# Miembeni Ward, Bukoba Urban District, Kagera Region – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kagera/bukoba-urban/miembeni/

Ward · Bukoba Urban District 

# Miembeni

Miembeni is a ward of Tanzania in Bukoba Urban District, Kagera Region. It covers **2.96 km²**. Open map data shows 19 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3.0km²
- 19mapped services

## Where is Miembeni?

Miembeni lies in [Bukoba Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kagera/bukoba-urban/), [Kagera Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kagera/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 4 other wards: [Bakoba](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kagera/bukoba-urban/bakoba/), [Bilele](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kagera/bukoba-urban/bilele/), [Kahororo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kagera/bukoba-urban/kahororo/) and [Kashai](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kagera/bukoba-urban/kashai/). By area it is the 3383rd largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 3.6% of [Bukoba Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kagera/bukoba-urban/). The centre of Miembeni is about 692 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. It is about 1.0 km from Bukoba, the main town of Bukoba Urban District. The centre point is at 1.3322° S, 31.8214° 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 Miembeni

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Miembeni: 1 ruins.

- CCM Ruin · ruins

### Nearby, outside Miembeni

- Warrior's Monument · memorial, Bilele1.5 km
- Bukoba Palace Hotel Ruins · ruins, Bakoba4.7 km
- Kyamunene historic cave · cave, Maruku6.3 km
- Kyamunene waterfall · waterfall, Maruku6.4 km
- River ngono · attraction, Kishogo17 km
- Mugana Rock Paintings · attraction, Bwanjai20 km
- Mugana rock painting · attraction, Bwanjai20 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: Miembeni

- 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

- Bukoba Airport (BKZ) · Bukoba0.1 km
- Entebbe International Airport (EBB) · Entebbe168 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:41) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:51, sunset around 18:54).

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.

## Landscape and landmarks of Miembeni

Named natural and historic features inside Miembeni, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Getting around

1 airport.

- Bukoba Airport

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 Miembeni and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Bukoba Urban District, the warmest month is Feb (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (23 °C). About 1,324 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (190 mm) and the driest Jul (24 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to February and June to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
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- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 89 

Feb 25 107 

Mar 24 170 

Apr 23 190 

May 23 142 

Jun 23 34 

Jul 23 24 

Aug 23 49 

Sep 24 98 

Oct 23 141 

Nov 23 167 

Dec 23 113 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Miembeni

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Zamzam kituo cha afya · Bilele 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.33049&mlon=31.81329#map=17/-1.33049/31.81329) 

Bank Nmb · Miembeni 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.33407&mlon=31.81557#map=17/-1.33407/31.81557) 

ATM NMB · Bilele 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.33094&mlon=31.81317#map=17/-1.33094/31.81317) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Bilele 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.33137&mlon=31.81272#map=17/-1.33137/31.81272) 

Hotel Smart Hotel · Miembeni 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.32865&mlon=31.82144#map=17/-1.32865/31.82144) 

School Lake View School · Miembeni 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.33485&mlon=31.82266#map=17/-1.33485/31.82266) 

College Cardinal Rugambwa memorial college · Kibeta 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.34623&mlon=31.78672#map=17/-1.34623/31.78672) 

Police station Bukoba police station · Miembeni 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.33287&mlon=31.81388#map=17/-1.33287/31.81388) 

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 Miembeni

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

- Banks3
- Hotels9
- Schools3
- Restaurants3
- Police stations1

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 Bukoba Urban District

- Bakoba
- Bilele
- Buhemba
- Hamugembe
- Ijuganyondo
- Kagondo
- Kahororo
- Kashai
- Kibeta
- Kitendaguro
- Nshambya
- Nyanga
- Rwamishenye

## Quick answers

- Where is Miembeni?In Bukoba Urban District, Kagera Region, Tanzania
- What borders Miembeni?Bakoba, Bilele, Kahororo and Kashai
- What is there to see in Miembeni?CCM Ruin
- What time zone is Miembeni in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Miembeni?Shilling (TZS)
- What language is spoken in Miembeni?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally)
- What is the best time to visit Miembeni?December to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Miembeni?Zamzam kituo cha afya, about 0.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Miembeni?Nmb, about 0.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Miembeni?NMB, about 0.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Miembeni?TotalEnergies, about 1.0 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Miembeni?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of Miembeni?TZ1806062 (OCHA common operational dataset)