# Ugala Ward, Mlele District, Katavi Region – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/katavi/mlele/ugala/ Ward · Mlele District # Ugala Ugala is a ward of Tanzania in Mlele District, Katavi Region. It covers **1,600.9 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1,601km² - 10mapped services - 1,086 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ugala? Ugala lies in [Mlele District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/katavi/mlele/), [Katavi Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/katavi/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 5 other wards: [Litapunga](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/katavi/mlele/litapunga/), [Mishamo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/katavi/mpanda/mishamo/), [Mpanda Ndogo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/katavi/mpanda/mpanda-ndogo/), [Ukumbi Siganga](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/kaliua/ukumbi-siganga/) and [Utende](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/katavi/mlele/utende/). By area it is the 78th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 5.4% of [Mlele District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/katavi/mlele/). The centre of Ugala is about 498 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 5.8449° S, 31.2484° 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: Ugala - 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) · Tabora195 km - Kalemie Airport (FMI) · Kalemie221 km ### Nearest railway station Ugalla (Ugala), about 11 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:36) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 07:01, sunset around 18:48). 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 Ugala Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Ugala. Settlements here lie between about 1,069 m and 1,129 m above sea level (median 1,086 m). - Kasense - Sika - Silongwe - Ugalla 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 Ugala Named natural and historic features inside Ugala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Mtambo River ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Msima 2 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 Ugala 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 Ugala Need Nearest mapped Distance School Kamini Primary School · Ugala 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.88613&mlon=31.16339#map=17/-5.88613/31.16339) 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 Ugala Places mapped inside Ugala in open map data, by type. - 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 Mlele District - Ikuba - Ilela - Ilunde - Inyonga - Itenka - Kapalala - Kasansa - Kasokola - Kibaoni - Litapunga - Machimboni - Magamba - Majimoto - Mamba - Mbede - Mtapenda - Mwamapuli - Nsenkwa - Nsimbo - Sitalike - Urwira - Usevya - Utende ## Quick answers - Where is Ugala?In Mlele District, Katavi Region, Tanzania - What borders Ugala?Litapunga, Mishamo, Mpanda Ndogo, Ukumbi Siganga and Utende - What time zone is Ugala in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Ugala?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Ugala?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ugala?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ugala?Settlements lie between 1,069 m and 1,129 m - What is the best time to visit Ugala?April to October - What is the P-code of Ugala?TZ2303021 (OCHA common operational dataset)