Ward · Sikonge District # Misheni Misheni is a ward of Tanzania in Sikonge District, Tabora Region. It covers 174.8 km². 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 13 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 175 km² - 13 mapped services - 1,177 m typical elevation ## Where is Misheni? Misheni lies in Sikonge District, Tabora Region, Tanzania. It borders 4 other wards: Chabutwa, Kisanga, Sikonge and Ugalla. By area it is the 1155th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 0.7% of Sikonge District. The centre of Misheni is about 336 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 5.6432° S, 32.7525° E. Source: Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics / UN OCHA ROSA via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Know before you go: Misheni - Time zone UTC+3, no daylight saving · Africa/Dar_es_Salaam - Currency Shilling (TZS) - Country calling code +255 - Languages Swahili, English, Arabic - Plug types Type G · 230 V - Driving side Left - Postcode format 5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Tabora Airport (TBO) · Tabora 64 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:30) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:55, sunset around 18:42). Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03; OurAirports (public domain). 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 Misheni Open gazetteers list 2 villages, towns and localities in Misheni. The largest with a recorded population: Sikonge (27,113). - Kidugalo - Sikonge Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Misheni Named natural and historic features inside Misheni, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Sikonge Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features. Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Misheni and the best time to visit Using the climate of Sikonge District, the warmest month is Oct (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 1,113 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (267 mm) and the driest Jul (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are April to October. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec | Month | Average °C | Rain mm | | Jan | 22 | 210 | | Feb | 22 | 170 | | Mar | 22 | 146 | | Apr | 23 | 101 | | May | 23 | 24 | | Jun | 22 | 2 | | Jul | 21 | 1 | | Aug | 23 | 1 | | Sep | 25 | 4 | | Oct | 26 | 33 | | Nov | 25 | 155 | | Dec | 23 | 267 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Misheni | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Moravian Leprosy hospital · Misheni | 1.0 km | Map | | Bank | NMB Bank Sikonge branch · Sikonge | 3.7 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Sikonge filling station · Sikonge | 3.1 km | Map | | Hotel | Kaluvya hotel and shopping center · Misheni | 1.8 km | Map | | School | Moravian Vocational Training center- VTC · Misheni | 1.6 km | Map | | College | Sikonge Focal Development College · Sikonge | 3.8 km | Map | Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Misheni Places mapped inside Misheni in open map data, by type. - Hospitals 4 - Hotels 1 - Schools 7 - Restaurants 1 Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other wards in Sikonge District - Chabutwa - Igigwa - Ipole - Kaloleli - Kiloli - Kipanga - Kipili - Kisanga - Kitunda - Mole - Mpombwe - Ngoywa - Pangale - Sikonge - Tutuo - Usunga ## Quick answers - Where is Misheni? In Sikonge District, Tabora Region, Tanzania - What borders Misheni? Chabutwa, Kisanga, Sikonge and Ugalla - What time zone is Misheni in? UTC+3 - What currency is used in Misheni? Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Misheni? Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Misheni? 2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Misheni? April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Misheni? Moravian Leprosy hospital, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Misheni? NMB Bank Sikonge branch, about 3.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Misheni? Sikonge filling station, about 3.1 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Misheni? 4 mapped - What is the P-code of Misheni? TZ1405141 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Ward - Area: 174.8 km² - P-code: TZ1405141 - District: Sikonge District --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tabora/sikonge/misheni/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.