Ward · Tanga Urban District # Tongoni Tongoni is a ward of Tanzania in Tanga Urban District, Tanga Region. It covers 44.2 km². 11 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 44.2 km² - 5 mapped services - 59 m typical elevation ## Where is Tongoni? Tongoni lies in Tanga Urban District, Tanga Region, Tanzania. It borders 6 other wards: Kigombe, Kirare, Marungu, Maweni, Pongwe and Tangasisi. By area it is the 2515th largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 7.4% of Tanga Urban District. The centre of Tongoni is about 381 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. It is about 17 km from Tanga, the main town of Tanga Urban District. The centre point is at 5.2127° S, 39.0465° 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 Tongoni ### Nearby, outside Tongoni - Amboni Caves · attraction, Maweni 15 km - utofu river (water source tanga) · attraction, Kiomoni 16 km - Clock Tower 1901 · monument, Central 17 km - Askari Monument · monument, Usagara 17 km - Lighthouse · attraction, Central 19 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: Tongoni - 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 14 km - Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) · Zanzibar 114 km ### Nearest railway station Pongwe (Maweni), about 12 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 Tongoni Open gazetteers list 11 villages, towns and localities in Tongoni. Settlements here lie between about 13 m and 64 m above sea level (median 59 m). - Darigube - Katipeni - Kiungani - Lumbwa - Maere - Majonjo - Manyumbe - Migombani - Mwarongo - Sadani - Wanga Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Tongoni Named natural and historic features inside Tongoni, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 1 headland. - Ras Mtangata ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Tangata · 14 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 Tongoni 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 Tongoni | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | SHUFAA CHARITABLE HOSPITAL · Msambweni | 16 km | Map | | Bank | Finca micro finance bank · Ngamiani Kusini | 16 km | Map | | ATM | Absa ATM · Majengo | 16 km | Map | | Petrol pump | TotalEnergies KOROGWE SERVICE STATION · Msambweni | 15 km | Map | | Hotel | Peponi Resort · Kigombe | 8.5 km | Map | | School | Tongoni Primary School · Tongoni | 1.8 km | Map | | College | Tpsc Tanga Campus · Maweni | 12 km | Map | | Police station | Majani mapana polisi · Mwanzange | 15 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 Tongoni Places mapped inside Tongoni in open map data, by type. - Schools 4 - Pharmacies 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 Tanga Urban District - Central - Chongoleani - Chumbageni - Duga - Kiomoni - Kirare - Mabawa - Mabokweni - Majengo - Makorora - Marungu - Maweni - Msambweni - Mwanzange - Mzingani - Mzizima - Ngamiani Kaskazini - Ngamiani Kati - Ngamiani Kusini - Nguvumali - Pongwe - Tangasisi - Usagara ## Quick answers - Where is Tongoni? In Tanga Urban District, Tanga Region, Tanzania - What borders Tongoni? Kigombe, Kirare, Marungu, Maweni, Pongwe and Tangasisi - What is there to see in Tongoni? Amboni Caves, utofu river (water source tanga), Clock Tower 1901, Askari Monument - What time zone is Tongoni in? UTC+3 - What currency is used in Tongoni? Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Tongoni? Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Tongoni? 11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Tongoni? Settlements lie between 13 m and 64 m - What is the highest point in Tongoni? Tangata (14 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Tongoni? December to March and June to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Tongoni? SHUFAA CHARITABLE HOSPITAL, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Tongoni? Finca micro finance bank, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Tongoni? Absa ATM, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tongoni? TotalEnergies KOROGWE SERVICE STATION, about 15 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Tongoni? TZ0404151 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Ward - Area: 44.2 km² - P-code: TZ0404151 - District: Tanga Urban District --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/tanga-urban/tongoni/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.