# Ighombwe Ward, Ikungi District, Singida Region – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/ighombwe/ Ward · Ikungi District # Ighombwe Ighombwe is a ward of Tanzania in Ikungi District, Singida Region. It covers **1,097.6 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1,098km² - 4mapped services ## Where is Ighombwe? Ighombwe lies in [Ikungi District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/), [Singida Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 6 other wards: [Iyumbu](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/iyumbu/), [Mgungira](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/mgungira/), [Minyughe](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/minyughe/), [Mtunduru](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/mtunduru/), [Mwaru](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/mwaru/) and [Ndulungu](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/iramba/ndulungu/). By area it is the 129th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 12.4% of [Ikungi District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/). The centre of Ighombwe is about 212 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 4.9885° S, 34.2340° 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: Ighombwe - 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 - Tabora Airport (TBO) · Tabora155 km - Dodoma Airport (DOD) · Dodoma214 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:25) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:48, sunset around 18:38). 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 Ighombwe Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Ighombwe. - Hakhonda - Ighombwe - Msosa 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 Ighombwe Named natural and historic features inside Ighombwe, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 10 rivers and streams. - Bungu - Kipamba - Makiwo River - Makonda River - Mangasini - Msisi River - Msorsa - Mwaru River - Tagata - Ugamo ### Hills and mountains 5 hills. - Kinyowinga · 1,237 m - Gombwi · 1,189 m - Makonda · 1,188 m - Makiwo · 1,119 m - Bugani · 1,082 m 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 Ighombwe and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ikungi District, the warmest month is Oct (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 986 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (224 mm) and the driest Jul (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 197 Feb 22 143 Mar 22 151 Apr 22 97 May 22 26 Jun 21 2 Jul 20 1 Aug 22 2 Sep 24 3 Oct 25 20 Nov 25 119 Dec 23 224 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ighombwe Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital ST. Elizabeth Hospital · Mtunduru 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.87105&mlon=34.41862#map=17/-4.87105/34.41862) Hotel New White Guest House · Mwaru 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.73534&mlon=34.12670#map=17/-4.73534/34.12670) School Msosa Primary School · Ighombwe 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.95368&mlon=34.15173#map=17/-4.95368/34.15173) 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 Ighombwe Places mapped inside Ighombwe in open map data, by type. - Schools4 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 Ikungi District - Dung'unyi - Iglansoni - Ihanja - Ikungi - Irisya - Iseke - Issuna - Iyumbu - Kikio - Kituntu - Lighwa - Mang'onyi - Mgungira - Minyughe - Misughaa - Mkiwa - Mtunduru - Muhintiri - Mungaa - Mwaru - Ntuntu - Puma - Sepuka - Siuyu - Unyahati ## Quick answers - Where is Ighombwe?In Ikungi District, Singida Region, Tanzania - What borders Ighombwe?Iyumbu, Mgungira, Minyughe, Mtunduru, Mwaru and Ndulungu - What time zone is Ighombwe in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Ighombwe?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Ighombwe?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ighombwe?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Ighombwe?Kinyowinga (1,237 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ighombwe?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ighombwe?ST. Elizabeth Hospital, about 24 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ighombwe?TZ1305231 (OCHA common operational dataset)