Idunda - Ifwagi - Igombavanu - Igowole - Ihalimba - Ihanu - Ihowanza - Ikweha - Isalavanu - Itandula - Kibengu - Kiyowela - Luhanga - Makungu - Malangali - Mapanda - Mbalamaziwa - Mdabulo - Mninga - Mpanga - Mtambula - Mtwango - Nyololo - Rungemba - Sadani ## Quick answers - Where is Kasanga? In Mufindi District, Iringa Region, Tanzania - What borders Kasanga? Igowole, Kiyowela, Mninga and Mtambula - What time zone is Kasanga in? UTC+3 - What currency is used in Kasanga? Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Kasanga? Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kasanga? 4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Kasanga? Kimagali (1,880 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Kasanga? May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Kasanga? Lugoda hospital, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kasanga? mucoba bank, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kasanga? Puma, about 38 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kasanga? TZ1102041 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Ward - Area: 125.5 km² - P-code: TZ1102041 - District: Mufindi District --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/iringa/mufindi/kasanga/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.