# Kumsenga Ward, Kibondo District, Kigoma Region – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kigoma/kibondo/kumsenga/ Ward · Kibondo District # Kumsenga Kumsenga is a ward of Tanzania in Kibondo District, Kigoma Region. It covers **191.5 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 192km² - 7mapped services - 1,239 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kumsenga? Kumsenga lies in [Kibondo District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kigoma/kibondo/), [Kigoma Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kigoma/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 4 other wards: [Busagara](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kigoma/kibondo/busagara/), [Kitanga](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kigoma/kasulu/kitanga/), [Kizazi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kigoma/kibondo/kizazi/) and [Rugongwe](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kigoma/kibondo/rugongwe/). By area it is the 1069th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 1.4% of [Kibondo District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kigoma/kibondo/). The centre of Kumsenga is about 642 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 3.7817° S, 30.4608° 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: Kumsenga - 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 - Gitega Airport (GID) · Gitega73 km - Bujumbura Melchior Ndadaye International Airport (BJM) · Bujumbura137 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:43) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 07:01, sunset around 18:55). 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 Kumsenga Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Kumsenga. - Kagezi - Kibuyo - Kukinama - Kumsenga - Mrange 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 Kumsenga Named natural and historic features inside Kumsenga, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Muramba · 1,378 m 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 Kumsenga and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kibondo District, the warmest month is Sep (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C). About 1,099 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (200 mm) and the driest Jul (3 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 161 Feb 23 135 Mar 23 160 Apr 23 131 May 23 42 Jun 23 7 Jul 23 3 Aug 25 8 Sep 26 18 Oct 26 58 Nov 23 200 Dec 23 175 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kumsenga Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kibondo · Kibondo 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.59417&mlon=30.71186#map=17/-3.59417/30.71186) Petrol pump Lake gas station · Kibondo 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.58772&mlon=30.71916#map=17/-3.58772/30.71916) Hotel Tabasamu guesthouse · Busunzu 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.96068&mlon=30.59940#map=17/-3.96068/30.59940) School Mikonko Primary School · Kumsenga 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.80516&mlon=30.45283#map=17/-3.80516/30.45283) 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 Kumsenga Places mapped inside Kumsenga in open map data, by type. - Schools7 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 Kibondo District - Bitare - Bunyambo - Busagara - Busunzu - Itaba - Kibondo - Kitahana - Kizazi - Mabamba - Misezero - Murungu - Rugongwe ## Quick answers - Where is Kumsenga?In Kibondo District, Kigoma Region, Tanzania - What borders Kumsenga?Busagara, Kitanga, Kizazi and Rugongwe - What time zone is Kumsenga in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Kumsenga?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Kumsenga?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kumsenga?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Kumsenga?Muramba (1,378 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Kumsenga?May to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Kumsenga?Kibondo, about 35 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kumsenga?Lake gas station, about 36 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kumsenga?TZ1601081 (OCHA common operational dataset)