# Namanyere Ward, Nkasi District, Rukwa Region – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/nkasi/namanyere/ Ward · Nkasi District # Namanyere Namanyere is a ward of Tanzania in Nkasi District, Rukwa Region. It covers **197.4 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 17 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 197km² - 17mapped services - 1,586 mtypical elevation ## Where is Namanyere? Namanyere lies in [Nkasi District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/nkasi/), [Rukwa Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 4 other wards: [Chala](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/nkasi/chala/), [Isale](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/nkasi/isale/), [Mtenga](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/nkasi/mtenga/) and [Nkomolo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/nkasi/nkomolo/). By area it is the 1041st largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 2.0% of [Nkasi District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/nkasi/). The centre of Namanyere is about 536 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 7.5385° S, 31.0845° 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: Namanyere - 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 - Kalemie Airport (FMI) · Kalemie274 km - Songwe Airport (MBI) · Mbeya286 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:34) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 07:05, 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 Namanyere Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Namanyere. The largest with a recorded population: Namanyere (40,000). - Kacheche - Kanazi - Kipundu - Kipundu Kala - Mbwendi - Mkangale - Namanyere - Ntatumbila 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 Namanyere Named natural and historic features inside Namanyere, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Kamanyere 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 Namanyere and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nkasi District, the warmest month is Oct (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jun (19 °C). 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 20 200 Feb 21 158 Mar 21 170 Apr 20 104 May 20 15 Jun 19 1 Jul 19 1 Aug 21 1 Sep 24 5 Oct 25 33 Nov 23 150 Dec 21 237 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Namanyere Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Government Hospital · Namanyere 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.52238&mlon=31.04357#map=17/-7.52238/31.04357) Hotel BYY lodge · Nkomolo 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.50192&mlon=31.04564#map=17/-7.50192/31.04564) School Kanazi Primary School · Namanyere 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.53924&mlon=31.10454#map=17/-7.53924/31.10454) College ST.BAKHITA HEALTH TRAINING INSTITUTE · Namanyere 6.3 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 Namanyere Places mapped inside Namanyere in open map data, by type. - Hospitals3 - Schools13 - Colleges and universities1 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 - Mkwamba - Mtenga - Ninde - Nkandasi - Nkomolo - Sintali - Wampembe ## Quick answers - Where is Namanyere?In Nkasi District, Rukwa Region, Tanzania - What borders Namanyere?Chala, Isale, Mtenga and Nkomolo - What time zone is Namanyere in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Namanyere?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Namanyere?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Namanyere?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Namanyere?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Namanyere?District Government Hospital, about 4.9 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Namanyere?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Namanyere?TZ1503162 (OCHA common operational dataset)