# Pembeni Ward, Wete District, Kaskazini Pemba Region – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kaskazini-pemba/wete/pembeni/

Ward · Wete District 

# Pembeni

Pembeni is a ward of Tanzania in Wete District, Kaskazini Pemba Region. It covers **8.60 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 8.6km²
- 1mapped service
- 30 mtypical elevation

## Where is Pembeni?

Pembeni lies in [Wete District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kaskazini-pemba/wete/), [Kaskazini Pemba Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kaskazini-pemba/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 4 other wards: [Kiungoni](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kaskazini-pemba/wete/kiungoni/), [Maziwani](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kaskazini-pemba/wete/maziwani/), [Pandani](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kaskazini-pemba/wete/pandani/) and [Shengejuu](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kaskazini-pemba/wete/shengejuu/). By area it is the 3110th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 2.9% of [Wete District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/kaskazini-pemba/wete/). The centre of Pembeni is about 467 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. It is about 9.3 km from Wete, the main town of Wete District. The centre point is at 5.0658° S, 39.8129° 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: Pembeni

- 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

- Tanga Airport (TGT) · Tanga82 km
- Moi International Airport (MBA) · Mombasa117 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:03) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:25, sunset around 18:15).

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 Pembeni

Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Pembeni. Settlements here lie between about 17 m and 30 m above sea level (median 30 m).

- Dutani
- Kisitu
- Miburani
- Michenzani
- Penya
- Rango
- Shengejuu
- Ziwani

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 Pembeni and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Wete District, the warmest month is Mar (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Aug (25 °C). About 840 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is May (213 mm) and the driest Aug (18 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **June to February**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 28 31 

Feb 28 23 

Mar 29 73 

Apr 28 172 

May 28 213 

Jun 26 50 

Jul 25 21 

Aug 25 18 

Sep 26 24 

Oct 27 70 

Nov 28 81 

Dec 28 64 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pembeni

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Gombani primary care unit · Ng'ambwa 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.21309&mlon=39.77138#map=17/-5.21309/39.77138) 

Bank PBZ · Bopwe 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.05655&mlon=39.72848#map=17/-5.05655/39.72848) 

Hotel Sharook Riviera Grand Lodge · Selem 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.06062&mlon=39.72051#map=17/-5.06062/39.72051) 

School Shengejuu Primary School · Pembeni 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.06675&mlon=39.81031#map=17/-5.06675/39.81031) 

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 Pembeni

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

- Schools1

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 Wete District

- Bopwe
- Chwale
- Fundo
- Gando
- Jadida
- Junguni
- Kambini
- Kangagani
- Kinyikani
- Kipangani
- Kisiwani
- Kiungoni
- Kiuyu Kigongoni
- Kiuyu Minungwini
- Kizimbani
- Kojani
- Limbani
- Maziwani
- Mchanga Mdogo
- Mjini Ole
- Mpambani
- Mtambwe Kaskazini
- Mtambwe Kusini
- Mzambarauni Takao
- Ole
- Pandani
- Piki
- Selem
- Shengejuu
- Ukunjwi
- Utaani

## Quick answers

- Where is Pembeni?In Wete District, Kaskazini Pemba Region, Tanzania
- What borders Pembeni?Kiungoni, Maziwani, Pandani and Shengejuu
- What time zone is Pembeni in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Pembeni?Shilling (TZS)
- What language is spoken in Pembeni?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Pembeni?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Pembeni?Settlements lie between 17 m and 30 m
- What is the best time to visit Pembeni?June to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pembeni?Gombani primary care unit, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pembeni?PBZ, about 9.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pembeni?TZ5401291 (OCHA common operational dataset)