Makumbusho

Makumbusho is an administrative ward in the Kinondoni district of the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 85,268 people in the ward, from 68,093 in 2012.[1][2]

Makumbusho
Kata ya Makumbusho
Ward
Makumbusho
Location of Makumbusho
Coordinates: 6.790351229°S 39.25151560°E / -6.790351229; 39.25151560
Country Tanzania
RegionDar es Salaam Region
DistrictKinondoni
WardMakumbusho
Population
 (2016)
 • Total85,268
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
WebsiteDistrict website

It is located a few kilometres north west of the centre of Dar es Salaam, just south of the Bagamoyo Road. Makumbusho hosts one of Dar es Salaam's numerous markets, but is currently reported to be declining due to lack of efficient connections with the city.[3]

Makumbusho houses the Makumbusho Village Museum (or simply Village Museum ; in Swahili "Kijiji cha Makumbusho"), an outdoor museum exhibiting 16 traditional houses of the main ethnic groups of Tanzania, and the typical crops of each of these ethnic groups. Founded in 1996, it is one of a consortium of five museums collectively known as the National Museum of Tanzania. The museum is also associated with a cultural center (Makumbusho Cultural Centre), which organizes performances of traditional dances and traditional food tastings Tanzania.[4] Local artists operate in the museum, and artisans display and sell their creations.[5]

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Traders Threaten to Desert Makumbusho Market AllAfrica
  4. "Makumbusho Cultural Centre". Archived from the original on 18 December 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  5. National Museum & Makumbusho Village


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