# Buhingo Ward, Misungwi District, Mwanza Region – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mwanza/misungwi/buhingo/ Ward · Misungwi District # Buhingo Buhingo is a ward of Tanzania in Misungwi District, Mwanza Region. It covers **84.4 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 84.4km² - 8mapped services - 1,295 mtypical elevation ## Where is Buhingo? Buhingo lies in [Misungwi District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mwanza/misungwi/), [Mwanza Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mwanza/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 6 other wards: [Busongo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mwanza/misungwi/busongo/), [Gulumungu](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mwanza/misungwi/gulumungu/), [Kasololo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mwanza/misungwi/kasololo/), [Kijima](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mwanza/misungwi/kijima/), [Masasi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mwanza/misungwi/masasi/) and [Shilalo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mwanza/misungwi/shilalo/). By area it is the 1980th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 3.3% of [Misungwi District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mwanza/misungwi/). The centre of Buhingo is about 459 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 3.0599° S, 33.0197° 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: Buhingo - 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) · Mwanza69 km - Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip (MRE) · Serena288 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:34) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:49, sunset around 18:46). 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 Buhingo Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Buhingo. - Buhingo - Kabale - Seeke - Sungiwe 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 Buhingo Named natural and historic features inside Buhingo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Seke · 1,295 m - Malenge · 1,231 m ### Forests and nature 2 forest reserves. - Malenge Forest Reserve - Mamani Forest Reserve 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 Buhingo and the best time to visit Using the climate of Misungwi 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 Buhingo Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Misungwi Hospital · Misungwi 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.84741&mlon=33.09498#map=17/-2.84741/33.09498) Bank NMB Misungwi · Misungwi 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.83216&mlon=33.07762#map=17/-2.83216/33.07762) Petrol pump Ndinga Filling Station · Misungwi 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.84117&mlon=33.08582#map=17/-2.84117/33.08582) Hotel Lungunzu village lodge · Lubili 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.12078&mlon=32.79562#map=17/-3.12078/32.79562) School Buhingo Primary School · Buhingo 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.06263&mlon=33.02040#map=17/-3.06263/33.02040) College Chou cha mifugo na kilimo mabuki · Mabuki 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.97985&mlon=33.16765#map=17/-2.97985/33.16765) 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 Buhingo Places mapped inside Buhingo in open map data, by type. - Schools8 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 Misungwi District - Bulemeji - Busongo - Fella - Gulumungu - Idetemya - Igokelo - Ilalambogo - Ilujamate - Isesa - Kanyelele - Kasololo - Kijima - Koromije - Lubili - Mabuki - Mamaye - Masasi - Mbarika - Misungwi - Mondo - Mwaniko - Nhundulu - Shilalo - Sumbugu - Ukiriguru - Usagara ## Quick answers - Where is Buhingo?In Misungwi District, Mwanza Region, Tanzania - What borders Buhingo?Busongo, Gulumungu, Kasololo, Kijima, Masasi and Shilalo - What time zone is Buhingo in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Buhingo?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Buhingo?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Buhingo?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Buhingo?Seke (1,295 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Buhingo?January to February and May to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Buhingo?Misungwi Hospital, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Buhingo?NMB Misungwi, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Buhingo?Ndinga Filling Station, about 25 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Buhingo?TZ1907131 (OCHA common operational dataset)