Ukonga
Ukonga is an administrative ward in the Ilala District of the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania with postal code number 12107.[1] According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 75,014.[2] Its name was first mentioned in a book by a German missionary during the late nineteenth century making it one of the handful oldest known suburbs of Dar es Salaam city; in that book, it was said that Ukonga had plenty of coconut and mango trees something which could be seen as soon as in 1980s (in fact there is a well known place, in Ukonga, known as "Mwembe-Madafu" which literally translates to Mango-Coconut place).
Ukonga | |
|---|---|
  Ukonga Location of Ukonga.  Ukonga Ukonga (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 6°52′S 39°11′E | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Region | Dar es Salaam |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 75,014 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Area code | 022 |
| Website | City Website |
References
- https://www.tcra.go.tz/images/documents/postcode/dsm.pdf
- "2002 Population and Housing Census General Report". Government of Tanzania. Archived from the original on 2006-06-08. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
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