# Iwawa Ward, Makete District, Njombe Region – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/njombe/makete/iwawa/

Ward · Makete District 

# Iwawa

Iwawa is a ward of Tanzania in Makete District, Njombe Region. It covers **145.2 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 145km²
- 11mapped services

## Where is Iwawa?

Iwawa lies in [Makete District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/njombe/makete/), [Njombe Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/njombe/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 7 other wards: [Bulongwa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/njombe/makete/bulongwa/), [Ikuwo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/njombe/makete/ikuwo/), [Iniho](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/njombe/makete/iniho/), [Isapulano](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/njombe/makete/isapulano/), [Kigala](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/njombe/makete/kigala/), [Lupalilo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/njombe/makete/lupalilo/) and [Mang'oto](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/njombe/makete/mang-oto/). By area it is the 1340th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 3.6% of [Makete District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/njombe/makete/). The centre of Iwawa is about 383 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 9.2162° S, 34.1127° 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: Iwawa

- 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) · Mbeya98 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 06:18) and shortest in Jun (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:55, sunset around 18:31).

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 Iwawa

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Iwawa.

- Ivalali
- Iwawa
- Ludihan
- Maleuts
- Ndulamo

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 Iwawa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Makete District, the warmest month is Nov (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jul (14 °C). About 1,381 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (303 mm) and the driest Sep (3 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to November**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 19 303 

Feb 19 230 

Mar 19 255 

Apr 18 131 

May 17 35 

Jun 15 13 

Jul 14 18 

Aug 16 10 

Sep 19 3 

Oct 21 24 

Nov 21 91 

Dec 20 266 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Iwawa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Isapulano · Isapulano 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.18902&mlon=34.05933#map=17/-9.18902/34.05933) 

Bank NMB Bank · Lwangwa 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.26477&mlon=33.81764#map=17/-9.26477/33.81764) 

Hotel Guesthouse Bulongwa orphanage · Bulongwa 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.32651&mlon=34.04393#map=17/-9.32651/34.04393) 

School Ivalalila Primary School · Iwawa 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.21572&mlon=34.09815#map=17/-9.21572/34.09815) 

Police station Lwangwa Polisi · Kabula 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.26835&mlon=33.81122#map=17/-9.26835/33.81122) 

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 Iwawa

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

- Hospitals1
- Schools10

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 Makete District

- Bulongwa
- Ikuwo
- Iniho
- Ipelele
- Ipepo
- Isapulano
- Itundu
- Kigala
- Kigulu
- Kipagalo
- Kitulo
- Lupalilo
- Lupila
- Luwumbu
- Mang'oto
- Matamba
- Mbalatse
- Mfumbi
- Mlondwe
- Tandala
- Ukwama

## Quick answers

- Where is Iwawa?In Makete District, Njombe Region, Tanzania
- What borders Iwawa?Bulongwa, Ikuwo, Iniho, Isapulano, Kigala, Lupalilo and Mang'oto
- What time zone is Iwawa in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Iwawa?Shilling (TZS)
- What language is spoken in Iwawa?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Iwawa?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Iwawa?May to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Iwawa?Isapulano, about 6.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Iwawa?NMB Bank, about 33 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Iwawa?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Iwawa?TZ2203023 (OCHA common operational dataset)