# Nyamwaga Ward, Tarime District, Mara Region – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/tarime/nyamwaga/

Ward · Tarime District 

# Nyamwaga

Nyamwaga is a ward of Tanzania in Tarime District, Mara Region. It covers **46.8 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 17 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 46.8km²
- 17mapped services
- 1,568 mtypical elevation

## Where is Nyamwaga?

Nyamwaga lies in [Tarime District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/tarime/), [Mara Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 8 other wards: [Genyange](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/tarime/genyange/), [Kemambo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/tarime/kemambo/), [Kibasuka](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/tarime/kibasuka/), [Muriba](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/tarime/muriba/), [Nyakonga](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/tarime/nyakonga/), [Nyansicha](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/tarime/nyansicha/), [Nyarero](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/tarime/nyarero/) and [Nyarokoba](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/tarime/nyarokoba/). By area it is the 2489th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 3.0% of [Tarime District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/tarime/). The centre of Nyamwaga is about 548 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 1.3814° S, 34.5931° 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: Nyamwaga

- 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

- Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip (MRE) · Serena46 km
- Kisumu International Airport (KIS) · Kisumu145 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:30) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:40, sunset around 18:42).

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 Nyamwaga

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Nyamwaga.

- Nyamwaga

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 Nyamwaga and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Tarime District, the warmest month is Oct (average 24 °C) and the coolest is May (22 °C). About 1,089 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (149 mm) and the driest Jul (24 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and May to October**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 22 90 

Feb 24 72 

Mar 23 149 

Apr 22 145 

May 22 89 

Jun 22 38 

Jul 22 24 

Aug 23 50 

Sep 24 61 

Oct 24 80 

Nov 23 145 

Dec 22 144 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Nyamwaga

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ntagacha Dispensary · Genyange 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.35343&mlon=34.59941#map=17/-1.35343/34.59941) 

Bank NMB Bank, Nyamongo · Matongo 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.46525&mlon=34.51613#map=17/-1.46525/34.51613) 

Petrol pump Nyamongo Filling Station · Kemambo 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.46197&mlon=34.53159#map=17/-1.46197/34.53159) 

Hotel Kerende · Kemambo 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.48221&mlon=34.55292#map=17/-1.48221/34.55292) 

School Nyamwanga Secondary · Nyamwaga 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.39596&mlon=34.59266#map=17/-1.39596/34.59266) 

College Tarime Folk Development College · Turwa 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.33073&mlon=34.39113#map=17/-1.33073/34.39113) 

Police station Nyamwaga · Nyamwaga 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.39769&mlon=34.58987#map=17/-1.39769/34.58987) 

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 Nyamwaga

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

- Schools14
- Police stations3

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 Tarime District

- Binagi
- Bomani
- Bumera
- Genyange
- Gorong'a
- Itiryo
- Kemambo
- Kentare
- Kibasuka
- Kiore
- Komaswa
- Manga
- Matongo
- Mbogi
- Muriba
- Mwema
- Nyakonga
- Nyamaranga
- Nyamisangura
- Nyandoto
- Nyansicha
- Nyanungu
- Nyarero
- Nyarokoba
- Pemba
- Sabasaba
- Sirari
- Susuni
- Turwa

## Quick answers

- Where is Nyamwaga?In Tarime District, Mara Region, Tanzania
- What borders Nyamwaga?Genyange, Kemambo, Kibasuka, Muriba, Nyakonga, Nyansicha, Nyarero and Nyarokoba
- What time zone is Nyamwaga in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Nyamwaga?Shilling (TZS)
- What language is spoken in Nyamwaga?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Nyamwaga?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Nyamwaga?January to February and May to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Nyamwaga?Ntagacha Dispensary, about 3.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Nyamwaga?NMB Bank, Nyamongo, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nyamwaga?Nyamongo Filling Station, about 11 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Nyamwaga?TZ2001071 (OCHA common operational dataset)