# Kifanya Ward, Njombe Urban District, Njombe Region – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/njombe/njombe-urban/kifanya/ Ward · Njombe Urban District # Kifanya Kifanya is a ward of Tanzania in Njombe Urban District, Njombe Region. It covers **854.6 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 855km² - 8mapped services - 1,199 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kifanya? Kifanya lies in [Njombe Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/njombe/njombe-urban/), [Njombe Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/njombe/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 6 other wards: [Ihanga](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/njombe/njombe-urban/ihanga/), [Iwungilo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/njombe/njombe-urban/iwungilo/), [Mavanga](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/njombe/ludewa/mavanga/), [Mundindi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/njombe/ludewa/mundindi/), [Wino](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/ruvuma/songea/wino/) and [Yakobi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/njombe/njombe-urban/yakobi/). By area it is the 190th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 24.2% of [Njombe Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/njombe/njombe-urban/). The centre of Kifanya is about 388 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. It is about 49 km from Njombe, the main town of Njombe Urban District. The centre point is at 9.6053° S, 35.1305° 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: Kifanya - 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) · Mbeya218 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 06:14) and shortest in Jun (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:52, sunset around 18:26). 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 Kifanya Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Kifanya. - Kifanya - Lilombwi - Lukumburu - Lwangu - Maweso 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 Kifanya Named natural and historic features inside Kifanya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Madunda · 1,357 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 Kifanya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Njombe Urban District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 761 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,735 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (372 mm) and the driest Sep (5 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 24 372 Feb 24 301 Mar 24 324 Apr 23 195 May 21 60 Jun 19 16 Jul 19 27 Aug 21 17 Sep 23 5 Oct 25 30 Nov 25 94 Dec 24 295 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kifanya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Iboya · Ihanga 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.43468&mlon=35.03802#map=17/-9.43468/35.03802) Bank mahanje saccos · Mahanje 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.89154&mlon=35.34808#map=17/-9.89154/35.34808) Hotel HM HOTEL · Kifanya 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.66302&mlon=35.12561#map=17/-9.66302/35.12561) School Liwengi Primary School · Kifanya 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.61588&mlon=35.11780#map=17/-9.61588/35.11780) 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 Kifanya Places mapped inside Kifanya in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Schools7 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 Njombe Urban District - Ihanga - Iwungilo - Lugenge - Luponde - Makowo - Matola - Mjimwema - Njombe Mjini - Ramadhani - Utalingolo - Uwemba - Yakobi ## Quick answers - Where is Kifanya?In Njombe Urban District, Njombe Region, Tanzania - What borders Kifanya?Ihanga, Iwungilo, Mavanga, Mundindi, Wino and Yakobi - What time zone is Kifanya in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Kifanya?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Kifanya?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kifanya?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Kifanya?Madunda (1,357 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Kifanya?May to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Kifanya?Iboya, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kifanya?mahanje saccos, about 40 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kifanya?TZ2201051 (OCHA common operational dataset)