# Muhintiri Ward, Ikungi District, Singida Region – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/muhintiri/ Ward · Ikungi District # Muhintiri Muhintiri is a ward of Tanzania in Ikungi District, Singida Region. It covers **251.9 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 252km² - 3mapped services - 1,481 mtypical elevation ## Where is Muhintiri? Muhintiri 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: [Iglansoni](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/iglansoni/), [Ihanja](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/ihanja/), [Ikungi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/ikungi/), [Iseke](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/iseke/), [Iyumbu](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/iyumbu/) and [Minyughe](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/minyughe/). By area it is the 800th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 2.8% of [Ikungi District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/). The centre of Muhintiri is about 170 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 5.1866° S, 34.5696° 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: Muhintiri - 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) · Dodoma171 km ### Nearest railway station Ikungi (Ikungi), about 23 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 18:36). 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 Muhintiri Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Muhintiri. - Kinyampem - Mpetu - Mpipiti - Muhintiri 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 Muhintiri Named natural and historic features inside Muhintiri, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Musunju · 1,397 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 Muhintiri 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 Muhintiri Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Puma mission hospital · Puma 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.00150&mlon=34.75790#map=17/-5.00150/34.75790) Petrol pump Coil · Ikungi 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.14243&mlon=34.77267#map=17/-5.14243/34.77267) Hotel Samanene Hotel · Ihanja 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.08821&mlon=34.58016#map=17/-5.08821/34.58016) School Kinyampembee Primary School · Muhintiri 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.19600&mlon=34.57016#map=17/-5.19600/34.57016) Police station Puma police station · Puma 28 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 Muhintiri Places mapped inside Muhintiri in open map data, by type. - Schools3 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 - Minyughe - Misughaa - Mkiwa - Mtunduru - Mungaa - Mwaru - Ntuntu - Puma - Sepuka - Siuyu - Unyahati ## Quick answers - Where is Muhintiri?In Ikungi District, Singida Region, Tanzania - What borders Muhintiri?Iglansoni, Ihanja, Ikungi, Iseke, Iyumbu and Minyughe - What time zone is Muhintiri in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Muhintiri?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Muhintiri?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Muhintiri?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Muhintiri?Musunju (1,397 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Muhintiri?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Muhintiri?Puma mission hospital, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Muhintiri?Coil, about 23 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Muhintiri?TZ1305191 (OCHA common operational dataset)