Current Date And Time In Matui, Tanzania
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
18:14:58 EAT
State: Tanga
Currency: Tanzanian Shilling (TZS)
Timezone: UTC +03:00 (EAT)
Population: 20,241
District: Lushoto
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Matui, Tanga, Tanzania? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Matui.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Matui align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Union Day on April 26) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Matui.
This is Tanzania's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Tanzania's country-level and Tanga holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Matui as anywhere else in Tanzania.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Tanzania's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Tanzania's country and Tanga holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Matui just as everywhere else in Tanzania.
| 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 |
Businesses in Matui generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of Tanzania: banks and government offices close fully, while retail and hospitality tend to trim hours rather than close for the day.
A statutory holiday falling on a Saturday or Sunday in Matui doesn't simply get skipped — Tanzania's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
With a population of 20,241 and running on the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam time zone, Matui follows Tanzania's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.