# Kasansa Ward, Mlele District, Katavi Region – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/katavi/mlele/kasansa/

Ward · Mlele District 

# Kasansa

Kasansa is a ward of Tanzania in Mlele District, Katavi Region. It covers **43.9 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 43.9km²
- 4mapped services

## Where is Kasansa?

Kasansa lies in [Mlele District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/katavi/mlele/), [Katavi Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/katavi/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 3 other wards: [Mamba](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/katavi/mlele/mamba/), [Mfinga](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/sumbawanga/mfinga/) and [Mkwamba](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/nkasi/mkwamba/). By area it is the 2518th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 0.1% of [Mlele District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/katavi/mlele/). The centre of Kasansa is about 497 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 7.4301° S, 31.4180° 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: Kasansa

- 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) · Mbeya263 km
- Kalemie Airport (FMI) · Kalemie295 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:32) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 07:03, sunset around 18:45).

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 Kasansa

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Kasansa.

- Igalukilo
- Iziwasungu
- Kikonko
- Kikonko B
- Ntibili

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).

## Weather in Kasansa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Mlele District, the warmest month is Oct (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 1,042 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (223 mm) and the driest Aug (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to October**.

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- Feb
- Mar
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- Aug
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 22 185 

Feb 22 146 

Mar 22 168 

Apr 22 109 

May 22 22 

Jun 21 2 

Jul 21 1 

Aug 23 1 

Sep 25 5 

Oct 26 32 

Nov 24 146 

Dec 22 223 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kasansa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hotel DJM lodge · Chala 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.59203&mlon=31.26902#map=17/-7.59203/31.26902) 

School Iziwasungu Primary School · Kasansa 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.41762&mlon=31.42407#map=17/-7.41762/31.42407) 

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 Kasansa

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

- Schools4

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 Mlele District

- Ikuba
- Ilela
- Ilunde
- Inyonga
- Itenka
- Kapalala
- Kasokola
- Kibaoni
- Litapunga
- Machimboni
- Magamba
- Majimoto
- Mamba
- Mbede
- Mtapenda
- Mwamapuli
- Nsenkwa
- Nsimbo
- Sitalike
- Ugala
- Urwira
- Usevya
- Utende

## Quick answers

- Where is Kasansa?In Mlele District, Katavi Region, Tanzania
- What borders Kasansa?Mamba, Mfinga and Mkwamba
- What time zone is Kasansa in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Kasansa?Shilling (TZS)
- What language is spoken in Kasansa?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Kasansa?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Kasansa?April to October
- What is the P-code of Kasansa?TZ2303231 (OCHA common operational dataset)