Mkuranga District, Pwani
Mkuranga is one of the six districts of Pwani Region in Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Dar es Salaam, to the east by the Indian Ocean, to the south by Rufiji District, and to the west by Kisarawe District.The district is the historical homeland of the Ndengereko and Zaramo people.
Mkuranga District
Wilaya ya Mkuranga | |
|---|---|
 Mkuranga District | |
| Coordinates: 7.120939°S 39.2043°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Region | Pwani Region |
| District | Mkuranga |
| Headquarters | Mkuranga |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council |
| • Chairman | Mohamed Salum Mwela |
| • Director | Mwantum Hamis Mgonja |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,432 km2 (939 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 243,062 |
| Time zone | EAT |
| Postcode | 61xxx |
| Area code | 023 |
| Website | District Website |
In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report the population of Mkuranga District were 243,062 people in the district, from 222,921 in 2012.[2][1]
Wards
Mkuranga is administratively divided into 18 wards:
- Bupu
- Kimanzichana
- Kisiju
- Kitomondo
- Lukanga
- Magawa
- Mbezi
- Mkamba
- Mkuranga
- Mwalusembe
- Nyamato
- Panzuo
- Shungubweni
- Tambani
- Vikindu
- Kiparang'anda
- Njianne
- Vianzi
References
- 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.
- 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.
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