Bagamoyo District, Pwani
Bagamoyo is one of the six districts of the Pwani Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Tanga Region, to the west by the Morogoro Region, to the east by the Indian Ocean and to the south by the Kibaha District. The district capital is at Bagamoyo.
Bagamoyo
Wilaya ya Bagamoyo | |
|---|---|
 Bagamoyo's beach | |
 Bagamoyo District of Pwani Region | |
| Coordinates: 6.3368°S 38.3939°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Pwani Region |
| District | Bagamoyo |
| Headquarters | Bagamoyo |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council |
| • Chairman | Mohammed Abdallah Usinga |
| • Director | Shauri Selenda |
| Area | |
| • Total | 945 km2 (365 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 106,484 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EAT |
| Postcode | 61xxx |
| Area code | 23 |
| Website | District Website |
In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 106,484 people in the district, from 311,740 in 2012, of which 97,660 where in current district wards. The decrease being from splitting of the district and creation of the Chalinze District in 2015.[1][2][3]
Wards
There are 25 wards in the Bagamoyo District:
- Bago
- Chalinze
- Chasimba
- Dunda
- Kibindu
- Kiromo
- Kiwangwa
- Kongo
- Lugoba
- Magomeni
- Masuguru
- Matimbwa
- Msata
- Msinune
- Mwavi
- Yombo
- Zinga
- Mkange
- Saadani
- Matipwili
- Miono
- Mandamazingara
- Mandera
- Kimange
- Mbwewe
References
- 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas (PDF) (Report). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 March 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- 2016 Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara [Population Estimates in Administrative Areas for the Year 2016, Mainland Tanzania] (PDF) (Report) (in Swahili). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 April 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- "Historia". Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Chalinze (in Swahili). Dodoma, Tanzania: Ofisi ya Rais Tawala za Mikoa na Serikali za Mitaa. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
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