Current Date And Time In Pemba South, Tanzania
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
14:57:06 EAT
Capital: Mkoani
Currency: Tanzanian Shilling (TZS)
Timezone: UTC +03:00 (EAT)
Population: 195,116
Area: 332.00 km²
State Code: PS
Checking official public holidays and bank closures for Pemba South, Tanzania? This regional holiday guide tracks statutory non-working days, live public calendars, and local holiday rules for Pemba South.
Public administration, schools, and financial institutions in Pemba South observe these official holiday dates to mark statutory national and regional occasions. In Pemba South, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Union Day on April 26) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Tanzania's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Tanzania's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Pemba South and the rest of Tanzania, not a separate Pemba South-specific calendar.
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These are Tanzania's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Tanzania's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Tanzania, including Pemba South. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Day | April 26 | National Public Holiday | Full National Closure | www.tanzania.go.tz |
| Independence Day | December 9 | National Public Holiday | Full National Closure | www.tanzania.go.tz |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Union Day | Mon, Apr 26, 2027 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Public offices, banks and schools throughout Pemba South close on the same fixed-date statutory holidays observed nationwide, since public holidays in Tanzania are a matter of national labor law rather than state-by-state decree.
When a fixed statutory public holiday falls on a weekend in Pemba South, government gazette decrees often designate the adjacent Monday as an official substitute non-working day.
As Pemba South's capital, Mkoani observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Pemba South.