Ward · Tanga Urban District # Usagara Usagara is a ward of Tanzania in Tanga Urban District, Tanga Region. It covers 1.03 km². Open map data shows 71 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.0 km² - 71 mapped services ## Where is Usagara? Usagara lies in Tanga Urban District, Tanga Region, Tanzania. It borders 6 other wards: Central, Makorora, Mzingani, Ngamiani Kaskazini, Ngamiani Kati and Ngamiani Kusini. By area it is the 3522nd largest of 3,643 wards in Tanzania. It covers 0.2% of Tanga Urban District. The centre of Usagara is about 392 km in a straight line from Dodoma, the capital. It is about 1.4 km from Tanga, the main town of Tanga Urban District. The centre point is at 5.0758° S, 39.1093° 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 Usagara OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Usagara: 1 monument. - Askari Monument · monument ### Nearby, outside Usagara - Clock Tower 1901 · monument, Central 1.0 km - Lighthouse · attraction, Central 2.7 km - utofu river (water source tanga) · attraction, Kiomoni 4.7 km - Amboni Caves · attraction, Maweni 6.9 km - MAWE MAWILI BOMA AREA · nature reserve, Boma 18 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: Usagara - 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 4.6 km - Moi International Airport (MBA) · Mombasa 128 km ### Nearest railway station Tanga (Ngamiani Kaskazini), about 1.1 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 06:28, 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. ## Weather in Usagara 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 Usagara | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Bakwata charitable dispensary · Usagara | 0.6 km | Map | | Bank | Barclays · Usagara | 0.7 km | Map | | ATM | CRDB ATM mashine · Central | 0.8 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Custom road filling station · Usagara | 0.6 km | Map | | Hotel | Pentagon palace hotel (2001) · Usagara | 0.2 km | Map | | School | Daycare center · Usagara | 0.1 km | Map | | College | Muungwana open school · Ngamiani Kaskazini | 0.7 km | Map | | Police station | Children jail · Makorora | 0.8 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 Usagara Places mapped inside Usagara in open map data, by type. - Hospitals 2 - Banks 2 - Petrol pumps 1 - Hotels 10 - Schools 14 - Cinemas 1 - Pharmacies 5 - Restaurants 36 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 - Tongoni ## Quick answers - Where is Usagara? In Tanga Urban District, Tanga Region, Tanzania - What borders Usagara? Central, Makorora, Mzingani, Ngamiani Kaskazini, Ngamiani Kati and Ngamiani Kusini - What is there to see in Usagara? Askari Monument - What time zone is Usagara in? UTC+3 - What currency is used in Usagara? Shilling (TZS) - What language is spoken in Usagara? Swahili, English, Arabic (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Usagara? December to March and June to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Usagara? Bakwata charitable dispensary, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Usagara? Barclays, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Usagara? CRDB ATM mashine, about 0.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Usagara? Custom road filling station, about 0.6 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Usagara? 2 mapped - How many banks are in Usagara? 2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Usagara? 1 mapped - What is the P-code of Usagara? TZ0404082 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Ward - Area: 1.03 km² - P-code: TZ0404082 - District: Tanga Urban District --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/tanzania/tanga/tanga-urban/usagara/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.