# Pemba Ward, Tarime District, Mara Region – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/tarime/pemba/

Ward · Tarime District 

# Pemba

Pemba is a ward of Tanzania in Tarime District, Mara Region. It covers **34.6 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 34.6km²
- 4mapped services
- 1,619 mtypical elevation

## Where is Pemba?

Pemba lies in [Tarime District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/tarime/), [Mara Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 5 other wards: [Binagi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/tarime/binagi/), [Mbogi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/tarime/mbogi/), [Nyakonga](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/tarime/nyakonga/), [Nyamaranga](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/tarime/nyamaranga/) and [Nyarero](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/tarime/nyarero/). By area it is the 2667th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 2.3% of [Tarime District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/mara/tarime/). The centre of Pemba is about 560 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 1.2946° S, 34.5002° 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 Pemba

### Nearby, outside Pemba

- Nyamisangura Airtel Monument · monument, Nyamisangura14 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: Pemba

- 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

- Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip (MRE) · Serena58 km
- Kisumu International Airport (KIS) · Kisumu137 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:31) and shortest in Jun (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:40, sunset around 18:43).

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 Pemba

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Pemba.

- Ketaigwa
- Kyoruba

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 Pemba and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Tarime District, the warmest month is Oct (average 23 °C) and the coolest is May (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 153 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,089 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (149 mm) and the driest Jul (24 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and May to October**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 21 90 

Feb 23 72 

Mar 22 149 

Apr 21 145 

May 21 89 

Jun 21 38 

Jul 21 24 

Aug 22 50 

Sep 23 61 

Oct 23 80 

Nov 22 145 

Dec 21 144 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pemba

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital kemakorere hospital · Nyarero 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.38056&mlon=34.50863#map=17/-1.38056/34.50863) 

Bank Nmb · Nyamisangura 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.33582&mlon=34.37781#map=17/-1.33582/34.37781) 

Petrol pump Zakaria · Bomani 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.34109&mlon=34.37782#map=17/-1.34109/34.37782) 

Hotel Blue hall b · Turwa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.34631&mlon=34.39340#map=17/-1.34631/34.39340) 

School NYAIBARA SECONDARY SCHOOL · Pemba 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.30083&mlon=34.50848#map=17/-1.30083/34.50848) 

College Tarime Folk Development College · Turwa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.33073&mlon=34.39113#map=17/-1.33073/34.39113) 

Police station Korutambe · Mwema 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.25544&mlon=34.40222#map=17/-1.25544/34.40222) 

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 Pemba

Places mapped inside Pemba 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 Tarime District

- Binagi
- Bomani
- Bumera
- Genyange
- Gorong'a
- Itiryo
- Kemambo
- Kentare
- Kibasuka
- Kiore
- Komaswa
- Manga
- Matongo
- Mbogi
- Muriba
- Mwema
- Nyakonga
- Nyamaranga
- Nyamisangura
- Nyamwaga
- Nyandoto
- Nyansicha
- Nyanungu
- Nyarero
- Nyarokoba
- Sabasaba
- Sirari
- Susuni
- Turwa

## Quick answers

- Where is Pemba?In Tarime District, Mara Region, Tanzania
- What borders Pemba?Binagi, Mbogi, Nyakonga, Nyamaranga and Nyarero
- What is there to see in Pemba?Nyamisangura Airtel Monument
- What time zone is Pemba in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Pemba?Shilling (TZS)
- What language is spoken in Pemba?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Pemba?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Pemba?January to February and May to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pemba?kemakorere hospital, about 9.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pemba?Nmb, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pemba?Zakaria, about 15 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pemba?TZ2001041 (OCHA common operational dataset)