Ward · Handeni District # Misima Misima is a ward of Tanzania in Handeni District, Tanga Region. It covers 880.1 km². 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 880 km² - 8 mapped services - 571 m typical elevation ## Where is Misima? Misima lies in Handeni District, Tanga Region, Tanzania. It borders 11 other wards: Kiva, Konje, Mabanda, Magamba Kwalukonge, Malezi, Mkalamo, Mkindi, Mswaha, Ruvu Remiti, Saunyi and Sindeni. By area it is the 184th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 13.5% of Handeni District. The centre of Misima is about 286 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 5.1841° S, 38.1264° E. Source: Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics / UN OCHA ROSA via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Know before you go: Misima - 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 105 km - Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) · Zanzibar 168 km ### Nearest railway station Makuyuni (Makuyuni), about 29 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 06:32, sunset around 18:22). 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 Misima Open gazetteers list 13 villages, towns and localities in Misima. The largest with a recorded population: Magomeni (8,944). Settlements here lie between about 516 m and 649 m above sea level (median 571 m). - Charumbi - Kambi Mamwae - Kehengere - Kibaya - Kwedivunda - Mabande - Magomeni - Makinda - Mbagui - Mbagwi - Misima - Mzeri - Mzunguwazara Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Misima Named natural and historic features inside Misima, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Kehengere ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Mzeri · 611 m - Kibaya · 522 m 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 Misima 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 Misima | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Centro de saúde Tendas · Misima | 3.9 km | Map | | Bank | CRDB Bank Handeni · Vibaoni | 30 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Tsn · Mtonga | 35 km | Map | | Hotel | Hedaru Palace Hotel · Kwenjugo | 24 km | Map | | School | Mzeri Primary School · Misima | 3.5 km | Map | | College | Korogwe Teachers Traning College · Manundu | 36 km | Map | | Police station | Mombo police station · Mombo | 38 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 Misima Places mapped inside Misima in open map data, by type. - Hospitals 1 - Schools 7 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 - Kwamatuku - Kwamgwe - Kwamkonje - Kwamsisi - Kwasunga - Kwedizinga - Mazingara - Mgambo - Mkata - Ndolwa - Segera - Sindeni ## Quick answers - Where is Misima? In Handeni District, Tanga Region, Tanzania - What borders Misima? Kiva, Konje, Mabanda, Magamba Kwalukonge, Malezi, Mkalamo, Mkindi, Mswaha, Ruvu Remiti, Saunyi and Sindeni - What time zone is Misima in? UTC+3 - What currency is used in Misima? Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Misima? Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Misima? 13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Misima? Settlements lie between 516 m and 649 m - What is the highest point in Misima? Mzeri (611 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Misima? January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Misima? Centro de saúde Tendas, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Misima? CRDB Bank Handeni, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Misima? Tsn, about 35 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Misima? 1 mapped - What is the P-code of Misima? TZ0406111 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Ward - Area: 880.1 km² - P-code: TZ0406111 - District: Handeni District --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/handeni/misima/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.