# Mkola Ward, Chunya District, Mbeya Region – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mbeya/chunya/mkola/ Ward · Chunya District # Mkola Mkola is a ward of Tanzania in Chunya District, Mbeya Region. It covers **146.2 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 146km² - 3mapped services - 1,305 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mkola? Mkola lies in [Chunya District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mbeya/chunya/), [Mbeya Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mbeya/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 4 other wards: [Makongorosi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mbeya/chunya/makongorosi/), [Mamba](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mbeya/chunya/mamba/), [Matundasi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mbeya/chunya/matundasi/) and [Saza](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/songwe/songwe/saza/). By area it is the 1330th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 0.8% of [Chunya District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mbeya/chunya/). The centre of Mkola is about 369 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 8.3369° S, 33.2002° 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: Mkola - 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 - Songwe Airport (MBI) · Mbeya65 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:24) and shortest in Jun (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:58, sunset around 18:36). 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 Mkola Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Mkola. - Mkola - Nkutano 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 Mkola Named natural and historic features inside Mkola, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Makongolosi · 1,261 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 Mkola and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chunya District, the warmest month is Oct (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 1,059 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (233 mm) and the driest Jul (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 205 Feb 21 169 Mar 21 181 Apr 21 111 May 20 20 Jun 19 4 Jul 18 1 Aug 20 1 Sep 23 2 Oct 24 24 Nov 24 109 Dec 22 233 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mkola Need Nearest mapped Distance Hotel Ly Hotel · Itewe 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.52637&mlon=33.42327#map=17/-8.52637/33.42327) School Logya Primary School · Mkola 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.34621&mlon=33.20043#map=17/-8.34621/33.20043) College Tpsc Mbeya · Itewe 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.52703&mlon=33.42389#map=17/-8.52703/33.42389) 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 Mkola Places mapped inside Mkola in open map data, by type. - Schools3 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 Chunya District - Chalangwa - Chokaa - Ifumbo - Itewe - Kambikatoto - Lupatingatinga - Luwalaje - Mafyeko - Makongorosi - Mamba - Matundasi - Matwiga - Mbugani - Mtanila - Sangambi ## Quick answers - Where is Mkola?In Chunya District, Mbeya Region, Tanzania - What borders Mkola?Makongorosi, Mamba, Matundasi and Saza - What time zone is Mkola in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Mkola?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Mkola?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mkola?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Mkola?Makongolosi (1,261 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mkola?April to November - What is the P-code of Mkola?TZ1201282 (OCHA common operational dataset)