# Mkwese Ward, Manyoni District, Singida Region – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/manyoni/mkwese/

Ward · Manyoni District 

# Mkwese

Mkwese is a ward of Tanzania in Manyoni District, Singida Region. It covers **325.6 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 326km²
- 5mapped services
- 1,379 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mkwese?

Mkwese lies in [Manyoni District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/manyoni/), [Singida Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 5 other wards: [Aghondi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/manyoni/aghondi/), [Issuna](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/issuna/), [Makuru](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/manyoni/makuru/), [Manyoni](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/manyoni/manyoni/) and [Mkiwa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/ikungi/mkiwa/). By area it is the 601st largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 1.1% of [Manyoni District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/manyoni/). The centre of Mkwese is about 116 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 5.5652° S, 34.8813° 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).

## Things to see in and around Mkwese

OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Mkwese: 2 attractions.

- Kinyika Poultry Project · attraction
- Kinyika Village · attraction

### Nearby, outside Mkwese

- Isanjandugu Watet Source · attraction, Saranda16 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Mkwese

- 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) · Dodoma118 km

### Nearest railway station

Saranda (Saranda), about 19 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:22) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:46, sunset around 18:34).

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 Mkwese

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Mkwese.

- Mitoo
- Mkwese

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).

## Weather in Mkwese and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Manyoni District, the warmest month is Oct (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C), after allowing for this place being about 153 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,061 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (232 mm) and the driest Jun (2 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 21 232 

Feb 20 167 

Mar 20 163 

Apr 20 107 

May 20 30 

Jun 18 2 

Jul 18 2 

Aug 19 3 

Sep 21 4 

Oct 23 23 

Nov 23 98 

Dec 21 229 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mkwese

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital De martias hospital · Manyoni 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.74794&mlon=34.84192#map=17/-5.74794/34.84192) 

Bank CRDB · Manyoni 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.75686&mlon=34.82313#map=17/-5.75686/34.82313) 

Petrol pump Lake Oil · Manyoni 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.74854&mlon=34.81270#map=17/-5.74854/34.81270) 

Hotel Vatican · Manyoni 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.74356&mlon=34.83273#map=17/-5.74356/34.83273) 

School Kinyika Primary School · Mkwese 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.61739&mlon=34.85108#map=17/-5.61739/34.85108) 

College St. Gaspar College of Health and Allied Sciences · Muhalala 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.86740&mlon=34.88159#map=17/-5.86740/34.88159) 

Police station Kituo Cha Polisi Manyoni · Manyoni 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.74627&mlon=34.83482#map=17/-5.74627/34.83482) 

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 Mkwese

Places mapped inside Mkwese in open map data, by type.

- Schools5

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 Manyoni District

- Aghondi
- Chikola
- Chikuyu
- Heka
- Idodyandole
- Ipande
- Isseke
- Itigi Majengo
- Itigi Mjini
- Kintinku
- Kitaraka
- Majiri
- Makanda
- Makuru
- Makutupora
- Manyoni
- Mgandu
- Mitundu
- Muhalala
- Mvumi
- Mwamagembe
- Nkonko
- Rungwa
- Sanjaranda
- Sanza
- Saranda
- Sasajila
- Sasilo
- Solya

## Quick answers

- Where is Mkwese?In Manyoni District, Singida Region, Tanzania
- What borders Mkwese?Aghondi, Issuna, Makuru, Manyoni and Mkiwa
- What is there to see in Mkwese?Kinyika Poultry Project, Kinyika Village
- What time zone is Mkwese in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Mkwese?Shilling (TZS)
- What language is spoken in Mkwese?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Mkwese?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Mkwese?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mkwese?De martias hospital, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mkwese?CRDB, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mkwese?Lake Oil, about 22 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Mkwese?TZ1303221 (OCHA common operational dataset)