# Nyahanga Ward, Kahama Township Authority District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/shinyanga/kahama-township-authority/nyahanga/ Ward · Kahama Township Authority District # Nyahanga Nyahanga is a ward of Tanzania in Kahama Township Authority District, Shinyanga Region. It covers **18.6 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 18.6km² - 8mapped services ## Where is Nyahanga? Nyahanga lies in [Kahama Township Authority District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/shinyanga/kahama-township-authority/), [Shinyanga Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/shinyanga/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 6 other wards: [Busoka](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/shinyanga/kahama-township-authority/busoka/), [Kahama Mjini](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/shinyanga/kahama-township-authority/kahama-mjini/), [Malunga](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/shinyanga/kahama-township-authority/malunga/), [Mhungula](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/shinyanga/kahama-township-authority/mhungula/), [Nyihogo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/shinyanga/kahama-township-authority/nyihogo/) and [Zongomera](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/shinyanga/kahama-township-authority/zongomera/). By area it is the 2898th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 1.4% of [Kahama Township Authority District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/shinyanga/kahama-township-authority/). The centre of Nyahanga is about 438 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 3.8195° S, 32.5629° 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: Nyahanga - 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 - Shinyanga Airport (SHY) · Shinyanga107 km - Mwanza International Airport (MWZ) · Mwanza158 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:34) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:52, 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 Nyahanga Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Nyahanga. - Nyahanga - Shunu 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 Nyahanga and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kahama Township Authority District, the warmest month is Oct (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (22 °C). About 1,003 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (184 mm) and the driest Jul (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February and May to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 144 Feb 23 117 Mar 23 146 Apr 22 125 May 23 38 Jun 22 6 Jul 22 2 Aug 24 5 Sep 26 11 Oct 26 54 Nov 24 170 Dec 22 184 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Nyahanga Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kahama Hospital · Kahama Mjini 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.82524&mlon=32.59487#map=17/-3.82524/32.59487) Bank NMB - Kahama · Kahama Mjini 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.82805&mlon=32.59594#map=17/-3.82805/32.59594) Petrol pump Karagwe · Nyahanga 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.81421&mlon=32.57458#map=17/-3.81421/32.57458) Hotel kiwanja 2 · Malunga 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.80692&mlon=32.58774#map=17/-3.80692/32.58774) School Shunu primary school · Nyahanga 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.82462&mlon=32.56500#map=17/-3.82462/32.56500) College Horizon College & VTC · Isagehe 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.93314&mlon=32.80194#map=17/-3.93314/32.80194) Police station Kahama Police Station · Kahama Mjini 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.82969&mlon=32.59543#map=17/-3.82969/32.59543) 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 Nyahanga Places mapped inside Nyahanga in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps2 - 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 Kahama Township Authority District - Busoka - Isagehe - Iyenze - Kagongwa - Kahama Mjini - Kilago - Kinaga - Majengo - Malunga - Mhongolo - Mhungula - Mondo - Mwendakulima - Ngogwa - Nyandekwa - Nyasubi - Nyihogo - Wendele - Zongomera ## Quick answers - Where is Nyahanga?In Kahama Township Authority District, Shinyanga Region, Tanzania - What borders Nyahanga?Busoka, Kahama Mjini, Malunga, Mhungula, Nyihogo and Zongomera - What time zone is Nyahanga in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Nyahanga?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Nyahanga?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Nyahanga?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Nyahanga?February and May to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Nyahanga?Kahama Hospital, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nyahanga?NMB - Kahama, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nyahanga?Karagwe, about 1.4 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Nyahanga?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Nyahanga?TZ1705073 (OCHA common operational dataset)