# Litapunga Ward, Mlele District, Katavi Region – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/katavi/mlele/litapunga/ Ward · Mlele District # Litapunga Litapunga is a ward of Tanzania in Mlele District, Katavi Region. It covers **1,707.9 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 31 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1,708km² - 31mapped services ## Where is Litapunga? Litapunga lies in [Mlele District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/katavi/mlele/), [Katavi Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/katavi/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 7 other wards: [Kasokola](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/katavi/mlele/kasokola/), [Mpanda Ndogo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/katavi/mpanda/mpanda-ndogo/), [Mtapenda](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/katavi/mlele/mtapenda/), [Nsimbo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/katavi/mlele/nsimbo/), [Ugala](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/katavi/mlele/ugala/), [Urwira](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/katavi/mlele/urwira/) and [Utende](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/katavi/mlele/utende/). By area it is the 71st largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 5.8% of [Mlele District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/katavi/mlele/). The centre of Litapunga is about 493 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 6.1978° S, 31.2831° 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: Litapunga - 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 - Tabora Airport (TBO) · Tabora212 km - Kalemie Airport (FMI) · Kalemie228 km ### Nearest railway station Ndui (Litapunga), about 11 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:35) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 07:01, sunset around 18:47). 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 Litapunga Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Litapunga. - Kambuzi Hult - Kanoge - Kenswa - Litapunga - Msaginya - Ndui Station - Ndui Stesheni 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 Litapunga Named natural and historic features inside Litapunga, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Katumba · 1,280 m ### Forests and nature 2 forest reserves. - Kabungu Forest Reserve - Mpanda North East 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 Litapunga 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**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec 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 Litapunga Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nsimbo Dispensary · Nsimbo 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.38030&mlon=31.18862#map=17/-6.38030/31.18862) Bank NMB BANK · Kashaulili 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.33958&mlon=31.07024#map=17/-6.33958/31.07024) Petrol pump GBP · Kashaulili 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.33944&mlon=31.06998#map=17/-6.33944/31.06998) Hotel Lake Tanganyika Beach Hotel · Kawajense 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.32052&mlon=31.08666#map=17/-6.32052/31.08666) School Kaminula Primary School · Litapunga 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.25770&mlon=31.27682#map=17/-6.25770/31.27682) College Mpanda Open University · Kashaulili 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.34252&mlon=31.07447#map=17/-6.34252/31.07447) Police station DISTRICT CENTRAL POLICE OFFICE · Kashaulili 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-6.34216&mlon=31.07295#map=17/-6.34216/31.07295) 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 Litapunga Places mapped inside Litapunga in open map data, by type. - Schools31 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 - Kasansa - Kasokola - Kibaoni - Machimboni - Magamba - Majimoto - Mamba - Mbede - Mtapenda - Mwamapuli - Nsenkwa - Nsimbo - Sitalike - Ugala - Urwira - Usevya - Utende ## Quick answers - Where is Litapunga?In Mlele District, Katavi Region, Tanzania - What borders Litapunga?Kasokola, Mpanda Ndogo, Mtapenda, Nsimbo, Ugala, Urwira and Utende - What time zone is Litapunga in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Litapunga?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Litapunga?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Litapunga?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Litapunga?Katumba (1,280 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Litapunga?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Litapunga?Nsimbo Dispensary, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Litapunga?NMB BANK, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Litapunga?GBP, about 28 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Litapunga?TZ2303031 (OCHA common operational dataset)