# Mlowo Ward, Mbozi District, Songwe Region – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/songwe/mbozi/mlowo/ Ward · Mbozi District # Mlowo Mlowo is a ward of Tanzania in Mbozi District, Songwe Region. It covers **68.5 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 19 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 68.5km² - 19mapped services - 1,547 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mlowo? Mlowo lies in [Mbozi District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/songwe/mbozi/), [Songwe Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/songwe/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 4 other wards: [Igamba](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/songwe/mbozi/igamba/), [Mlangali](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/songwe/mbozi/mlangali/), [Myovizi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/songwe/mbozi/myovizi/) and [Vwawa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/songwe/mbozi/vwawa/). By area it is the 2189th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 1.8% of [Mbozi District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/songwe/mbozi/). The centre of Mlowo is about 442 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. It is about 7.7 km from Vwawa, the main town of Mbozi District. The centre point is at 9.0523° S, 32.9768° 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 Mlowo ### Nearby, outside Mlowo - Mbozi Meteorit · attraction, Mlangali9.1 km - GEOFREY GARDENS · attraction, Isansa15 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: Mlowo - 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 - Songwe Airport (MBI) · Mbeya36 km ### Nearest railway station Mlowo (Mlowo), about 4.4 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:23) and shortest in Jun (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 07:00, 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. ## Villages and localities in Mlowo Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Mlowo. - Tabora 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Mlowo Named natural and historic features inside Mlowo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Shangwa · 1,640 m Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Mlowo and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mbozi District, the warmest month is Oct (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (16 °C). About 1,203 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (277 mm) and the driest Sep (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 20 247 Feb 20 195 Mar 20 210 Apr 19 109 May 18 21 Jun 16 8 Jul 16 5 Aug 18 3 Sep 21 2 Oct 23 25 Nov 22 101 Dec 21 277 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mlowo Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mlowo Mbozi · Mlowo 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.01772&mlon=33.00164#map=17/-9.01772/33.00164) Bank CRDB BANK MLOWO · Mlowo 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.01780&mlon=33.00301#map=17/-9.01780/33.00301) Petrol pump Mlowo petrol station · Mlowo 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.01620&mlon=33.00330#map=17/-9.01620/33.00330) Hotel Mwankonde Hotel · Mlowo 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.02405&mlon=32.99465#map=17/-9.02405/32.99465) School Ivwanga Primary School · Mlowo 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.04225&mlon=32.97483#map=17/-9.04225/32.97483) College MBOZI MISSION HOSIPITAL APPATMENTS · Igamba 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.03335&mlon=32.93074#map=17/-9.03335/32.93074) 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 Mlowo Places mapped inside Mlowo in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Banks2 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels4 - Schools11 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 Mbozi District - Bara - Halungu - Igamba - Ihanda - Ipunga - Isandula - Isansa - Itaka - Iyula - Mlangali - Msia - Myovizi - Nambinzo - Nanyala - Nyambili - Ruanda - Vwawa ## Quick answers - Where is Mlowo?In Mbozi District, Songwe Region, Tanzania - What borders Mlowo?Igamba, Mlangali, Myovizi and Vwawa - What is there to see in Mlowo?Mbozi Meteorit, GEOFREY GARDENS - What time zone is Mlowo in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Mlowo?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Mlowo?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mlowo?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Mlowo?Shangwa (1,640 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mlowo?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Mlowo?Mlowo Mbozi, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mlowo?CRDB BANK MLOWO, about 4.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mlowo?Mlowo petrol station, about 5.0 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Mlowo?1 mapped - How many banks are in Mlowo?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Mlowo?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Mlowo?TZ2606153 (OCHA common operational dataset)