# Laghanga Ward, Hanang District, Manyara Region – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/hanang/laghanga/ Ward · Hanang District # Laghanga Laghanga is a ward of Tanzania in Hanang District, Manyara Region. It covers **244.3 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 244km² - 7mapped services ## Where is Laghanga? Laghanga lies in [Hanang District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/hanang/), [Manyara Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 7 other wards: [Bassotu](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/hanang/bassotu/), [Gehandu](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/hanang/gehandu/), [Getanuwas](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/hanang/getanuwas/), [Ikhanoda](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/singida/ikhanoda/), [Makuro](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/singida/makuro/), [Mogitu](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/hanang/mogitu/) and [Mwasauya](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/singida/mwasauya/). By area it is the 818th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 6.6% of [Hanang District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/manyara/hanang/). The centre of Laghanga is about 202 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 4.4904° S, 35.0450° 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: Laghanga - 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 - Shinyanga Airport (SHY) · Shinyanga197 km - Dodoma Airport (DOD) · Dodoma203 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:23) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:43, sunset around 18:35). 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 Laghanga Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Laghanga. - Dajameda - Gawidu - Laghanga 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 Laghanga Named natural and historic features inside Laghanga, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Damarirder - Maghang ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Mayawa · 1,863 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 Laghanga and the best time to visit Using the climate of Hanang District, the warmest month is Nov (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 708 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (128 mm) and the driest Jul (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and May to December**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 128 Feb 21 73 Mar 21 115 Apr 20 120 May 19 45 Jun 18 5 Jul 18 2 Aug 19 5 Sep 20 7 Oct 21 29 Nov 21 75 Dec 21 105 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Laghanga Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital St. Carolus Hospital Mtinko · Mtinko 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.54935&mlon=34.84341#map=17/-4.54935/34.84341) ATM Haydom Lutheran Hospital · Haydom 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.19361&mlon=35.02549#map=17/-4.19361/35.02549) Petrol pump Puma · Katesh 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.52290&mlon=35.38482#map=17/-4.52290/35.38482) Hotel I. N. Password Guest House · Haydom 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.18744&mlon=35.02166#map=17/-4.18744/35.02166) School Gawidu Primary School · Laghanga 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.50113&mlon=35.02750#map=17/-4.50113/35.02750) 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 Laghanga Places mapped inside Laghanga 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 Hanang District - Balagidalalu - Bassodesh - Bassotu - Dirma - Endasak - Endasiwold - Ganana - Gehandu - Gendabi - Getanuwas - Gidahababieg - Gisambalang - Giting - Hidet - Hirbadaw - Katesh - Lalaji - Masakta - Maskron - Masqaroda - Mogitu - Nangwa - Simbay - Sirop ## Quick answers - Where is Laghanga?In Hanang District, Manyara Region, Tanzania - What borders Laghanga?Bassotu, Gehandu, Getanuwas, Ikhanoda, Makuro, Mogitu and Mwasauya - What time zone is Laghanga in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Laghanga?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Laghanga?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Laghanga?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Laghanga?Mayawa (1,863 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Laghanga?February to March and May to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Laghanga?St. Carolus Hospital Mtinko, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Laghanga?Haydom Lutheran Hospital, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Laghanga?Puma, about 38 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Laghanga?TZ2102031 (OCHA common operational dataset)