Ward · Ileje District # Ngulilo Ngulilo is a ward of Tanzania in Ileje District, Songwe Region. It covers 60.7 km². 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 60.7 km² - 4 mapped services - 1,827 m typical elevation ## Where is Ngulilo? Ngulilo lies in Ileje District, Songwe Region, Tanzania. It borders 6 other wards: Ikuti, Ilembo, Lubanda, Luswisi, Nkunga and Santilya. By area it is the 2298th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 3.2% of Ileje District. The centre of Ngulilo is about 425 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 9.2398° S, 33.4444° E. Source: Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics / UN OCHA ROSA via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around Ngulilo ### Nearby, outside Ngulilo - Marasusa (Malasusa) - Waterfall · attraction, Nkunga 11 km - Daraja la Mungu - Natural bridge · attraction, Nkunga 13 km Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Ngulilo - 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 - Songwe Airport (MBI) · Mbeya 40 km ### Nearest railway station Mbeya (Iyunga), about 34 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 06:21) and shortest in Jun (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:58, sunset around 18:33). 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 Ngulilo Open gazetteers list 1 village, town or locality in Ngulilo. - Usango Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Ngulilo Named natural and historic features inside Ngulilo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Runga 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 Ngulilo and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ileje District, the warmest month is Nov (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jul (12 °C), after allowing for this place being about 422 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,218 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (269 mm) and the driest Sep (3 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 | 17 | 261 | | Feb | 18 | 201 | | Mar | 17 | 224 | | Apr | 16 | 107 | | May | 15 | 22 | | Jun | 13 | 11 | | Jul | 12 | 5 | | Aug | 14 | 4 | | Sep | 17 | 3 | | Oct | 20 | 25 | | Nov | 20 | 87 | | Dec | 19 | 269 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ngulilo | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Igogwe Hospital · Kinyala | 13 km | Map | | Bank | National Bank of Commerce · Bulyaga | 22 km | Map | | ATM | CRDB · Iyunga | 34 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Desai · Iyunga | 35 km | Map | | Hotel | Mapelele Lodge · Kiwira | 13 km | Map | | Mall | Mwanjelwa Market · Ruanda | 37 km | Map | | School | Ngulilo Primary School · Ngulilo | 0.4 km | Map | | College | Rungwe International College of Business and Entrepreneurship Development · Kawetele | 21 km | Map | | Police station | Tukuyu Police Station · Kawetele | 22 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 Ngulilo Places mapped inside Ngulilo in open map data, by type. - Schools 4 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 Ileje District - Bupigu - Chitete - Ibaba - Ikinga - Isongole - Itale - Itumba - Kafule - Kalembo - Lubanda - Luswisi - Malangali - Mbebe - Mlale - Ndola - Ngulugulu - Sange ## Quick answers - Where is Ngulilo? In Ileje District, Songwe Region, Tanzania - What borders Ngulilo? Ikuti, Ilembo, Lubanda, Luswisi, Nkunga and Santilya - What is there to see in Ngulilo? Marasusa (Malasusa) - Waterfall, Daraja la Mungu - Natural bridge - What time zone is Ngulilo in? UTC+3 - What currency is used in Ngulilo? Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Ngulilo? Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ngulilo? 1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ngulilo? April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ngulilo? Igogwe Hospital, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ngulilo? National Bank of Commerce, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ngulilo? CRDB, about 34 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ngulilo? Desai, about 35 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ngulilo? TZ2605061 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Ward - Area: 60.7 km² - P-code: TZ2605061 - District: Ileje District --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/songwe/ileje/ngulilo/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.