Ward · Mufindi District # Mtwango Mtwango is a ward of Tanzania in Mufindi District, Iringa Region. It covers 158.4 km². 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 15 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 158 km² - 15 mapped services - 1,967 m typical elevation ## Where is Mtwango? Mtwango lies in Mufindi District, Iringa Region, Tanzania. It borders 5 other wards: Ifwagi, Luhanga, Makungu, Mninga and Sao Hill. By area it is the 1255th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 2.1% of Mufindi District. The centre of Mtwango is about 270 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 8.5693° S, 35.3478° 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 Mtwango ### Nearby, outside Mtwango - Funerals mbeya · monument, Ifwagi 18 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: Mtwango - 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 231 km - Dodoma Airport (DOD) · Dodoma 270 km ### Nearest railway station Uchindile (Uchindile), about 24 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 06:49, 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 Mtwango Open gazetteers list 9 villages, towns and localities in Mtwango. Settlements here lie between about 1,942 m and 2,002 m above sea level (median 1,967 m). - Ifwagi - Kibao - Kilima Kibwele Tea Factories - Kinoga - Mifunga - Mpanga - Mufindi - Sawala - Ziroziro Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Mtwango Named natural and historic features inside Mtwango, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Nyanuya - Ziwafa ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Sawala · 1,990 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Kibao 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 Mtwango 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 299 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 | 16 | 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 Mtwango | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Lugoda hospital · Mninga | 9.2 km | Map | | Bank | mucoba bank · Igowole | 20 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Caltex · Boma | 30 km | Map | | Hotel | Mufindi Highland Lodge · Luhanga | 13 km | Map | | School | Idetero Primary School · Mtwango | 2.3 km | Map | | College | Mafinga Lutheran Vocational Training Center (MLVCT) · Sao Hill | 28 km | Map | | Police station | Mafinga Bus Stand Police Post · Boma | 30 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 Mtwango Places mapped inside Mtwango in open map data, by type. - Schools 12 - Pharmacies 3 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 - Makungu - Malangali - Mapanda - Mbalamaziwa - Mdabulo - Mninga - Mpanga - Mtambula - Nyololo - Rungemba - Sadani ## Quick answers - Where is Mtwango? In Mufindi District, Iringa Region, Tanzania - What borders Mtwango? Ifwagi, Luhanga, Makungu, Mninga and Sao Hill - What is there to see in Mtwango? Funerals mbeya - What time zone is Mtwango in? UTC+3 - What currency is used in Mtwango? Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Mtwango? Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mtwango? 9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mtwango? Settlements lie between 1,942 m and 2,002 m - What is the highest point in Mtwango? Sawala (1,990 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mtwango? May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Mtwango? Lugoda hospital, about 9.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mtwango? mucoba bank, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mtwango? Caltex, about 30 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mtwango? TZ1102173 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Ward - Area: 158.4 km² - P-code: TZ1102173 - District: Mufindi District --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/iringa/mufindi/mtwango/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.