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Kibada
Kata ya Kibada (Swahili)
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Store in Kibada & Restaurant in Kibada ward
Nickname: 
The mango capital of Dar es Salaam
Coordinates: 6°48′3.27″S39°15′6.9″E / 6.8009083°S 39.251917°E / -6.8009083; 39.251917
CountryFlag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Region Dar es Salaam Region
District Kigamboni District
Area
  Total16.6 km2 (6.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
  Total8,585
Ethnic groups
  Settler Swahili
  Ancestral Zaramo
Tanzanian Postal Code
17109

Kibada (Kata ya Kibada, in Swahili) is an administrative ward in the Kigamboni district of the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. The Temeke District's Kijichi and Toangoma wards border the ward on the south and west, and Mjimwema and Kisarawe II wards border it on the east. The ward is bordered to the north by Vijibweni. The ward is famous for its mango production. [1]

Contents

In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 10,750 people in the ward, from 8,585 in 2012. [2] [3]

Administration

The postal code for Kibada Ward is 17109. [4] The ward is divided into the following neighborhoods (Mitaa)/Villages (Vitongoji):

Government

The ward, like every other ward in the country, has local government offices based on the population served.The Kibada Ward administration building houses a court as per the Ward Tribunal Act of 1988, including other vital departments for the administration the ward. [5] The ward has the following administration offices:

In the local government system of Tanzania, the ward is the smallest democratic unit. Each ward is composed of a committee of eight elected council members which include a chairperson, one salaried officer (with no voting rights), and an executive officer. One-third of seats are reserved for women councillors. [6]

Demographics

Like much of the district, the ward is the ancestral home of the Zaramo people. The ward evolved into a cosmopolitan ward as the city progressed over time. 8,585 people lived in the ward as a whole in 2012. [7]

Education and health

Education

The ward is home to these educational institutions: [8]

Healthcare

The ward is home to the following health institutions: [9]

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