# Minyughe Ward, Ikungi District, Singida Region – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/minyughe/ Ward · Ikungi District # Minyughe Minyughe is a ward of Tanzania in Ikungi District, Singida Region. It covers **572.6 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 573km² - 11mapped services - 1,271 mtypical elevation ## Where is Minyughe? Minyughe lies in [Ikungi District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/), [Singida Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 7 other wards: [Ighombwe](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/ighombwe/), [Ihanja](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/ihanja/), [Iyumbu](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/iyumbu/), [Mtamaa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/singida-urban/mtamaa/), [Mtunduru](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/mtunduru/), [Muhintiri](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/muhintiri/) and [Mwankoko](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/singida-urban/mwankoko/). By area it is the 307th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 6.5% of [Ikungi District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/). The centre of Minyughe is about 190 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 5.0458° S, 34.4467° 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: Minyughe - 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) · Tabora179 km - Dodoma Airport (DOD) · Dodoma191 km ### Nearest railway station Puma (Kituntu), about 34 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 06:47, sunset around 18:37). 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 Minyughe Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Minyughe. Settlements here lie between about 1,234 m and 1,312 m above sea level (median 1,271 m). - Bungu - Kwasasa - Minyughe - Minyugi - Mtawira 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 Minyughe Named natural and historic features inside Minyughe, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 10 rivers and streams. - Isomia - Iungwila - Kisutu - Kisutu - Matiuku - Mayaha - Mhangahanga - Mongo - Samu - Tika ### Hills and mountains 4 hills. - Matiuku · 1,317 m - Mkwila · 1,286 m - Kunikana · 1,271 m - Bungu · 1,236 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 Minyughe 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 Minyughe Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital ST. Elizabeth Hospital · Mtunduru 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.87105&mlon=34.41862#map=17/-4.87105/34.41862) Petrol pump Coil · Ikungi 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.14243&mlon=34.77267#map=17/-5.14243/34.77267) Hotel Samanene Hotel · Ihanja 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.08821&mlon=34.58016#map=17/-5.08821/34.58016) School Majengo Primary School · Minyughe 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.04578&mlon=34.44029#map=17/-5.04578/34.44029) Police station Puma police station · Puma 35 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 Minyughe Places mapped inside Minyughe in open map data, by type. - Schools11 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 - Ihanja - Ikungi - Irisya - Iseke - Issuna - Iyumbu - Kikio - Kituntu - Lighwa - Mang'onyi - Mgungira - Misughaa - Mkiwa - Mtunduru - Muhintiri - Mungaa - Mwaru - Ntuntu - Puma - Sepuka - Siuyu - Unyahati ## Quick answers - Where is Minyughe?In Ikungi District, Singida Region, Tanzania - What borders Minyughe?Ighombwe, Ihanja, Iyumbu, Mtamaa, Mtunduru, Muhintiri and Mwankoko - What time zone is Minyughe in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Minyughe?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Minyughe?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Minyughe?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Minyughe?Settlements lie between 1,234 m and 1,312 m - What is the highest point in Minyughe?Matiuku (1,317 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Minyughe?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Minyughe?ST. Elizabeth Hospital, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Minyughe?Coil, about 38 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Minyughe?TZ1305181 (OCHA common operational dataset)