# Ninde Ward, Nkasi District, Rukwa Region – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/nkasi/ninde/ Ward · Nkasi District # Ninde Ninde is a ward of Tanzania in Nkasi District, Rukwa Region. It covers **709.9 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 710km² - 4mapped services - 806 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ninde? Ninde lies in [Nkasi District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/nkasi/), [Rukwa Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 5 other wards: [Isale](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/nkasi/isale/), [Kate](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/nkasi/kate/), [Kipili](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/nkasi/kipili/), [Nkomolo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/nkasi/nkomolo/) and [Wampembe](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/nkasi/wampembe/). By area it is the 241st largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 7.2% of [Nkasi District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/nkasi/). The centre of Ninde is about 573 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 7.6690° S, 30.7738° 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: Ninde - 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) · Kalemie261 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:35) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 07:06, sunset around 18:47). 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 Ninde Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Ninde. Settlements here lie between about 778 m and 978 m above sea level (median 806 m). - Msamba - Mtosi - Namansi - Ninde - Nkansi 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 Ninde Named natural and historic features inside Ninde, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Punda 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 Ninde and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nkasi District, the warmest month is Oct (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jun (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 748 m lower 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 August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 200 Feb 26 158 Mar 26 170 Apr 25 104 May 25 15 Jun 24 1 Jul 24 1 Aug 26 1 Sep 29 5 Oct 30 33 Nov 28 150 Dec 26 237 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ninde Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Government Hospital · Namanyere 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.52238&mlon=31.04357#map=17/-7.52238/31.04357) Hotel Lakeshore Lodge · Kipili 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.43427&mlon=30.59061#map=17/-7.43427/30.59061) School Ninde Primary School · Ninde 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-7.68661&mlon=30.72585#map=17/-7.68661/30.72585) College ST.BAKHITA HEALTH TRAINING INSTITUTE · Namanyere 34 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 Ninde Places mapped inside Ninde in open map data, by type. - Schools4 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 - Namanyere - Nkandasi - Nkomolo - Sintali - Wampembe ## Quick answers - Where is Ninde?In Nkasi District, Rukwa Region, Tanzania - What borders Ninde?Isale, Kate, Kipili, Nkomolo and Wampembe - What time zone is Ninde in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Ninde?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Ninde?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ninde?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ninde?Settlements lie between 778 m and 978 m - What is the best time to visit Ninde?April to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Ninde?District Government Hospital, about 34 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ninde?TZ1503111 (OCHA common operational dataset)