# Mhango Ward, Bariadi District, Simiyu Region – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/simiyu/bariadi/mhango/ Ward · Bariadi District # Mhango Mhango is a ward of Tanzania in Bariadi District, Simiyu Region. It covers **70.5 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 70.5km² - 6mapped services - 1,276 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mhango? Mhango lies in [Bariadi District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/simiyu/bariadi/), [Simiyu Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/simiyu/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 5 other wards: [Gambosi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/simiyu/bariadi/gambosi/), [Guduwi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/simiyu/bariadi/guduwi/), [Ngulyati](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/simiyu/bariadi/ngulyati/), [Sakwe](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/simiyu/bariadi/sakwe/) and [Somanda](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/simiyu/bariadi/somanda/). By area it is the 2161st largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 1.3% of [Bariadi District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/simiyu/bariadi/). The centre of Mhango is about 437 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 2.7068° S, 33.8774° 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: Mhango - 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 - Mwanza International Airport (MWZ) · Mwanza109 km - Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip (MRE) · Serena192 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:31) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:45, 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 Mhango Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Mhango. - Mbiti - Mhango - Ngongote - Shimbale 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 Mhango and the best time to visit Using the climate of Bariadi District, the warmest month is Oct (average 25 °C) and the coolest is May (22 °C). About 947 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (145 mm) and the driest Jul (10 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and April to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 112 Feb 23 86 Mar 23 139 Apr 22 120 May 22 51 Jun 22 16 Jul 23 10 Aug 24 25 Sep 25 33 Oct 25 68 Nov 23 142 Dec 22 145 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mhango Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital NGULYATI H/C · Mhango 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.69471&mlon=33.83964#map=17/-2.69471/33.83964) Bank NMB BANK · Sima 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.80135&mlon=33.98809#map=17/-2.80135/33.98809) Petrol pump Total Energie · Somanda 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.76781&mlon=33.99898#map=17/-2.76781/33.99898) Hotel Lutobeka guest house · Bariadi 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.79979&mlon=33.97747#map=17/-2.79979/33.97747) School MBITI SECONDARY SCHOOL · Mhango 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.71943&mlon=33.86819#map=17/-2.71943/33.86819) College Open University of Tanzania (OUT), Simiyu · Nyakabindi 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.72138&mlon=33.99285#map=17/-2.72138/33.99285) Police station KITUO CHA POLICE · Malambo 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-2.79533&mlon=33.99126#map=17/-2.79533/33.99126) 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 Mhango Places mapped inside Mhango in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools5 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 Bariadi District - Bariadi - Bunamhala - Dutwa - Gambosi - Gilya - Guduwi - Ikungulyabashashi - Isanga - Kasoli - Kilalo - Madobana - Malambo - Matongo - Mwaubinge - Mwaumatondo - Ngulyati - Nkindwabiye - Nkololo - Nyakabindi - Nyangokolwa - Sakwe - Sapiwi - Sima - Somanda ## Quick answers - Where is Mhango?In Bariadi District, Simiyu Region, Tanzania - What borders Mhango?Gambosi, Guduwi, Ngulyati, Sakwe and Somanda - What time zone is Mhango in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Mhango?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Mhango?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mhango?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Mhango?January to February and April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Mhango?NGULYATI H/C, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mhango?NMB BANK, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mhango?Total Energie, about 15 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Mhango?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Mhango?TZ2401111 (OCHA common operational dataset)