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Masjid, Muheza Mjini, Muheza District
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Veranda Detail, Muheza Town, Muheza District
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Muheza, Tanzania

Muheza is a town of 20,000 people in Tanga, Tanzania.

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Population20,000 GeoNames
RegionTanga
Elevation183 m 600 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Dar es Salaam
Nearest airportTanga Airport (TGT) 33 km
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About Muheza

Muheza (Mji wa Muheza, in Swahili) is a town and capital of Muheza District in the Tanga Region of Tanzania. In the Muheza district, the town covers five wards; Majengo ward to the east, Tanganyika ward to the north, Genge and Majengo ward to the east, and Kwemkabala ward to the west. Paved trunk road T13 from Segera to the Kenyan border passes through Muheza town. The town also has a station on the Tanga-Arusha Railway.

From the Wikipedia article Muheza (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Churches and places of worship1

St. Aidan Anglican Church

Church · Anglican

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Schools, colleges and libraries13

Jamhuri Primary School

School · 2.0 km

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Kwemkabala Primary School

School · 2.4 km

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Mafleta Primary School

School · 1.6 km

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Majengo Primary School

School · 2.0 km

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Masuguru Primary School

School · 1.2 km

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Mbaramo Primary School

School

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Mbaramo Secondary School

School

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Mdote Primary School

School · 2.0 km

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Muheza Estate Primary School

School · 1.8 km

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Muheza Muslim Secondary

School · 0.8 km

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Muheza Primary School

School · 1.1 km

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Muheza-Estate Primary School

School

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Healthcare3

Muheza Ddh;Teule

Hospital · 0.9 km

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Muheza Dispensary

Hospital · 0.8 km

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Ubwari

Clinic and pharmacy

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Map of Muheza

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Getting there and nearby towns

Tanga Airport (TGT) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 33 km away.

  • Maramba 23 km northwest, about 23 min by car
  • Majengo 22 km east, about 22 min by car
  • Mlalo 31 km northeast, about 31 min by car
  • Korogwe 33 km west, about 33 min by car
  • Pangani 36 km southeast, about 36 min by car
  • Tanga 37 km east, about 37 min by car
  • Soni 58 km northwest, about 58 min by car
  • Lushoto 70 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Matui 72 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Mazinde 75 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car

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