# Ihanja Ward, Ikungi District, Singida Region – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/ihanja/ Ward · Ikungi District # Ihanja Ihanja is a ward of Tanzania in Ikungi District, Singida Region. It covers **229.3 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 229km² - 5mapped services ## Where is Ihanja? Ihanja lies in [Ikungi District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/), [Singida Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 5 other wards: [Iseke](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/iseke/), [Kituntu](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/kituntu/), [Minyughe](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/minyughe/), [Mtamaa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/singida-urban/mtamaa/) and [Muhintiri](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/muhintiri/). By area it is the 874th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 2.6% of [Ikungi District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/). The centre of Ihanja is about 180 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 5.0642° S, 34.5598° 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: Ihanja - 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 - Dodoma Airport (DOD) · Dodoma181 km - Arusha Airport (ARK) · Arusha297 km ### Nearest railway station Puma (Kituntu), about 22 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 06:46, 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 Ihanja Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ihanja. - L/Chungu - Nduru 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 Ihanja Named natural and historic features inside Ihanja, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Kumubandi · 1,617 m - Kimali · 1,436 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 Ihanja 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 Ihanja Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Puma mission hospital · Puma 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.00150&mlon=34.75790#map=17/-5.00150/34.75790) Bank NMB Bank · Ipembe 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.82245&mlon=34.74839#map=17/-4.82245/34.74839) Petrol pump Coil · Ikungi 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.14243&mlon=34.77267#map=17/-5.14243/34.77267) Hotel Samanene Hotel · Ihanja 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.08821&mlon=34.58016#map=17/-5.08821/34.58016) School Nduru Primary School · Ihanja 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.05267&mlon=34.55239#map=17/-5.05267/34.55239) College singida VTC · Mandewa 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.81771&mlon=34.72720#map=17/-4.81771/34.72720) Police station Puma police station · Puma 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.01170&mlon=34.75741#map=17/-5.01170/34.75741) 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 Ihanja Places mapped inside Ihanja in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - 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 - Ighombwe - Iglansoni - 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 Ihanja?In Ikungi District, Singida Region, Tanzania - What borders Ihanja?Iseke, Kituntu, Minyughe, Mtamaa and Muhintiri - What time zone is Ihanja in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Ihanja?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Ihanja?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ihanja?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Ihanja?Kumubandi (1,617 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ihanja?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ihanja?Puma mission hospital, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ihanja?NMB Bank, about 34 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ihanja?Coil, about 25 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ihanja?TZ1305171 (OCHA common operational dataset)