Ward · Muheza District # Amani Amani is a ward of Tanzania in Muheza District, Tanga Region. It covers 91.3 km². 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 91.3 km² - 6 mapped services - 923 m typical elevation ## Where is Amani? Amani lies in Muheza District, Tanga Region, Tanzania. It borders 6 other wards: Kisiwani, Kwagunda, Mbomole, Misalai, Mnyuzi and Potwe. By area it is the 1884th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 6.1% of Muheza District. The centre of Amani is about 339 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. The centre point is at 5.1291° S, 38.6207° E. Source: Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics / UN OCHA ROSA via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around Amani OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Amani: 1 waterfall. - Derema Waterfalls · waterfall ### Nearby, outside Amani - Camp Mawingu parking · attraction, Kwagunda 6.8 km - Magoroto View Point · viewpoint, Magoroto 15 km - Scouting Memorial · monument, Magila 16 km Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Amani - 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 50 km - Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) · Zanzibar 139 km ### Nearest railway station Kihuhwi (Bwembwera), about 11 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:08) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 18:20). 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 Amani Open gazetteers list 6 villages, towns and localities in Amani. - Amani - Chemka - Derema - Kwamkoro - Shebomeza - Songa Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Amani Named natural and historic features inside Amani, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 4 hills. - Monga · 1,061 m - Kimbo · 1,016 m - Bomole · 1,004 m - Gonja · 961 m ### Forests and nature 4 forest reserves; 1 nature reserve. - Amani Nature Reserve Office - Amani Sigi Forest Reserve - Amani West Forest Reserve - Kwamkoro Forest Reserve - Kwamsambia Forest Reserve 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 Amani and the best time to visit Using the climate of Muheza District, the warmest month is Feb (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C), after allowing for this place being about 697 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,208 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (227 mm) and the driest Jul (34 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 | 21 | 76 | | Feb | 22 | 57 | | Mar | 22 | 118 | | Apr | 20 | 227 | | May | 19 | 185 | | Jun | 18 | 46 | | Jul | 17 | 34 | | Aug | 18 | 37 | | Sep | 19 | 46 | | Oct | 20 | 119 | | Nov | 20 | 147 | | Dec | 21 | 115 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Amani | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Magoroto · Magoroto | 14 km | Map | | Bank | CRDB korogwe · Manundu | 19 km | Map | | Petrol pump | TotalEnergies KILOLE SERVICE STATION · Kilole | 18 km | Map | | Hotel | Emau Hill, Amani Forest Camp · Amani | 2.2 km | Map | | School | Kwamkoro Primary School · Amani | 1.5 km | Map | | College | Korogwe Teachers Traning College · Manundu | 19 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 Amani Places mapped inside Amani in open map data, by type. - Hotels 2 - Schools 3 - Restaurants 1 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 Muheza District - Bwembwera - Genge - Kicheba - Kigombe - Kilulu - Kisiwani - Kwafungo - Kwakifua - Kwemkabala - Lusanga - Magila - Magoroto - Majengo - Masuguru - Mbaramo - Mbomole - Mhamba - Misalai - Misozwe - Mkuzi - Mlingano - Mpapayu - Mtindiro - Ngomeni - Nkumba - Pande Darajani - Potwe - Songa - Tanganyika - Tingeni - Tongwe - Zirai ## Quick answers - Where is Amani? In Muheza District, Tanga Region, Tanzania - What borders Amani? Kisiwani, Kwagunda, Mbomole, Misalai, Mnyuzi and Potwe - What is there to see in Amani? Derema Waterfalls - What time zone is Amani in? UTC+3 - What currency is used in Amani? Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Amani? Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Amani? 6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Amani? Monga (1,061 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Amani? December to March and June to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Amani? Magoroto, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Amani? CRDB korogwe, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Amani? TotalEnergies KILOLE SERVICE STATION, about 18 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Amani? TZ0403251 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Ward - Area: 91.3 km² - P-code: TZ0403251 - District: Muheza District --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/muheza/amani/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.