# Sangambi Ward, Chunya District, Mbeya Region – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mbeya/chunya/sangambi/ Ward · Chunya District # Sangambi Sangambi is a ward of Tanzania in Chunya District, Mbeya Region. It covers **569.0 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 569km² - 5mapped services - 1,457 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sangambi? Sangambi lies in [Chunya District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mbeya/chunya/), [Mbeya Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mbeya/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 5 other wards: [Chalangwa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mbeya/chunya/chalangwa/), [Chokaa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mbeya/chunya/chokaa/), [Luhanga](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mbeya/mbarali/luhanga/), [Luwalaje](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mbeya/chunya/luwalaje/) and [Ruiwa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mbeya/mbarali/ruiwa/). By area it is the 313th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 3.2% of [Chunya District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mbeya/chunya/). The centre of Sangambi is about 339 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 8.4053° S, 33.6424° 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: Sangambi - 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) · Mbeya70 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:22) and shortest in Jun (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:56, sunset around 18:34). 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 Sangambi Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Sangambi. Settlements here lie between about 1,380 m and 1,691 m above sea level (median 1,457 m). - Kitagalu - Mkanyamotos - Salimanis - Sangambi - Sawika - Sengambia - Shoga 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 Sangambi Named natural and historic features inside Sangambi, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 5 hills. - Dunda · 1,669 m - Kagambi Hill · 1,615 m - Iwerianga · 1,547 m - Ngombwe · 1,529 m - Mambezi · 1,508 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 Sangambi 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 Sangambi Need Nearest mapped Distance Hotel Omary Hotel · Itewe 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.52507&mlon=33.42485#map=17/-8.52507/33.42485) School Shoga Primary School · Sangambi 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.43297&mlon=33.65813#map=17/-8.43297/33.65813) College Tpsc Mbeya · Itewe 28 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 Sangambi Places mapped inside Sangambi in open map data, by type. - Schools5 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 - Mkola - Mtanila ## Quick answers - Where is Sangambi?In Chunya District, Mbeya Region, Tanzania - What borders Sangambi?Chalangwa, Chokaa, Luhanga, Luwalaje and Ruiwa - What time zone is Sangambi in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Sangambi?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Sangambi?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Sangambi?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Sangambi?Settlements lie between 1,380 m and 1,691 m - What is the highest point in Sangambi?Dunda (1,669 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Sangambi?April to November - What is the P-code of Sangambi?TZ1201071 (OCHA common operational dataset)