# Iglansoni Ward, Ikungi District, Singida Region – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/iglansoni/ Ward · Ikungi District # Iglansoni Iglansoni is a ward of Tanzania in Ikungi District, Singida Region. It covers **1,122.8 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1,123km² - 6mapped services - 1,268 mtypical elevation ## Where is Iglansoni? Iglansoni lies in [Ikungi District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/), [Singida Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 8 other wards: [Ikungi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/ikungi/), [Issuna](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/issuna/), [Iyumbu](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/iyumbu/), [Kitaraka](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/manyoni/kitaraka/), [Mkiwa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/mkiwa/), [Muhintiri](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/muhintiri/), [Sanjaranda](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/manyoni/sanjaranda/) and [Tura](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/uyui/tura/). By area it is the 124th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 12.7% of [Ikungi District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/). The centre of Iglansoni is about 174 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 5.3754° S, 34.3820° 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: Iglansoni - 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) · Tabora175 km - Dodoma Airport (DOD) · Dodoma176 km ### Nearest railway station Kazi-Kazi (Kitaraka), about 30 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:24) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:48, sunset around 18:36). 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 Iglansoni Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Iglansoni. - Iglansoni - Mbwikwe - Mkurusi 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 Iglansoni Named natural and historic features inside Iglansoni, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Makingi 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 Iglansoni 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 Iglansoni Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital St. Gaspar Referral and Teaching Hospital · Itigi Mjini 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.69698&mlon=34.46547#map=17/-5.69698/34.46547) Petrol pump Nassco · Itigi Majengo 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.68473&mlon=34.50427#map=17/-5.68473/34.50427) Hotel Sarafina Guest House · Mkiwa 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.54500&mlon=34.66971#map=17/-5.54500/34.66971) School Nkurusi Primary School · Iglansoni 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.29927&mlon=34.39634#map=17/-5.29927/34.39634) 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 Iglansoni Places mapped inside Iglansoni in open map data, by type. - 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 Ikungi District - Dung'unyi - Ighombwe - 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 Iglansoni?In Ikungi District, Singida Region, Tanzania - What borders Iglansoni?Ikungi, Issuna, Iyumbu, Kitaraka, Mkiwa, Muhintiri, Sanjaranda and Tura - What time zone is Iglansoni in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Iglansoni?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Iglansoni?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Iglansoni?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Iglansoni?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Iglansoni?St. Gaspar Referral and Teaching Hospital, about 37 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Iglansoni?Nassco, about 37 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Iglansoni?TZ1305151 (OCHA common operational dataset)