Ward · Iramba District # Shelui Shelui is a ward of Tanzania in Iramba District, Singida Region. It covers 111.3 km². 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 111 km² - 7 mapped services - 1,091 m typical elevation ## Where is Shelui? Shelui lies in Iramba District, Singida Region, Tanzania. It borders 5 other wards: Kiomboi, Mgongo, Mtoa, Ntwike and Ulemo. By area it is the 1655th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 2.5% of Iramba District. The centre of Shelui is about 265 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 4.3217° S, 34.2255° E. Source: Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics / UN OCHA ROSA via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Know before you go: Shelui - Time zone UTC+3, no daylight saving · Africa/Dar_es_Salaam - Currency Shilling (TZS) - Country calling code +255 - Languages Swahili, English, Arabic - Plug types Type G · 230 V - Driving side Left - Postcode format 5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Shinyanga Airport (SHY) · Shinyanga 113 km - Mwanza International Airport (MWZ) · Mwanza 253 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:27) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:46, sunset around 18:39). Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03; OurAirports (public domain). 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 Shelui Open gazetteers list 3 villages, towns and localities in Shelui. The largest with a recorded population: Shelui (24,817). Settlements here lie between about 1,085 m and 1,147 m above sea level (median 1,091 m). - New Shelui - Shelui - Usamila Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Shelui Named natural and historic features inside Shelui, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Koui I · 1,304 m Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features. Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Shelui and the best time to visit Using the climate of Iramba District, the warmest month is Oct (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 284 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 868 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (195 mm) and the driest Jul (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are February and April to October. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec | Month | Average °C | Rain mm | | Jan | 24 | 157 | | Feb | 24 | 105 | | Mar | 24 | 125 | | Apr | 24 | 98 | | May | 23 | 29 | | Jun | 23 | 2 | | Jul | 22 | 2 | | Aug | 24 | 2 | | Sep | 26 | 4 | | Oct | 27 | 25 | | Nov | 26 | 124 | | Dec | 24 | 195 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Shelui | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Doromoni Dispensary · Tulya | 27 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Rashal · Shelui | 5.8 km | Map | | Hotel | London Guest House · Shelui | 5.5 km | Map | | School | Tintigulu Primary School · Shelui | 0.9 km | Map | | College | Grace College-Tanzania · Kisiriri | 28 km | Map | Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Shelui Places mapped inside Shelui in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps 1 - Hotels 1 - Schools 5 Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other wards in Iramba District - Kaselya - Kidaru - Kinampanda - Kiomboi - Kisiriri - Kyengege - Mbelekese - Mgongo - Mtekente - Mtoa - Ndago - Ndulungu - Ntwike - Tulya - Ulemo - Urughu ## Quick answers - Where is Shelui? In Iramba District, Singida Region, Tanzania - What borders Shelui? Kiomboi, Mgongo, Mtoa, Ntwike and Ulemo - What time zone is Shelui in? UTC+3 - What currency is used in Shelui? Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Shelui? Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Shelui? 3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Shelui? Settlements lie between 1,085 m and 1,147 m - What is the highest point in Shelui? Koui I (1,304 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Shelui? February and April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Shelui? Doromoni Dispensary, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Shelui? Rashal, about 5.8 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Shelui? 1 mapped - What is the P-code of Shelui? TZ1301053 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Ward - Area: 111.3 km² - P-code: TZ1301053 - District: Iramba District --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/iramba/shelui/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.