# Maramba Ward, Mkinga District, Tanga Region – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/mkinga/maramba/ Ward · Mkinga District # Maramba Maramba is a ward of Tanzania in Mkinga District, Tanga Region. It covers **57.7 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 57.7km² - 7mapped services - 223 mtypical elevation ## Where is Maramba? Maramba lies in [Mkinga District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/mkinga/), [Tanga Region](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/), [Tanzania](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/). It borders 5 other wards: [Bosha](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/mkinga/bosha/), [Bwiti](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/mkinga/bwiti/), [Kigongoi](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/mkinga/kigongoi/), [Mapatano](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/mkinga/mapatano/) and [Mhinduro](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/mkinga/mhinduro/). By area it is the 2338th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 2.1% of [Mkinga District](https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/mkinga/). The centre of Maramba is about 368 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 4.8624° S, 38.7966° 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: Maramba - 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) · Tanga40 km - Moi International Airport (MBA) · Mombasa128 km ### Nearest railway station Ngomeni (Ngomeni), about 34 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 06:29, sunset around 18:20). 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 Maramba Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Maramba. - Malamba - Maramba A - Maramba B - Matemboni - Mbambakofi - Mwele 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 Maramba Named natural and historic features inside Maramba, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Mtai · 833 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Msimbazi Forest Reserve ### Estates 2 estates. - Lugongo Estate - Maramba Estate 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 Maramba and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mkinga District, the warmest month is Feb (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (22 °C). About 964 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (151 mm) and the driest Aug (32 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to March and June to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 51 Feb 27 36 Mar 27 89 Apr 25 151 May 24 148 Jun 23 48 Jul 22 33 Aug 23 32 Sep 24 41 Oct 25 104 Nov 25 130 Dec 26 101 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Maramba Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Magoroto · Magoroto 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.10975&mlon=38.74163#map=17/-5.10975/38.74163) Petrol pump LUBE OIL BLENDING PLANT _TANGA · Chumbageni 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.06523&mlon=39.09062#map=17/-5.06523/39.09062) Hotel Zigi Guest House · Kisiwani 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.09981&mlon=38.65228#map=17/-5.09981/38.65228) School Maramba A Primary School · Maramba 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-4.86064&mlon=38.80006#map=17/-4.86064/38.80006) College Tpsc Tanga Campus · Maweni 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.10516&mlon=39.05293#map=17/-5.10516/39.05293) Police station Majani mapana polisi · Mwanzange 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-5.08269&mlon=39.07768#map=17/-5.08269/39.07768) 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 Maramba Places mapped inside Maramba in open map data, by type. - Schools6 - Pharmacies1 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 Mkinga District - Boma - Bosha - Bwiti - Daluni - Doda - Duga - Gombero - Kigongoi - Kwale - Manza - Mapatano - Mayomboni - Mhinduro - Mkinga - Mnyenzani - Moa - Mtimbwani - Mwakijembe - Parungu Kasera - Sigaya ## Quick answers - Where is Maramba?In Mkinga District, Tanga Region, Tanzania - What borders Maramba?Bosha, Bwiti, Kigongoi, Mapatano and Mhinduro - What time zone is Maramba in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Maramba?Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Maramba?Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Maramba?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Maramba?Mtai (833 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Maramba?December to March and June to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Maramba?Magoroto, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maramba?LUBE OIL BLENDING PLANT _TANGA, about 40 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maramba?TZ0408103 (OCHA common operational dataset)