# Tanga Ward, Songea Urban District, Ruvuma Region – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/ruvuma/songea-urban/tanga/

Ward · Songea Urban District 

# Tanga

Tanga is a ward of Tanzania in Songea Urban District, Ruvuma Region. It covers **113.0 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 113km²
- 8mapped services
- 1,087 mtypical elevation

## Where is Tanga?

Tanga lies in [Songea Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/ruvuma/songea-urban/), [Ruvuma Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/ruvuma/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 6 other wards: [Hanga](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/ruvuma/namtumbo/hanga/), [Matimira](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/ruvuma/songea/matimira/), [Mletele](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/ruvuma/songea-urban/mletele/), [Mpandangino](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/ruvuma/songea/mpandangino/), [Mshangano](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/ruvuma/songea-urban/mshangano/) and [Msindo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/ruvuma/namtumbo/msindo/). By area it is the 1639th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 19.5% of [Songea Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/ruvuma/songea-urban/). The centre of Tanga is about 491 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. It is about 14 km from Songea, the main town of Songea Urban District. The centre point is at 10.5894° S, 35.7311° 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: Tanga

- 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 (#####)

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 06:10) and shortest in Jun (about 11.5 hours, sunrise around 06:51, sunset around 18:22).

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 Tanga

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Tanga.

- Masigira
- Mlete
- Muhumbezi
- Tanga

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 Tanga and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Songea Urban District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jun (18 °C). About 1,283 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (303 mm) and the driest Sep (3 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to November**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 22 303 

Feb 22 230 

Mar 22 232 

Apr 21 127 

May 19 46 

Jun 18 14 

Jul 18 5 

Aug 20 4 

Sep 23 3 

Oct 25 17 

Nov 26 74 

Dec 24 228 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Tanga

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ruvuma Regional Referral Hospital · Mjini 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.68095&mlon=35.65114#map=17/-10.68095/35.65114) 

Bank CRDB Bank · Mjini 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.67862&mlon=35.65297#map=17/-10.67862/35.65297) 

Hotel Nkosi Zwangendaba Hotel · Seedfarm 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.66593&mlon=35.67390#map=17/-10.66593/35.67390) 

School Pambazuko Primary School · Tanga 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.59272&mlon=35.73572#map=17/-10.59272/35.73572) 

College Mahinya College of Sustainable Agriculture · Msindo 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-10.53042&mlon=35.73961#map=17/-10.53042/35.73961) 

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 Tanga

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

- Schools8

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 Songea Urban District

- Bombambili
- Lilambo
- Lizaboni
- Majengo
- Matarawe
- Mateka
- Matogoro
- Mfaranyaki
- Misufini
- Mjimwema
- Mjini
- Mletele
- Msamala
- Mshangano
- Mwengemshindo
- Ndilimalitembo
- Ruhuwiko
- Ruvuma
- Seedfarm
- Subira

## Quick answers

- Where is Tanga?In Songea Urban District, Ruvuma Region, Tanzania
- What borders Tanga?Hanga, Matimira, Mletele, Mpandangino, Mshangano and Msindo
- What time zone is Tanga in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Tanga?Shilling (TZS)
- What language is spoken in Tanga?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Tanga?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Tanga?May to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Tanga?Ruvuma Regional Referral Hospital, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Tanga?CRDB Bank, about 13 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Tanga?TZ1004152 (OCHA common operational dataset)