# Nanga Ward, Igunga District, Tabora Region – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/igunga/nanga/ Ward · Igunga District # Nanga Nanga is a ward of Tanzania in Igunga District, Tabora Region. It covers **263.2 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 263km² - 5mapped services ## Where is Nanga? Nanga lies in [Igunga District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/igunga/), [Tabora Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 7 other wards: [Bukoko](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/igunga/bukoko/), [Igunga](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/igunga/igunga/), [Itunduru](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/igunga/itunduru/), [Mwamashiga](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/igunga/mwamashiga/), [Ndembezi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/igunga/ndembezi/), [Nkinga](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/igunga/nkinga/) and [Nyandekwa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/igunga/nyandekwa/). By area it is the 760th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 3.7% of [Igunga District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/igunga/). The centre of Nanga is about 301 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 4.2998° S, 33.7713° 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: Nanga - 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 - Shinyanga Airport (SHY) · Shinyanga82 km - Mwanza International Airport (MWZ) · Mwanza226 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:28) and shortest in Jun (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:48, sunset around 18:41). 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 Nanga Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Nanga. - Bulyang'Ombe - Igogo - Nanga - Ziba 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 Nanga Named natural and historic features inside Nanga, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Wangagema ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Kilili · 1,201 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 Nanga and the best time to visit Using the climate of Igunga District, the warmest month is Oct (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (22 °C). About 890 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (196 mm) and the driest Jul (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February and April to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 23 153 Feb 23 102 Mar 23 128 Apr 23 104 May 23 31 Jun 22 2 Jul 22 1 Aug 24 2 Sep 26 4 Oct 27 30 Nov 25 135 Dec 24 196 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Nanga Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Igunga Hospital · Igunga 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.28433&mlon=33.87119#map=17/-4.28433/33.87119) Bank NMB BANK NKINGA · Nkinga 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.42697&mlon=33.44002#map=17/-4.42697/33.44002) Petrol pump GBP · Igunga 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.28696&mlon=33.88281#map=17/-4.28696/33.88281) Hotel Sophia Lodge · Igunga 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.28656&mlon=33.87543#map=17/-4.28656/33.87543) School Igogo Primary School · Nanga 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.29524&mlon=33.76340#map=17/-4.29524/33.76340) College Nkinga Institute of Health Sciences · Nkinga 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.42552&mlon=33.43922#map=17/-4.42552/33.43922) 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 Nanga Places mapped inside Nanga 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 Igunga District - Bukoko - Chabutwa - Choma - Igowero - Igunga - Igurubi - Isakamaliwa - Itumba - Itunduru - Kining'inila - Kinungu - Mbutu - Mwamashiga - Mwamashimba - Mwashiku - Mwisi - Ndembezi - Ngulu - Nguvumoja - Nkinga - Ntobo - Nyandekwa - Simbo - Sungwizi - Ziba ## Quick answers - Where is Nanga?In Igunga District, Tabora Region, Tanzania - What borders Nanga?Bukoko, Igunga, Itunduru, Mwamashiga, Ndembezi, Nkinga and Nyandekwa - What time zone is Nanga in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Nanga?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Nanga?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Nanga?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Nanga?Kilili (1,201 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Nanga?February and April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Nanga?Igunga Hospital, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nanga?NMB BANK NKINGA, about 39 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nanga?GBP, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Nanga?TZ1402061 (OCHA common operational dataset)