# Songambele Ward, Urambo District, Tabora Region – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/urambo/songambele/

Ward · Urambo District 

# Songambele

Songambele is a ward of Tanzania in Urambo District, Tabora Region. It covers **258.2 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 258km²
- 4mapped services

## Where is Songambele?

Songambele lies in [Urambo District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/urambo/), [Tabora Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 9 other wards: [Ichemba](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/kaliua/ichemba/), [Kanindo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/kaliua/kanindo/), [Kanoge](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/kaliua/kanoge/), [Kiloleni](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/urambo/kiloleni/), [Milambo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/kaliua/milambo/), [Muungano](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/urambo/muungano/), [Ufuluma](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/uyui/ufuluma/), [Usisya](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/urambo/usisya/) and [Uyogo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/urambo/uyogo/). By area it is the 781st largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 4.8% of [Urambo District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/urambo/). The centre of Songambele is about 419 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 4.8849° S, 32.1780° 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: Songambele

- 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) · Tabora76 km
- Mwanza International Airport (MWZ) · Mwanza284 km

### Nearest railway station

Urambo (Urambo), about 23 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:34) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:56, sunset around 18:46).

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 Songambele

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Songambele.

- Jionee Mwenyewe
- Kichangani
- Mlangane
- Songambele
- Ukwaga

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).

## Weather in Songambele and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Urambo 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 Songambele

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Urambo District Hospital · Urambo 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.08163&mlon=32.07409#map=17/-5.08163/32.07409) 

Hotel Upendo Guest House · Urambo 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.07058&mlon=32.07274#map=17/-5.07058/32.07274) 

School Lintenge Primary School · Songambele 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.90044&mlon=32.19973#map=17/-4.90044/32.19973) 

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 Songambele

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

- 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 Urambo District

- Imalamakoye
- Kapilula
- Kasisi
- Kiloleni
- Muungano
- Nsenda
- Ugalla
- Ukondamoyo
- Urambo
- Usisya
- Ussoke
- Utundu
- Uyogo
- Uyumbu
- Vumilia

## Quick answers

- Where is Songambele?In Urambo District, Tabora Region, Tanzania
- What borders Songambele?Ichemba, Kanindo, Kanoge, Kiloleni, Milambo, Muungano, Ufuluma, Usisya and Uyogo
- What time zone is Songambele in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Songambele?Shilling (TZS)
- What language is spoken in Songambele?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Songambele?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Songambele?April to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Songambele?Urambo District Hospital, about 25 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Songambele?TZ1404051 (OCHA common operational dataset)