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

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

Ward · Manyoni District 

# Mvumi

Mvumi is a ward of Tanzania in Manyoni District, Singida Region. It covers **378.4 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 378km²
- 5mapped services
- 849 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mvumi?

Mvumi lies in [Manyoni District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/manyoni/), [Singida Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 9 other wards: [Bahi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/bahi/bahi/), [Chikola](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/bahi/chikola/), [Chikuyu](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/manyoni/chikuyu/), [Kintinku](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/manyoni/kintinku/), [Majiri](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/manyoni/majiri/), [Makanda](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/manyoni/makanda/), [Makutupora](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/manyoni/makutupora/), [Mpamantwa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/dodoma/bahi/mpamantwa/) and [Sanza](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/manyoni/sanza/). By area it is the 503rd largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 1.3% of [Manyoni District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/manyoni/). The centre of Mvumi is about 67 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 6.0071° S, 35.1584° 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: Mvumi

- 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) · Dodoma69 km

### Nearest railway station

Kintinku (Kintinku), about 15 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:20) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:46, sunset around 18:32).

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 Mvumi

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Mvumi.

- Maweni
- Mvumi
- Ngaiti

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 Mvumi and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Manyoni District, the warmest month is Oct (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 377 m lower 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 24 232 

Feb 24 167 

Mar 24 163 

Apr 23 107 

May 23 30 

Jun 22 2 

Jul 21 2 

Aug 23 3 

Sep 25 4 

Oct 26 23 

Nov 26 98 

Dec 25 229 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mvumi

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Play ground · Kintinku 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.89456&mlon=35.21503#map=17/-5.89456/35.21503) 

Petrol pump Muro Oil Station · Bahi 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.95627&mlon=35.32100#map=17/-5.95627/35.32100) 

Hotel J.M. Shinyanga Guest House · Kintinku 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.89325&mlon=35.18099#map=17/-5.89325/35.18099) 

School Ngaiti Primary School · Mvumi 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.95617&mlon=35.17039#map=17/-5.95617/35.17039) 

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 Kintinku Police Station · Kintinku 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.88281&mlon=35.22223#map=17/-5.88281/35.22223) 

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 Mvumi

Places mapped inside Mvumi 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
- Mkwese
- Muhalala
- Mwamagembe
- Nkonko
- Rungwa
- Sanjaranda
- Sanza
- Saranda
- Sasajila
- Sasilo
- Solya

## Quick answers

- Where is Mvumi?In Manyoni District, Singida Region, Tanzania
- What borders Mvumi?Bahi, Chikola, Chikuyu, Kintinku, Majiri, Makanda, Makutupora, Mpamantwa and Sanza
- What time zone is Mvumi in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Mvumi?Shilling (TZS)
- What language is spoken in Mvumi?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Mvumi?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Mvumi?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mvumi?Play ground, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mvumi?Muro Oil Station, about 19 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Mvumi?TZ1303071 (OCHA common operational dataset)