# Kwamkonje Ward, Handeni District, Tanga Region – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/handeni/kwamkonje/

Ward · Handeni District 

# Kwamkonje

Kwamkonje is a ward of Tanzania in Handeni District, Tanga Region. It covers **163.1 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 163km²
- 5mapped services
- 583 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kwamkonje?

Kwamkonje lies in [Handeni District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/handeni/), [Tanga Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 5 other wards: [Kiva](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/handeni/kiva/), [Kwachaga](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/handeni/kwachaga/), [Kwaluguru](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/handeni/kwaluguru/), [Ndolwa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/handeni/ndolwa/) and [Sindeni](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/handeni/sindeni/). By area it is the 1224th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 2.5% of [Handeni District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/handeni/). The centre of Kwamkonje is about 284 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 5.5522° S, 38.2285° 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: Kwamkonje

- 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) · Tanga106 km
- Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) · Zanzibar133 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:08) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:33, sunset around 18:21).

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 Kwamkonje

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Kwamkonje.

- Kwankonje
- Kwediyuye
- Nkumba

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 Kwamkonje and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Handeni District, the warmest month is Feb (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 153 m higher 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 24 116 

Feb 24 88 

Mar 24 156 

Apr 22 288 

May 21 194 

Jun 20 38 

Jul 19 29 

Aug 20 37 

Sep 22 51 

Oct 22 136 

Nov 23 176 

Dec 24 144 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kwamkonje

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Bank CRDB Bank Handeni · Vibaoni 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.43397&mlon=38.02505#map=17/-5.43397/38.02505) 

Hotel Handeni Country Villa · Mdoe 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.43056&mlon=38.02214#map=17/-5.43056/38.02214) 

School Kwa Mkonga Primary School · Kwamkonje 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.56203&mlon=38.19159#map=17/-5.56203/38.19159) 

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 Kwamkonje

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

- Schools5

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
- Kwamgwe
- Kwamsisi
- Kwasunga
- Kwedizinga
- Mazingara
- Mgambo
- Misima
- Mkata
- Ndolwa
- Segera
- Sindeni

## Quick answers

- Where is Kwamkonje?In Handeni District, Tanga Region, Tanzania
- What borders Kwamkonje?Kiva, Kwachaga, Kwaluguru, Ndolwa and Sindeni
- What time zone is Kwamkonje in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Kwamkonje?Shilling (TZS)
- What language is spoken in Kwamkonje?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Kwamkonje?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Kwamkonje?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest bank to Kwamkonje?CRDB Bank Handeni, about 26 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kwamkonje?TZ0406081 (OCHA common operational dataset)