Ward · Shinyanga Urban District # Old Shinyanga Old Shinyanga is a ward of Tanzania in Shinyanga Urban District, Shinyanga Region. It covers 57.5 km². 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 57.5 km² - 6 mapped services - 1,177 m typical elevation ## Where is Old Shinyanga? Old Shinyanga lies in Shinyanga Urban District, Shinyanga Region, Tanzania. It borders 5 other wards: Chibe, Mwalukwa, Mwamalili, Ndembezi and Pandagichiza. By area it is the 2340th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 10.4% of Shinyanga Urban District. The centre of Old Shinyanga is about 390 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. It is about 12 km from Shinyanga, the main town of Shinyanga Urban District. The centre point is at 3.5585° S, 33.3983° 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 Old Shinyanga ### Nearby, outside Old Shinyanga - Mazingira centre · attraction, Shinyanga Mjini 13 km - Ibinzamata Fishi point · attraction, Kitangili 13 km - Shinyanga airport · attraction, Kolandoto 15 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: Old Shinyanga - 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 - Shinyanga Airport (SHY) · Shinyanga 13 km - Mwanza International Airport (MWZ) · Mwanza 134 km ### Nearest railway station Shinyanga (Chamaguha), about 13 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:31) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:48, 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 Old Shinyanga Open gazetteers list 2 villages, towns and localities in Old Shinyanga. The largest with a recorded population: Old Shinyanga (23,747). - Ihapa - Old Shinyanga Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Old Shinyanga Named natural and historic features inside Old Shinyanga, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Old Shinyanga 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 Old Shinyanga and the best time to visit Using the climate of Shinyanga Urban 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. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Old Shinyanga | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Dispersal chibe · Chibe | 6.3 km | Map | | Bank | NMB bank Manonga branch · Old Shinyanga | 0.8 km | Map | | ATM | Kituo cha polisi stand ya zamani · Shinyanga Mjini | 12 km | Map | | Petrol pump | RAFIKI-SDO SHINYANGA. · Shinyanga Mjini | 12 km | Map | | Hotel | Vigimark Hotel · Lubaga | 9.6 km | Map | | School | Ng'wihando Primary School · Old Shinyanga | 0.7 km | Map | | College | Chuo Cha Madini Shinyanga - ESIS · Kambarage | 11 km | Map | | Police station | ZEENATH STATIONARY SHOP · Ndembezi | 12 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 Old Shinyanga Places mapped inside Old Shinyanga in open map data, by type. - Banks 1 - 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 Shinyanga Urban District - Chamaguha - Chibe - Ibadakuli - Ibinzamata - Kambarage - Kitangili - Kizumbi - Kolandoto - Lubaga - Masekelo - Mwamalili - Mwawaza - Ndala - Ndembezi - Ngokolo - Shinyanga Mjini ## Quick answers - Where is Old Shinyanga? In Shinyanga Urban District, Shinyanga Region, Tanzania - What borders Old Shinyanga? Chibe, Mwalukwa, Mwamalili, Ndembezi and Pandagichiza - What is there to see in Old Shinyanga? Mazingira centre, Ibinzamata Fishi point, Shinyanga airport - What time zone is Old Shinyanga in? UTC+3 - What currency is used in Old Shinyanga? Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Old Shinyanga? Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Old Shinyanga? 2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Old Shinyanga? February and April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Old Shinyanga? Dispersal chibe, about 6.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Old Shinyanga? NMB bank Manonga branch, about 0.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Old Shinyanga? Kituo cha polisi stand ya zamani, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Old Shinyanga? RAFIKI-SDO SHINYANGA., about 12 km from the centre - How many banks are in Old Shinyanga? 1 mapped - What is the P-code of Old Shinyanga? TZ1701173 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Ward - Area: 57.5 km² - P-code: TZ1701173 - District: Shinyanga Urban District --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/shinyanga/shinyanga-urban/old-shinyanga/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.