# Minga Ward, Singida Urban District, Singida Region – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/singida-urban/minga/

Ward · Singida Urban District 

# Minga

Minga is a ward of Tanzania in Singida Urban District, Singida Region. It covers **5.16 km²**. Open map data shows 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 5.2km²
- 6mapped services

## Where is Minga?

Minga lies in [Singida Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/singida-urban/), [Singida Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 7 other wards: [Ipembe](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/singida-urban/ipembe/), [Majengo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/singida-urban/majengo/), [Misuna](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/singida-urban/misuna/), [Mitunduru](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/singida-urban/mitunduru/), [Mughanga](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/singida-urban/mughanga/), [Mungu maji](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/singida-urban/mungu-maji/) and [Umyambwa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/singida-urban/umyambwa/). By area it is the 3253rd largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 0.7% of [Singida Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/singida/singida-urban/). The centre of Minga is about 185 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. It is about 3.1 km from Singida, the main town of Singida Urban District. The centre point is at 4.8155° S, 34.7719° 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 Minga

### Nearby, outside Minga

- Lake singida · attraction, Mitunduru3.6 km
- Lake singida · attraction, Mitunduru3.8 km
- Lake kindai · attraction, Mwankoko5.1 km
- Reserved Area · attraction, Puma19 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: Minga

- 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) · Dodoma186 km
- Arusha Airport (ARK) · Arusha262 km

### Nearest railway station

Singida (Utemini), about 3.6 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 06:45, 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.

## Weather in Minga and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Singida Urban District, the warmest month is Oct (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 964 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (196 mm) and the driest Jul (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to November**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 21 196 

Feb 21 128 

Mar 21 155 

Apr 20 128 

May 20 37 

Jun 19 4 

Jul 18 2 

Aug 20 3 

Sep 22 4 

Oct 23 22 

Nov 23 94 

Dec 22 192 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Minga

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Iambi Lutheran Hospital · Mitunduru 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.81667&mlon=34.75000#map=17/-4.81667/34.75000) 

Bank CRDB Bank · Mitunduru 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.81806&mlon=34.75280#map=17/-4.81806/34.75280) 

Petrol pump Oilcom · Minga 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.82072&mlon=34.76414#map=17/-4.82072/34.76414) 

Hotel Vatican Lodge · Minga 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.81985&mlon=34.75931#map=17/-4.81985/34.75931) 

School Minga Primary School · Minga 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.81552&mlon=34.76358#map=17/-4.81552/34.76358) 

College Singida Health Training Centre · Mughanga 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.81459&mlon=34.74701#map=17/-4.81459/34.74701) 

Police station Police Office · Mughanga 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.81928&mlon=34.74668#map=17/-4.81928/34.74668) 

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 Minga

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

- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels1
- Schools4

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 Singida Urban District

- Ipembe
- Kindai
- Majengo
- Mandewa
- Misuna
- Mitunduru
- Mtamaa
- Mtipa
- Mughanga
- Mungu maji
- Mwankoko
- Uhamaka
- Umyambwa
- Unyamikumbi
- Utemini

## Quick answers

- Where is Minga?In Singida Urban District, Singida Region, Tanzania
- What borders Minga?Ipembe, Majengo, Misuna, Mitunduru, Mughanga, Mungu maji and Umyambwa
- What is there to see in Minga?Lake singida, Lake singida, Lake kindai, Reserved Area
- What time zone is Minga in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Minga?Shilling (TZS)
- What language is spoken in Minga?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally)
- What is the best time to visit Minga?May to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Minga?Iambi Lutheran Hospital, about 2.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Minga?CRDB Bank, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Minga?Oilcom, about 1.0 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Minga?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Minga?TZ1304142 (OCHA common operational dataset)