Ward · Handeni District # Kwamatuku Kwamatuku is a ward of Tanzania in Handeni District, Tanga Region. It covers 325.5 km². 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 326 km² - 8 mapped services - 424 m typical elevation ## Where is Kwamatuku? Kwamatuku lies in Handeni District, Tanga Region, Tanzania. It borders 8 other wards: Kilole, Kwamsisi, Kwedizinga, Mswaha, Ndolwa, Ngombezi, Segera and Sindeni. By area it is the 602nd largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 5.0% of Handeni District. The centre of Kwamatuku is about 307 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 5.3129° S, 38.3727° E. Source: Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics / UN OCHA ROSA via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Know before you go: Kwamatuku - 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 - Tanga Airport (TGT) · Tanga 81 km - Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) · Zanzibar 138 km ### Nearest railway station Maurui (Mswaha), about 20 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:08) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:32, sunset around 18:21). 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 Kwamatuku Open gazetteers list 9 villages, towns and localities in Kwamatuku. Settlements here lie between about 402 m and 472 m above sea level (median 424 m). - Kidareko - Komsala - Kwagugura - Kwakiliga - Kwamatuku - Kweingoma - Mhomoro - Msimkulu - Nkale Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Kwamatuku Named natural and historic features inside Kwamatuku, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Koluguzao 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 Kwamatuku and the best time to visit Using the climate of Handeni 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. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kwamatuku | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Magunga Korogwe Town Hospital · Magunga | 22 km | Map | | Bank | NMB Korogwe · Manundu | 19 km | Map | | Petrol pump | TotalEnergies KILOLE SERVICE STATION · Kilole | 19 km | Map | | Hotel | Midland inn hotel · Ngombezi | 15 km | Map | | School | Nkale Primary School · Kwamatuku | 2.9 km | Map | | College | Korogwe Teachers Traning College · Manundu | 20 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 Kwamatuku Places mapped inside Kwamatuku in open map data, by type. - Schools 8 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 Handeni District - Kabuku - Kabuku ndani - Kang'ata - Kiva - Komkonga - Kwachaga - Kwaluguru - Kwamgwe - Kwamkonje - Kwamsisi - Kwasunga - Kwedizinga - Mazingara - Mgambo - Misima - Mkata - Ndolwa - Segera - Sindeni ## Quick answers - Where is Kwamatuku? In Handeni District, Tanga Region, Tanzania - What borders Kwamatuku? Kilole, Kwamsisi, Kwedizinga, Mswaha, Ndolwa, Ngombezi, Segera and Sindeni - What time zone is Kwamatuku in? UTC+3 - What currency is used in Kwamatuku? Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Kwamatuku? Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kwamatuku? 9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kwamatuku? Settlements lie between 402 m and 472 m - What is the best time to visit Kwamatuku? January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Kwamatuku? Magunga Korogwe Town Hospital, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kwamatuku? NMB Korogwe, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kwamatuku? TotalEnergies KILOLE SERVICE STATION, about 19 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kwamatuku? TZ0406141 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Ward - Area: 325.5 km² - P-code: TZ0406141 - District: Handeni District --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/handeni/kwamatuku/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.