Ward · Mufindi District # Makungu Makungu is a ward of Tanzania in Mufindi District, Iringa Region. It covers 360.0 km². 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 360 km² - 8 mapped services - 1,251 m typical elevation ## Where is Makungu? Makungu lies in Mufindi District, Iringa Region, Tanzania. It borders 5 other wards: Kiyowela, Luhanga, Mninga, Mtwango and Uchindile. By area it is the 528th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 4.8% of Mufindi District. The centre of Makungu is about 287 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 8.7175° S, 35.2907° E. Source: Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics / UN OCHA ROSA via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Know before you go: Makungu - 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 223 km - Dodoma Airport (DOD) · Dodoma 288 km ### Nearest railway station Kiyowela (Kiyowela), about 11 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 18:27). 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 Makungu Open gazetteers list 2 villages, towns and localities in Makungu. The largest with a recorded population: Makungu (10,291). - Lugolof - Makungu Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Makungu Named natural and historic features inside Makungu, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Hoatziga - Kigogo ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Mufindi Scarp Forest Reserve ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Mufindi 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 Makungu and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mufindi District, the warmest month is Nov (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C), after allowing for this place being about 417 m lower 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 | 22 | 313 | | Feb | 22 | 258 | | Mar | 22 | 282 | | Apr | 21 | 176 | | May | 20 | 59 | | Jun | 18 | 24 | | Jul | 17 | 24 | | Aug | 19 | 10 | | Sep | 21 | 5 | | Oct | 23 | 27 | | Nov | 23 | 87 | | Dec | 23 | 301 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Makungu | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Lugoda hospital · Mninga | 15 km | Map | | Bank | mucoba bank · Igowole | 20 km | Map | | Hotel | Mufindi Highland Lodge · Luhanga | 29 km | Map | | School | Mgololo Primary School · Makungu | 1.9 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 Makungu Places mapped inside Makungu in open map data, by type. - Schools 7 - 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 - Kasanga - Kibengu - Kiyowela - Luhanga - Malangali - Mapanda - Mbalamaziwa - Mdabulo - Mninga - Mpanga - Mtambula - Mtwango - Nyololo - Rungemba - Sadani ## Quick answers - Where is Makungu? In Mufindi District, Iringa Region, Tanzania - What borders Makungu? Kiyowela, Luhanga, Mninga, Mtwango and Uchindile - What time zone is Makungu in? UTC+3 - What currency is used in Makungu? Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Makungu? Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Makungu? 2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Makungu? May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Makungu? Lugoda hospital, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Makungu? mucoba bank, about 20 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Makungu? TZ1102023 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Ward - Area: 360.0 km² - P-code: TZ1102023 - District: Mufindi District --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/iringa/mufindi/makungu/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.