# Litola Ward, Namtumbo District, Ruvuma Region – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/ruvuma/namtumbo/litola/

Ward · Namtumbo District 

# Litola

Litola is a ward of Tanzania in Namtumbo District, Ruvuma Region. It covers **290.1 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 290km²
- 7mapped services
- 930 mtypical elevation

## Where is Litola?

Litola lies in [Namtumbo District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/ruvuma/namtumbo/), [Ruvuma Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/ruvuma/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 5 other wards: [Hanga](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/ruvuma/namtumbo/hanga/), [Luegu](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/ruvuma/namtumbo/luegu/), [Mkongo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/ruvuma/namtumbo/mkongo/), [Namabengo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/ruvuma/namtumbo/namabengo/) and [Namtumbo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/ruvuma/namtumbo/namtumbo/). By area it is the 687th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 1.3% of [Namtumbo District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/ruvuma/namtumbo/). The centre of Litola is about 485 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 10.5326° S, 35.9402° 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: Litola

- 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 (#####)

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 06:09) and shortest in Jun (about 11.5 hours, sunrise around 06:50, sunset around 18:21).

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 Litola

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Litola.

- Kumbara
- Litola
- Mbimbi
- Ngwinde
- Njuga

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).

## Weather in Litola and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Namtumbo District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 1,222 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (298 mm) and the driest Sep (3 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
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- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
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- Nov
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 23 298 

Feb 23 222 

Mar 22 230 

Apr 21 119 

May 20 38 

Jun 18 11 

Jul 18 5 

Aug 20 4 

Sep 23 3 

Oct 25 16 

Nov 26 70 

Dec 24 207 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Litola

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ruvuma Regional Referral Hospital · Mjini 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.68095&mlon=35.65114#map=17/-10.68095/35.65114) 

Bank CRDB Bank · Mjini 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.67862&mlon=35.65297#map=17/-10.67862/35.65297) 

Hotel Nkosi Zwangendaba Hotel · Seedfarm 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.66593&mlon=35.67390#map=17/-10.66593/35.67390) 

School Kumbara Primary School · Litola 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.54348&mlon=35.95087#map=17/-10.54348/35.95087) 

College Mahinya College of Sustainable Agriculture · Msindo 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.53042&mlon=35.73961#map=17/-10.53042/35.73961) 

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 Litola

Places mapped inside Litola in open map data, by type.

- 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 Namtumbo District

- Hanga
- Kitanda
- Ligera
- Likuyuseka
- Limamu
- Luchili
- Luegu
- Lusewa
- Magazini
- Mchomoro
- Mgombasi
- Mkongo
- Mputa
- Msindo
- Namabengo
- Namtumbo
- Rwinga

## Quick answers

- Where is Litola?In Namtumbo District, Ruvuma Region, Tanzania
- What borders Litola?Hanga, Luegu, Mkongo, Namabengo and Namtumbo
- What time zone is Litola in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Litola?Shilling (TZS)
- What language is spoken in Litola?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Litola?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Litola?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Litola?Ruvuma Regional Referral Hospital, about 36 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Litola?CRDB Bank, about 35 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Litola?TZ1005131 (OCHA common operational dataset)