# Bugando Ward, Kwimba District, Mwanza Region – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mwanza/kwimba/bugando/

Ward · Kwimba District 

# Bugando

Bugando is a ward of Tanzania in Kwimba District, Mwanza Region. It covers **32.7 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 32.7km²
- 4mapped services

## Where is Bugando?

Bugando lies in [Kwimba District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mwanza/kwimba/), [Mwanza Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mwanza/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 5 other wards: [Iseni](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mwanza/kwimba/iseni/), [Mwamabanza](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mwanza/magu/mwamabanza/), [Nkalalo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mwanza/kwimba/nkalalo/), [Nyambiti](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mwanza/kwimba/nyambiti/) and [Sukuma](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mwanza/magu/sukuma/). By area it is the 2696th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 1.0% of [Kwimba District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mwanza/kwimba/). The centre of Bugando is about 460 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 2.7151° S, 33.4575° 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: Bugando

- 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

- Mwanza International Airport (MWZ) · Mwanza65 km
- Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip (MRE) · Serena226 km

### Nearest railway station

Bukwimba (Nkalalo), about 10 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:32) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:47, sunset around 18:45).

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 Bugando

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Bugando.

- Bugando
- Icheja
- Nyamigamba

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 Bugando and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kwimba District, the warmest month is Sep (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Dec (22 °C). About 1,064 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (202 mm) and the driest Jul (5 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 23 105 

Feb 23 86 

Mar 23 148 

Apr 23 139 

May 23 57 

Jun 23 10 

Jul 23 5 

Aug 25 14 

Sep 26 29 

Oct 25 101 

Nov 23 202 

Dec 22 166 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bugando

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mwangika zahanati · Mwabomba 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.66516&mlon=33.35665#map=17/-2.66516/33.35665) 

Bank NMB Ngudu Branch · Ngudu 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.96387&mlon=33.34073#map=17/-2.96387/33.34073) 

Petrol pump ELLOY OIL STATION · Nyanguge 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.53970&mlon=33.17542#map=17/-2.53970/33.17542) 

Hotel Raydanace Hotel · Magu Mjini 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.59602&mlon=33.44667#map=17/-2.59602/33.44667) 

School Bugando Primary School · Bugando 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.72518&mlon=33.45449#map=17/-2.72518/33.45449) 

Police station Nyanguge Police station · Nyanguge 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.53933&mlon=33.19573#map=17/-2.53933/33.19573) 

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 Bugando

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

- Schools4

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 Kwimba District

- Bungulwa
- Bupamwa
- Fukalo
- Hungumalwa
- Igongwa
- Ilula
- Iseni
- Kikubiji
- Lyoma
- Maligisu
- Malya
- Mantare
- Mhande
- Mwabomba
- Mwagi
- Mwakilambiti
- Mwamala
- Mwandu
- Mwang'halanga
- Mwankulwe
- Ng'hundi
- Ngudu
- Ngulla
- Nkalalo
- Nyambiti
- Nyamilama
- Shilembo
- Sumve
- Walla

## Quick answers

- Where is Bugando?In Kwimba District, Mwanza Region, Tanzania
- What borders Bugando?Iseni, Mwamabanza, Nkalalo, Nyambiti and Sukuma
- What time zone is Bugando in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Bugando?Shilling (TZS)
- What language is spoken in Bugando?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Bugando?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Bugando?January to February and May to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Bugando?Mwangika zahanati, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Bugando?NMB Ngudu Branch, about 31 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bugando?ELLOY OIL STATION, about 37 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Bugando?TZ1904261 (OCHA common operational dataset)