Ward · Tanga Urban District # Maweni Maweni is a ward of Tanzania in Tanga Urban District, Tanga Region. It covers 72.8 km². 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 72.8 km² - 9 mapped services - 84 m typical elevation ## Where is Maweni? Maweni lies in Tanga Urban District, Tanga Region, Tanzania. It borders 6 other wards: Kiomoni, Mwanzange, Nguvumali, Pongwe, Tangasisi and Tongoni. By area it is the 2147th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 12.2% of Tanga Urban District. The centre of Maweni is about 381 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. It is about 10 km from Tanga, the main town of Tanga Urban District. The centre point is at 5.1233° S, 39.0214° 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 Maweni OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Maweni: 1 attraction. - Amboni Caves · attraction ### Nearby, outside Maweni - utofu river (water source tanga) · attraction, Kiomoni 7.7 km - Clock Tower 1901 · monument, Central 11 km - Askari Monument · monument, Usagara 11 km - Lighthouse · attraction, Central 13 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: Maweni - 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 6.5 km - Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) · Zanzibar 124 km ### Nearest railway station Pongwe (Maweni), about 3.9 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:06) and shortest in Jun (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:29, sunset around 18:18). 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 Maweni Open gazetteers list 3 villages, towns and localities in Maweni. - Buhuri - Kichangani - Maweni Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Maweni Named natural and historic features inside Maweni, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Steinbruch Forest Reserve ### Estates 1 estate. - Buhuri Sisal Estate 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 Maweni and the best time to visit Using the climate of Tanga Urban District, the warmest month is Feb (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (22 °C). 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 | 26 | 76 | | Feb | 26 | 57 | | Mar | 26 | 118 | | Apr | 25 | 227 | | May | 23 | 185 | | Jun | 22 | 46 | | Jul | 22 | 34 | | Aug | 22 | 37 | | Sep | 23 | 46 | | Oct | 24 | 119 | | Nov | 25 | 147 | | Dec | 26 | 115 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Maweni | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Tumaini Health center · Nguvumali | 9.2 km | Map | | Bank | NMB;Tigopesa;CRDB · Majengo | 9.3 km | Map | | ATM | Absa ATM · Majengo | 9.6 km | Map | | Petrol pump | TotalEnergies KOROGWE SERVICE STATION · Msambweni | 9.7 km | Map | | Hotel | Mwacha · Nguvumali | 7.6 km | Map | | School | Maweni Primary School · Maweni | 1.2 km | Map | | College | Tpsc Tanga Campus · Maweni | 4.0 km | Map | | Police station | Majani mapana polisi · Mwanzange | 7.7 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 Maweni Places mapped inside Maweni in open map data, by type. - Schools 5 - Colleges and universities 1 - Pharmacies 3 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 Tanga Urban District - Central - Chongoleani - Chumbageni - Duga - Kiomoni - Kirare - Mabawa - Mabokweni - Majengo - Makorora - Marungu - Msambweni - Mwanzange - Mzingani - Mzizima - Ngamiani Kaskazini - Ngamiani Kati - Ngamiani Kusini - Nguvumali - Pongwe - Tangasisi - Tongoni - Usagara ## Quick answers - Where is Maweni? In Tanga Urban District, Tanga Region, Tanzania - What borders Maweni? Kiomoni, Mwanzange, Nguvumali, Pongwe, Tangasisi and Tongoni - What is there to see in Maweni? Amboni Caves - What time zone is Maweni in? UTC+3 - What currency is used in Maweni? Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Maweni? Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Maweni? 3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Maweni? December to March and June to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Maweni? Tumaini Health center, about 9.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maweni? NMB;Tigopesa;CRDB, about 9.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Maweni? Absa ATM, about 9.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maweni? TotalEnergies KOROGWE SERVICE STATION, about 9.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maweni? TZ0404181 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Ward - Area: 72.8 km² - P-code: TZ0404181 - District: Tanga Urban District --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/tanga-urban/maweni/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.