# Mazingara Ward, Handeni District, Tanga Region – Villages

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

Ward · Handeni District 

# Mazingara

Mazingara is a ward of Tanzania in Handeni District, Tanga Region. It covers **500.5 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 500km²
- 6mapped services
- 485 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mazingara?

Mazingara 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: [Kang'ata](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/handeni/kang-ata/), [Kibindu](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/pwani/bagamoyo/kibindu/), [Kwachaga](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/handeni/kwachaga/), [Mbwewe](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/pwani/bagamoyo/mbwewe/), [Mkata](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/handeni/mkata/) and [Ndolwa](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/handeni/ndolwa/). By area it is the 374th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 7.7% of [Handeni District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/handeni/). The centre of Mazingara is about 271 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 5.7583° S, 38.1571° 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: Mazingara

- 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) · Tanga125 km
- Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) · Zanzibar129 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.5 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 Mazingara

Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Mazingara. Settlements here lie between about 429 m and 592 m above sea level (median 485 m).

- Amani
- Gumbonneka
- Komnazi
- Kwamwanamangale
- Lungulo
- Makirumbi
- Malala
- Mazingara
- Panga
- Suwa

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 Mazingara 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](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mazingara

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Bank CRDB Bank Handeni · Vibaoni 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.43397&mlon=38.02505#map=17/-5.43397/38.02505) 

Hotel KN Lodge · Mkata 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.78918&mlon=38.29068#map=17/-5.78918/38.29068) 

School Gumbonneka Primary School · Mazingara 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.78906&mlon=38.17904#map=17/-5.78906/38.17904) 

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 Mazingara

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

- Schools6

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
- Kwamkonje
- Kwamsisi
- Kwasunga
- Kwedizinga
- Mgambo
- Misima
- Mkata
- Ndolwa
- Segera
- Sindeni

## Quick answers

- Where is Mazingara?In Handeni District, Tanga Region, Tanzania
- What borders Mazingara?Kang'ata, Kibindu, Kwachaga, Mbwewe, Mkata and Ndolwa
- What time zone is Mazingara in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Mazingara?Shilling (TZS)
- What language is spoken in Mazingara?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Mazingara?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Mazingara?Settlements lie between 429 m and 592 m
- What is the best time to visit Mazingara?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest bank to Mazingara?CRDB Bank Handeni, about 39 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Mazingara?TZ0406031 (OCHA common operational dataset)