# Mabanda Ward, Handeni Mji District, Tanga Region – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/handeni-mji/mabanda/ Ward · Handeni Mji District # Mabanda Mabanda is a ward of Tanzania in Handeni Mji District, Tanga Region. It covers **82.1 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 82.1km² - 2mapped services - 586 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mabanda? Mabanda lies in [Handeni Mji District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/handeni-mji/), [Tanga Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 4 other wards: [Konje](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/handeni-mji/konje/), [Kwenjugo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/handeni-mji/kwenjugo/), [Malezi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/handeni-mji/malezi/) and [Misima](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/handeni/misima/). By area it is the 2012th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 9.8% of [Handeni Mji District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/handeni-mji/). The centre of Mabanda is about 277 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 5.3250° S, 38.0947° 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: Mabanda - 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) · Tanga111 km - Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) · Zanzibar160 km ### Nearest railway station Maurui (Mswaha), about 39 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:09) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:33, 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 Mabanda Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Mabanda. - Masweni 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Mabanda Named natural and historic features inside Mabanda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Kwamtare 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 Mabanda and the best time to visit Using the climate of Handeni Mji District, the warmest month is Feb (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 1,455 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (288 mm) and the driest Jul (29 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 116 Feb 25 88 Mar 25 156 Apr 23 288 May 22 194 Jun 21 38 Jul 20 29 Aug 21 37 Sep 23 51 Oct 23 136 Nov 24 176 Dec 25 144 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mabanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de saúde Tendas · Misima 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.17889&mlon=38.16128#map=17/-5.17889/38.16128) Bank CRDB Bank Handeni · Vibaoni 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.43397&mlon=38.02505#map=17/-5.43397/38.02505) Hotel Hedaru Palace Hotel · Kwenjugo 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.38333&mlon=38.05000#map=17/-5.38333/38.05000) School Misima Primary School · Mabanda 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.33046&mlon=38.11899#map=17/-5.33046/38.11899) 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 Mabanda Places mapped inside Mabanda in open map data, by type. - Schools2 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 Handeni Mji District - Chanika - Kideleko - Konje - Kwamagome - Kwediyamba - Kwenjugo - Malezi - Mdoe - Mlimani - Msasa - Vibaoni ## Quick answers - Where is Mabanda?In Handeni Mji District, Tanga Region, Tanzania - What borders Mabanda?Konje, Kwenjugo, Malezi and Misima - What time zone is Mabanda in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Mabanda?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Mabanda?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mabanda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Mabanda?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Mabanda?Centro de saúde Tendas, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mabanda?CRDB Bank Handeni, about 14 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mabanda?TZ0410032 (OCHA common operational dataset)