# Mwadui Lohumbo Ward, Kishapu District, Shinyanga Region > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/shinyanga/kishapu/mwadui-lohumbo/ Ward · Kishapu District # Mwadui Lohumbo Mwadui Lohumbo is a ward of Tanzania in Kishapu District, Shinyanga Region. It covers **258.4 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 15 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 258km² - 15mapped services - 1,204 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mwadui Lohumbo? Mwadui Lohumbo lies in [Kishapu District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/shinyanga/kishapu/), [Shinyanga Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/shinyanga/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 6 other wards: [Masela](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/simiyu/maswa/masela/), [Mondo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/shinyanga/kishapu/mondo/), [Sengwa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/simiyu/maswa/sengwa/), [Songwa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/shinyanga/kishapu/songwa/), [Uchunga](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/shinyanga/kishapu/uchunga/) and [Ukenyenge](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/shinyanga/kishapu/ukenyenge/). By area it is the 779th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 6.2% of [Kishapu District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/shinyanga/kishapu/). The centre of Mwadui Lohumbo is about 379 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 3.4848° S, 33.6417° 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). ## Things to see in and around Mwadui Lohumbo OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Mwadui Lohumbo: 1 waterfall. - CASCADA DE MIGUEL · waterfall ### Nearby, outside Mwadui Lohumbo - Shinyanga airport · attraction, Kolandoto20 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Mwadui Lohumbo - 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) · Shinyanga21 km - Mwanza International Airport (MWZ) · Mwanza140 km ### Nearest railway station Songwa (Songwa), about 14 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:30) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:47, sunset around 18:43). 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 Mwadui Lohumbo Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Mwadui Lohumbo. The largest with a recorded population: Mwadui (23,296). Settlements here lie between about 1,182 m and 1,215 m above sea level (median 1,204 m). - Bulima - Idukilo - Idukiro - Igumangobo - Luhumbo - Mwadui - Mwadui Lohumbo - Mwangh'Olo - Nyenze 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 Mwadui Lohumbo Named natural and historic features inside Mwadui Lohumbo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Nkolongo River ### Getting around 1 airport; 1 airfield. - Mwadui - Mwadui Airport 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 Mwadui Lohumbo and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kishapu District, the warmest month is Oct (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C). About 954 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (175 mm) and the driest Jul (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February and April to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 23 144 Feb 23 98 Mar 23 142 Apr 23 116 May 23 46 Jun 23 6 Jul 23 2 Aug 24 7 Sep 26 12 Oct 26 49 Nov 24 156 Dec 23 175 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mwadui Lohumbo Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mwadui Hospital · Mwadui Lohumbo 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.53584&mlon=33.59981#map=17/-3.53584/33.59981) Bank NMB MWADUI · Mwadui Lohumbo 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.53202&mlon=33.59259#map=17/-3.53202/33.59259) ATM Kituo cha polisi stand ya zamani · Shinyanga Mjini 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.66529&mlon=33.42179#map=17/-3.66529/33.42179) Petrol pump Shell · Mwadui Lohumbo 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.53233&mlon=33.59185#map=17/-3.53233/33.59185) Hotel Nkoba guest house · Songwa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.55149&mlon=33.55919#map=17/-3.55149/33.55919) School Nyenze Primary School · Mwadui Lohumbo 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.47820&mlon=33.67083#map=17/-3.47820/33.67083) College Kolandoto College of Health Sciences · Kolandoto 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.60081&mlon=33.53343#map=17/-3.60081/33.53343) Police station ZEENATH STATIONARY SHOP · Ndembezi 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-3.66220&mlon=33.43457#map=17/-3.66220/33.43457) 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 Mwadui Lohumbo Places mapped inside Mwadui Lohumbo in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Banks1 - Petrol pumps1 - Schools12 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 Kishapu District - Bubiki - Bunambiyu - Itilima - Kiloleli - Kishapu - Lagana - Masanga - Mondo - Mwakipoya - Mwamalasa - Mwamashele - Ngofila - Seke Bugoro - Shagihilu - Somagedi - Songwa - Talaga - Uchunga - Ukenyenge ## Quick answers - Where is Mwadui Lohumbo?In Kishapu District, Shinyanga Region, Tanzania - What borders Mwadui Lohumbo?Masela, Mondo, Sengwa, Songwa, Uchunga and Ukenyenge - What is there to see in Mwadui Lohumbo?CASCADA DE MIGUEL - What time zone is Mwadui Lohumbo in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Mwadui Lohumbo?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Mwadui Lohumbo?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mwadui Lohumbo?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mwadui Lohumbo?Settlements lie between 1,182 m and 1,215 m - What is the best time to visit Mwadui Lohumbo?February and April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Mwadui Lohumbo?Mwadui Hospital, about 7.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mwadui Lohumbo?NMB MWADUI, about 7.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mwadui Lohumbo?Kituo cha polisi stand ya zamani, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mwadui Lohumbo?Shell, about 7.7 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Mwadui Lohumbo?1 mapped - How many banks are in Mwadui Lohumbo?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Mwadui Lohumbo?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Mwadui Lohumbo?TZ1702063 (OCHA common operational dataset)