# Mkwamba Ward, Nkasi District, Rukwa Region – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/nkasi/mkwamba/ Ward · Nkasi District # Mkwamba Mkwamba is a ward of Tanzania in Nkasi District, Rukwa Region. It covers **562.2 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 562km² - 6mapped services - 1,715 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mkwamba? Mkwamba lies in [Nkasi District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/nkasi/), [Rukwa Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 9 other wards: [Chala](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/nkasi/chala/), [Kasansa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/katavi/mlele/kasansa/), [Kibaoni](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/katavi/mlele/kibaoni/), [Mamba](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/katavi/mlele/mamba/), [Mbede](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/katavi/mlele/mbede/), [Mfinga](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/sumbawanga/mfinga/), [Mtenga](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/nkasi/mtenga/), [Nkandasi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/nkasi/nkandasi/) and [Usevya](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/katavi/mlele/usevya/). By area it is the 319th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 5.7% of [Nkasi District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/nkasi/). The centre of Mkwamba is about 510 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 7.4191° S, 31.2951° 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: Mkwamba - 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) · Mbeya274 km - Kalemie Airport (FMI) · Kalemie284 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:33) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 07:04, 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 Mkwamba Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Mkwamba. Settlements here lie between about 1,552 m and 1,854 m above sea level (median 1,715 m). - Itinde - Itindi - Izyomba - Kasanzo - Kitete - Lyele - Lyelye - Sopa - Swaila - Tambaruka - Tambaruku 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 Mkwamba Named natural and historic features inside Mkwamba, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 5 hills; 1 mountain. - Kisusi · 2,000 m - Rupila · 1,955 m - Yamba · 1,954 m - Sanga · 1,876 m - Mbede · 1,716 m - Kifuma · 1,487 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 Mkwamba and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nkasi District, the warmest month is Oct (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jun (18 °C), after allowing for this place being about 161 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,074 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (237 mm) and the driest Jul (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 19 200 Feb 20 158 Mar 20 170 Apr 19 104 May 19 15 Jun 18 1 Jul 18 1 Aug 20 1 Sep 23 5 Oct 24 33 Nov 22 150 Dec 20 237 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mkwamba Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Namanyere District Designated Hospital · Namanyere 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.50604&mlon=31.03856#map=17/-7.50604/31.03856) Hotel DJM lodge · Chala 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.59203&mlon=31.26902#map=17/-7.59203/31.26902) School Mkwamba Primary School · Mkwamba 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.38975&mlon=31.29133#map=17/-7.38975/31.29133) College ST.BAKHITA HEALTH TRAINING INSTITUTE · Namanyere 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.50493&mlon=31.03824#map=17/-7.50493/31.03824) 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 Mkwamba Places mapped inside Mkwamba in open map data, by type. - Schools6 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 Nkasi District - Chala - Isale - Kabwe - Kala - Kate - Kipande - Kipili - Kirando - Korongwe - Mtenga - Namanyere - Ninde - Nkandasi - Nkomolo - Sintali - Wampembe ## Quick answers - Where is Mkwamba?In Nkasi District, Rukwa Region, Tanzania - What borders Mkwamba?Chala, Kasansa, Kibaoni, Mamba, Mbede, Mfinga, Mtenga, Nkandasi and Usevya - What time zone is Mkwamba in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Mkwamba?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Mkwamba?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mkwamba?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mkwamba?Settlements lie between 1,552 m and 1,854 m - What is the highest point in Mkwamba?Kisusi (2,000 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mkwamba?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Mkwamba?Namanyere District Designated Hospital, about 30 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mkwamba?TZ1503031 (OCHA common operational dataset)