Manzese

Manzese is an administrative ward in the Ubungo District of the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 66,866.[1] Manzese was founded as a squatted informal settlement and had a population of 90,000 in 1975. A third of its adults were working full-time. By 1980, it had infrastructure such as roads and sanitation facilities.[2]

Manzese
Ward
Manzese buildings and shops near the Tip Top rapid bus station, June 2019.
Manzese buildings and shops near the Tip Top rapid bus station, June 2019.
CountryTanzania
RegionDar es Salaam
DistrictUbungo District
Population
 (2002)
  Total66,866
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Area code022
WebsiteDistrict website


References

  1. "2002 Population and Housing Census General Report". Government of Tanzania. Archived from the original on 2005-02-17. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
  2. Stren, Richard E. (January 1982). "Underdevelopment, Urban Squatting, and The State Bureaucracy: A Case Study of Tanzania". Canadian Journal of African Studies. 16 (1): 67–91. doi:10.1080/00083968.1982.10803994.


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