# Mninga Ward, Mufindi District, Iringa Region – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/iringa/mufindi/mninga/

Ward · Mufindi District 

# Mninga

Mninga is a ward of Tanzania in Mufindi District, Iringa Region. It covers **202.5 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 202km²
- 11mapped services
- 1,949 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mninga?

Mninga lies in [Mufindi District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/iringa/mufindi/), [Iringa Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/iringa/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 6 other wards: [Igowole](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/iringa/mufindi/igowole/), [Kasanga](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/iringa/mufindi/kasanga/), [Kiyowela](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/iringa/mufindi/kiyowela/), [Makungu](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/iringa/mufindi/makungu/), [Mtwango](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/iringa/mufindi/mtwango/) and [Sao Hill](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/iringa/mafinga-township-authority/sao-hill/). By area it is the 1020th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 2.7% of [Mufindi District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/iringa/mufindi/). The centre of Mninga is about 276 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 8.6038° S, 35.2350° 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: Mninga

- 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

- Songwe Airport (MBI) · Mbeya218 km
- Dodoma Airport (DOD) · Dodoma277 km

### Nearest railway station

Kiyowela (Kiyowela), about 18 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)](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 Mninga

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Mninga.

- Ikwega
- Itulitul
- Kibau
- Kihanga
- Lugoda Complex
- Muinga

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).

## Landscape and landmarks of Mninga

Named natural and historic features inside Mninga, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Kimbawala

### Forests and nature

1 forest reserve.

- Kigogo Forest Reserve

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Mninga 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 281 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](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mninga

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Lugoda hospital · Mninga 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.58389&mlon=35.26518#map=17/-8.58389/35.26518) 

Bank mucoba bank · Igowole 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.58108&mlon=35.16669#map=17/-8.58108/35.16669) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies MAFINGA JUNCTION SERVICE STATION · Boma 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.30016&mlon=35.30186#map=17/-8.30016/35.30186) 

Hotel Ruaha Guesthouse · Bumilayinga 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.43975&mlon=35.09639#map=17/-8.43975/35.09639) 

School Mkalala Primary School · Mninga 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.61640&mlon=35.23038#map=17/-8.61640/35.23038) 

College Mafinga Lutheran Vocational Training Center (MLVCT) · Sao Hill 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.31931&mlon=35.31234#map=17/-8.31931/35.31234) 

Police station Mafinga Bus Stand Police Post · Boma 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.30203&mlon=35.29948#map=17/-8.30203/35.29948) 

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 Mninga

Places mapped inside Mninga in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1
- Schools10

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 Mufindi District

- Bumilayinga
- Idunda
- Ifwagi
- Igombavanu
- Igowole
- Ihalimba
- Ihanu
- Ihowanza
- Ikweha
- Isalavanu
- Itandula
- Kasanga
- Kibengu
- Kiyowela
- Luhanga
- Makungu
- Malangali
- Mapanda
- Mbalamaziwa
- Mdabulo
- Mpanga
- Mtambula
- Mtwango
- Nyololo
- Rungemba
- Sadani

## Quick answers

- Where is Mninga?In Mufindi District, Iringa Region, Tanzania
- What borders Mninga?Igowole, Kasanga, Kiyowela, Makungu, Mtwango and Sao Hill
- What time zone is Mninga in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Mninga?Shilling (TZS)
- What language is spoken in Mninga?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Mninga?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Mninga?May to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mninga?Lugoda hospital, about 4.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mninga?mucoba bank, about 7.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mninga?TotalEnergies MAFINGA JUNCTION SERVICE STATION, about 35 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Mninga?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Mninga?TZ1102031 (OCHA common operational dataset)