Ward · Sumbawanga Urban District # Ntendo Ntendo is a ward of Tanzania in Sumbawanga Urban District, Rukwa Region. It covers 165.0 km². 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 165 km² - 5 mapped services - 1,877 m typical elevation ## Where is Ntendo? Ntendo lies in Sumbawanga Urban District, Rukwa Region, Tanzania. It borders 5 other wards: Kasense, Kipande, Muze, Old Sumbawanga and Senga. By area it is the 1211th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 12.0% of Sumbawanga Urban District. The centre of Ntendo is about 501 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. It is about 16 km from Sumbawanga, the main town of Sumbawanga Urban District. The centre point is at 7.8533° S, 31.5273° E. Source: Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics / UN OCHA ROSA via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around Ntendo ### Nearby, outside Ntendo - Sumbawanga wenyeji · attraction, Old Sumbawanga 13 km - TaNesco office · viewpoint, Katandala 16 km - School hall · attraction, Majengo 16 km - Masi · viewpoint, Chanji 17 km - kantalamba secondary school · cave, Chanji 17 km Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Ntendo - Time zone UTC+3, no daylight saving · Africa/Dar_es_Salaam - Currency Shilling (TZS) - Country calling code +255 - Languages Swahili, English, Arabic - Plug types Type G · 230 V - Driving side Left - Postcode format 5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Songwe Airport (MBI) · Mbeya 226 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:31) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 07:03, sunset around 18:43). Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03; OurAirports (public domain). 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 Ntendo Open gazetteers list 7 villages, towns and localities in Ntendo. Settlements here lie between about 1,768 m and 1,901 m above sea level (median 1,877 m). - Fiengalezia - Fyengelezya - Kanondo - Kinani - Luwa - Namwele - Ntendo Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Ntendo Named natural and historic features inside Ntendo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Sumbawanga Forest Reserve Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features. Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Ntendo and the best time to visit Using the climate of Sumbawanga Urban District, the warmest month is Oct (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 1,203 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (264 mm) and the driest Jul (2 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 | 21 | 227 | | Feb | 21 | 182 | | Mar | 21 | 196 | | Apr | 20 | 108 | | May | 19 | 16 | | Jun | 18 | 2 | | Jul | 18 | 2 | | Aug | 20 | 4 | | Sep | 22 | 5 | | Oct | 24 | 35 | | Nov | 23 | 161 | | Dec | 22 | 264 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ntendo | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Kiumbe herbal clinic · Izia | 14 km | Map | | Bank | CRDB Bank · Mazwi | 14 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Lake Oil · Old Sumbawanga | 13 km | Map | | Hotel | Aman guest house · Old Sumbawanga | 13 km | Map | | School | Luwa Primary School · Ntendo | 1.0 km | Map | | College | St.maurus college · Majengo | 16 km | Map | | Police station | Mazwi line police · Mazwi | 16 km | Map | Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Ntendo Places mapped inside Ntendo in open map data, by type. - Schools 5 Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other wards in Sumbawanga Urban District - Chanji - Izia - Kasense - Katandala - Kizwite - Majengo - Malangali - Matanga - Mazwi - Milanzi - Mollo - Old Sumbawanga - Pito - Senga ## Quick answers - Where is Ntendo? In Sumbawanga Urban District, Rukwa Region, Tanzania - What borders Ntendo? Kasense, Kipande, Muze, Old Sumbawanga and Senga - What is there to see in Ntendo? Sumbawanga wenyeji, TaNesco office, School hall, Masi - What time zone is Ntendo in? UTC+3 - What currency is used in Ntendo? Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Ntendo? Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ntendo? 7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ntendo? Settlements lie between 1,768 m and 1,901 m - What is the best time to visit Ntendo? April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Ntendo? Kiumbe herbal clinic, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ntendo? CRDB Bank, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ntendo? Lake Oil, about 13 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ntendo? TZ1504071 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Ward - Area: 165.0 km² - P-code: TZ1504071 - District: Sumbawanga Urban District --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/rukwa/sumbawanga-urban/ntendo/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.