# Igwisi Ward, Kaliua District, Tabora Region – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/kaliua/igwisi/ Ward · Kaliua District # Igwisi Igwisi is a ward of Tanzania in Kaliua District, Tabora Region. It covers **880.2 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 880km² - 7mapped services - 1,096 mtypical elevation ## Where is Igwisi? Igwisi lies in [Kaliua District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/kaliua/), [Tabora Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 7 other wards: [Igagala](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/kaliua/igagala/), [Kamsekwa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/kaliua/kamsekwa/), [Kazaroho](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/kaliua/kazaroho/), [Muungano](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/urambo/muungano/), [Silambo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/kaliua/silambo/), [Uyogo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/urambo/uyogo/) and [Uyowa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/kaliua/uyowa/). By area it is the 183rd largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 5.7% of [Kaliua District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/kaliua/). The centre of Igwisi is about 457 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 4.7539° S, 31.8629° 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: Igwisi - 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 - Tabora Airport (TBO) · Tabora113 km - Gitega Airport (GID) · Gitega263 km ### Nearest railway station Kaliua (Ushokola), about 35 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:35) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:57, sunset around 18:48). 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 Igwisi Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Igwisi. Settlements here lie between about 1,074 m and 1,099 m above sea level (median 1,096 m). - Chemkeni - Igwisi - Mpanda - Mwaharaja Village - Nganda - Utindwa 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 Igwisi Named natural and historic features inside Igwisi, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Gombe 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 Igwisi and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kaliua District, the warmest month is Oct (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C). About 1,007 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (205 mm) and the driest Jul (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 23 162 Feb 23 133 Mar 23 147 Apr 23 113 May 24 25 Jun 23 7 Jul 23 2 Aug 25 4 Sep 27 11 Oct 27 40 Nov 25 159 Dec 23 205 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Igwisi Need Nearest mapped Distance Bank NMB bank · Ushokola 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.06280&mlon=31.79365#map=17/-5.06280/31.79365) Petrol pump Kaliua Petrol station · Ushokola 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.06371&mlon=31.79482#map=17/-5.06371/31.79482) Hotel Kampala Lodge · Kaliua 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.05660&mlon=31.79647#map=17/-5.05660/31.79647) School Mwahalaja Primary School · Igwisi 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.74374&mlon=31.88833#map=17/-4.74374/31.88833) 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 Igwisi Places mapped inside Igwisi in open map data, by type. - Schools7 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 Kaliua District - Ichemba - Igagala - Igombe Mkulu - Kaliua - Kamsekwa - Kanindo - Kanoge - Kashishi - Kazaroho - Milambo - Mwongozo - Sasu - Seleli - Silambo - Ugunga - Ukumbi Siganga - Ushokola - Usinge - Uyowa - Zugimlole ## Quick answers - Where is Igwisi?In Kaliua District, Tabora Region, Tanzania - What borders Igwisi?Igagala, Kamsekwa, Kazaroho, Muungano, Silambo, Uyogo and Uyowa - What time zone is Igwisi in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Igwisi?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Igwisi?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Igwisi?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Igwisi?Settlements lie between 1,074 m and 1,099 m - What is the best time to visit Igwisi?April to October - Where is the nearest bank to Igwisi?NMB bank, about 35 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Igwisi?Kaliua Petrol station, about 35 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Igwisi?TZ1407101 (OCHA common operational dataset)