Map of Mafinga, Tanzania

Mafinga is a city in Iringa, Tanzania, with a population of about 34,958. It lies at 7.2500°S, 35.0667°E. Mafinga is about 141 km (88 mi) southwest of Dodoma, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Iringa, 90 km to the southeast.

Mafinga at a glance

Where is Mafinga?

• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 42 min on the shortest day to 12 h 33 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Mafinga

• Iringa — 90 km southeast
• Dodoma — 141 km northeast
• Rujewa — 178 km southwest
• Makumbako — 180 km south
• Mlimba — 191 km southeast
• Ifakara — 203 km southeast
• Kidatu — 214 km east
• Kilosa — 217 km east
• Kidodi — 217 km east
• Geiro — 233 km northeast

Largest cities in Iringa

• Iringa — 202,490

Largest cities in Tanzania

• Dar es Salaam — 5,383,728
• Mwanza — 1,104,521
• Dodoma — 765,179
• Zanzibar — 709,809
• Arusha — 617,631
• Mbeya — 541,603
• Morogoro — 471,409
• Kahama — 453,654
• Tanga — 393,429
• Geita — 318,006

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.