Ubungo District, Dar es Salaam

Ubungo District (officially known as Ubungo Municipal Council) is one of five districts in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, the others being Ilala to the South and Kinondoni to the North and Kigamboni across Kivukoni harbor.

Ubungo District
Wilaya ya Ubungo (Swahili)
District & Municipality
Ubungo Municipal Council
Manispaa ya Ubungo (Swahili)
Mlimani City shopping mall, Ubungo District
Mlimani City shopping mall, Ubungo District
Ubungo District in Dar
Ubungo District in Dar
Coordinates: 6°47′20″S 39°12′20″E
Country Tanzania
RegionDar es Salaam
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Area code022
WebsiteCity Website

Wards

Ubungo District is subdivided administratively into 9 wards. The wards are listed below:

Education

The University of Dar es Salaam[1] in the north east of Ubungo.

Economy

Ubungo hosts the country's second largest indoor shopping mall, the Mlimani City Shopping Mall.

Ubungo Interchange which has been launched in February 2021, has named after the late fallen Chief Secretary, John Kijazi.[2]

Ubungo hosts the offices of the Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited.

The bus terminal that was formerly in Ubungo Bus Terminal has been relocated to Magufuli Bus Terminal. Construction of the EA Logistics Centre is all set to begin early next year in this location.[3] The area has also been converted to a new Udart bus station as of November 2021, according to a video uploaded on YouTube.

References
  1. "Home". udsm.ac.tz.
  2. "Magufuli names Ubungo interchange after John Kijazi". The Citizen. February 24, 2021.
  3. "over 500 book space at Chinese proposed 250bn/-EA Logistics Centre". IPP Media. March 15, 2019.
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