Mafia District

Mafia is one of the 6 districts of the Pwani Region of Tanzania. It covers Mafia Island and its associated archipelago.

Pwani Region's Districts

According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of the District was 46,438, [1] with an adult literacy rate of 77.3%, primarily only in Swahili.[2] In 2012, unemployment in Mafia District was 1.5%.[3]

In addition to Mafia Island, islands within Mafia District include: Juani, Chole, Jibondo (Kibondo), Bwejuu (with Mafia Island Marine Park), Thanda, Boydu, and Niororo (Nyororo).

Wards

The Mafia District is administratively divided into eight wards, and twenty villages. Prior to 2010, Mafia District had seven wards, when Ndagoni Ward was created from the western part of Baleni Ward.
The wards listed with area and population:[4][5]

Ward	Area km²	Population 2002	Population 2012	Division	Villages
Baleni	132.1	9,137	5,870	North	Baleni, Kungwi
Jibondo[6]	21.9	3,405	3,729	South	Jibondo, Chole, Juani
Kanga	52.7	3,317	3,758	North	Kanga, Bweni (Bueni)
Kiegeani	40.3	3,379	4,094	South	Kiegeani (Kiegani) (including Utende), Marimbani
Kilindoni	36.8	11,696	14.221	South	Dongo, Kilindoni (including Bwejuu)
Kirongwe	77.0	5,260	5,701	North	Kirongwe, Jimbo (Jimba), Banja, Jojo
Mibulani	52.3	4,363	4,106	South	Miburani, Mlongo, Chemuchemu (Chemchem)
Ngadoni	n/a[7]	n/a[7]	4,959	North	Ndagoni, Chunguruma
Mafia Island	413	40,557	46,438	2 divisions	20 villages

Notes and references

2012 Census database Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
Office of Chief Government Statistician (2016). "Pwani Region: Basic Demographic and Socio-Economic Profile (2012 Population and Housing Census)". National Bureau of Statistics (Tanzania). p. 68–74. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017.
Office of Chief Government Statistician 2016, p. 92
"Technical and Operation Report" (PDF). National Sample Census of Agriculture 2007/2008. National Bureau of Statistics (Tanzania). December 2011. pp. 75–76.
Administrator. "Policies". mca-t.go.tz. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25.
Note: Jibondo ward comprises smaller islands off the south coast of Mafia Island.
Note: The area and 2002 population of Ndagoni ward are included with the figures for Baleni ward, from which it was separated between the 2002 and 2012 Censuses.

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[1] 2012 Census database Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Office of Chief Government Statistician (2016). "Pwani Region: Basic Demographic and Socio-Economic Profile (2012 Population and Housing Census)". National Bureau of Statistics (Tanzania). p. 68–74. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017.

[3] Office of Chief Government Statistician 2016, p. 92

[4] "Technical and Operation Report" (PDF). National Sample Census of Agriculture 2007/2008. National Bureau of Statistics (Tanzania). December 2011. pp. 75–76.

[5] Administrator. "Policies". mca-t.go.tz. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25.

[Jibondo-area-6] Note: Jibondo ward comprises smaller islands off the south coast of Mafia Island.

[Ndagoni-pop-7] Note: The area and 2002 population of Ndagoni ward are included with the figures for Baleni ward, from which it was separated between the 2002 and 2012 Censuses.