# Kwamgwe Ward, Handeni District, Tanga Region – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/handeni/kwamgwe/ Ward · Handeni District # Kwamgwe Kwamgwe is a ward of Tanzania in Handeni District, Tanga Region. It covers **121.4 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 121km² - 4mapped services - 36 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kwamgwe? Kwamgwe lies in [Handeni District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/handeni/), [Tanga Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 6 other wards: [Kwedizinga](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/handeni/kwedizinga/), [Mgambo](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/handeni/mgambo/), [Mhamba](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/muheza/mhamba/), [Mnyuzi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/korogwe/mnyuzi/), [Segera](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/handeni/segera/) and [Ubangaa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/pangani/ubangaa/). By area it is the 1558th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 1.9% of [Handeni District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/handeni/). The centre of Kwamgwe is about 328 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 5.3970° S, 38.5979° 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: Kwamgwe - 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) · Tanga62 km - Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) · Zanzibar115 km ### Nearest railway station Mnyusi (Mnyuzi), about 19 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:07) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:31, sunset around 18:19). 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 Kwamgwe Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Kwamgwe. Settlements here lie between about 16 m and 301 m above sea level (median 36 m). - Bondo - Karako - Kwamgwe - Mtaru - Tiribeni 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 Kwamgwe Named natural and historic features inside Kwamgwe, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Mkalamu - Mkongore ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Mlelengwa · 300 m 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 Kwamgwe and the best time to visit Using the climate of Handeni District, the warmest month is Feb (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 394 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 28 116 Feb 28 88 Mar 27 156 Apr 26 288 May 25 194 Jun 23 38 Jul 23 29 Aug 24 37 Sep 25 51 Oct 26 136 Nov 27 176 Dec 27 144 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kwamgwe Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Muheza Dispensary · Masuguru 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.17260&mlon=38.78817#map=17/-5.17260/38.78817) Bank CRDB korogwe · Manundu 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.15652&mlon=38.45456#map=17/-5.15652/38.45456) Petrol pump TotalEnergies KILOLE SERVICE STATION · Kilole 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.16941&mlon=38.46278#map=17/-5.16941/38.46278) Hotel Open Heart Lodge · Kabuku ndani 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.49563&mlon=38.48142#map=17/-5.49563/38.48142) School Muungano Primary School · Kwamgwe 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.40183&mlon=38.61744#map=17/-5.40183/38.61744) College Korogwe Teachers Traning College · Manundu 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.14781&mlon=38.45003#map=17/-5.14781/38.45003) 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 Kwamgwe Places mapped inside Kwamgwe 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 Handeni District - Kabuku - Kabuku ndani - Kang'ata - Kiva - Komkonga - Kwachaga - Kwaluguru - Kwamatuku - Kwamkonje - Kwamsisi - Kwasunga - Kwedizinga - Mazingara - Mgambo - Misima - Mkata - Ndolwa - Segera - Sindeni ## Quick answers - Where is Kwamgwe?In Handeni District, Tanga Region, Tanzania - What borders Kwamgwe?Kwedizinga, Mgambo, Mhamba, Mnyuzi, Segera and Ubangaa - What time zone is Kwamgwe in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Kwamgwe?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Kwamgwe?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kwamgwe?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kwamgwe?Settlements lie between 16 m and 301 m - What is the highest point in Kwamgwe?Mlelengwa (300 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Kwamgwe?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Kwamgwe?Muheza Dispensary, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kwamgwe?CRDB korogwe, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kwamgwe?TotalEnergies KILOLE SERVICE STATION, about 29 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kwamgwe?TZ0406201 (OCHA common operational dataset)