Ward · Mufindi District # Kibengu Kibengu is a ward of Tanzania in Mufindi District, Iringa Region. It covers 566.0 km². 17 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 566 km² - 11 mapped services - 1,957 m typical elevation ## Where is Kibengu? Kibengu lies in Mufindi District, Iringa Region, Tanzania. It borders 10 other wards: Boma la Ng'ombe, Chita, Ifunda, Ihalimba, Mapanda, Masisiwe, Mchombe, Mgama, Ng'uruhe and Ukumbi. By area it is the 316th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 7.5% of Mufindi District. The centre of Kibengu is about 237 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 8.3032° S, 35.7511° E. Source: Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics / UN OCHA ROSA via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Know before you go: Kibengu - 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 237 km - Songwe Airport (MBI) · Mbeya 281 km ### Nearest railway station Ikule (Mchombe), about 31 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:14) and shortest in Jun (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:47, sunset around 18:26). 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 Kibengu Open gazetteers list 17 villages, towns and localities in Kibengu. Settlements here lie between about 1,803 m and 1,991 m above sea level (median 1,957 m). - Fiwaga - Igeleke - Igomtwa - Igunga - Ihongole - Ilogombe - Kibengu - Kidete - Kihanga - Kipako - Kipanga - Lumiko - Maganga - Msitu wa Duma - Umbamba - Usokami - Wind Farm Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Kibengu Named natural and historic features inside Kibengu, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Forests and nature 2 forest reserves. - Idewa Forest Reserve - Ihangana Forest Reserve 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 Kibengu 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 289 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 | 17 | 313 | | Feb | 17 | 258 | | Mar | 17 | 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 | 18 | 301 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kibengu | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | katholisches Missionshospital · Kibengu | 11 km | Map | | Bank | NMB · Mchombe | 38 km | Map | | School | Kibengu Primary School · Kibengu | 4.8 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 Kibengu Places mapped inside Kibengu in open map data, by type. - Hospitals 1 - Schools 10 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 - Kasanga - Kiyowela - Luhanga - Makungu - Malangali - Mapanda - Mbalamaziwa - Mdabulo - Mninga - Mpanga - Mtambula - Mtwango - Nyololo - Rungemba - Sadani ## Quick answers - Where is Kibengu? In Mufindi District, Iringa Region, Tanzania - What borders Kibengu? Boma la Ng'ombe, Chita, Ifunda, Ihalimba, Mapanda, Masisiwe, Mchombe, Mgama, Ng'uruhe and Ukumbi - What time zone is Kibengu in? UTC+3 - What currency is used in Kibengu? Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Kibengu? Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kibengu? 17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kibengu? Settlements lie between 1,803 m and 1,991 m - What is the best time to visit Kibengu? May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Kibengu? katholisches Missionshospital, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kibengu? NMB, about 38 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Kibengu? 1 mapped - What is the P-code of Kibengu? TZ1102231 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Ward - Area: 566.0 km² - P-code: TZ1102231 - District: Mufindi District --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/iringa/mufindi/kibengu/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.