Mabibo Kata ya Mabibo (Swahili) | |
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From top to bottom: Street scene in Mabibo, Water tower in Mabibo & Street in Mabibo | |
Coordinates: 6°48′32.76″S39°13′18.84″E / 6.8091000°S 39.2219000°E | |
Country | Tanzania |
Region | Dar es Salaam Region |
District | Ubungo District |
Area | |
• Total | 4.0 km2 (1.5 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 85,735 |
Ethnic groups | |
• Settler | Swahili |
• Ancestral | Zaramo |
Tanzanian Postal Code | 16109 |
Mabibo (Kata ya Mabibo, in Swahili) is an administrative ward in Ubungo District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. Manzese and Ubungo border the ward to the north. Makurumla and Mburahati border the ward to the east. Kigogo and Tabata, the latter of which is in Ilala and former of Kinondoni, are to the south. The Makuburi ward is to the west. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 85,735. [1]
The postal code for Mabibo Ward is 16109. [2] The ward is divided into the following neighborhoods (Mitaa):
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Like every other ward in the country, the ward has local government offices based on the population served. The Mabibo Ward administration building houses a court as per the Ward Tribunal Act of 1988, including other vital departments for the administration of the ward. [3] The ward has the following administration offices:
In the local government system of Tanzania, the ward is the smallest democratic unit. Each ward comprises a committee of eight elected council members, including a chairperson, one salaried officer (with no voting rights), and an executive officer. One-third of seats are reserved for women councilors. [4]
The ward serves as the Zaramo's ancestral home along with a sizable chunk of the district. The ward changed over time into a cosmopolitan ward as the city grew. [5]
The ward is home to these educational institutions: [6]
The ward is home to the following health institutions: [7]
Goba is an administrative ward in Ubungo District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. The Wazo, Mbezi Juu, and Makongo wards of Kinondoni MC border the ward on the north and the east, respectively. The ward is bordered by Saranga to the south and Mbezi to the west. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 42,669.
Kibamba is an administrative ward in Ubungo District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. Mbezi and Kwembe wards border the ward to the north and east, respectively. The ward is bordered to the south by Kiluvya in the Kisarawe District and to the west by Maili Moja in the Kibaha District. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 28,885.
Kigogo is an administrative ward in Kinondoni District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. Mburahati and Mabibo of Ubungo MC border the ward on the north and west, respectively. The ward is bordered to the east by the Mzimuni and Mchikichini of Ilala MC. The ward is bordered to the south by the wards of Ilala, Buguruni, and Tabata of Ilala MC. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a population of 57,613.
Kimara is an administrative ward in Ubungo District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. The ward borders Kinondoni's Makongo to the north. Ubungo and Makuburi border the ward to the east. Kimanga and Kinyerezi of Ilala are to the south. Saranga ward is to the west. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 76,577.
Makuburi is an administrative ward in Ubungo District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. Ubungo borders the ward on its northern side. The ward is bordered by Mabibo to the east. Kimanga and Tabata of Ilala MC are to the south. Kimara ward is to the west. The ward is home to the Benjamin Mkapa Export Processing Zone and the largest Tanzanian Army Base in Ubungo District. The ward is also the headquarters of the Tanzania Medicine and Medical Devices Authority (TMDA). According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 57,408.
Makurumla is an administrative ward in Ubungo District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. The Kinondoni Municipal District's Ndugumbi ward borders the ward on the north. Mzimuni Ward to the east, Mburahati and Mabibo to the south were its neighbors. Lastly, via Manzese ward towards the west. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 79,331 people in the ward, from 63,352 in 2012.
Manzese is an administrative ward in Ubungo District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. Sinza and Kijitonyama, the latter belonging to Kinondoni MC, border the ward on the north. The ward is bordered to the east by the wards of Tandale, Ndugumbi, and Makurumla. Mabibo is in the south. Ubungo ward is to the west. 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 basic infrastructure such as roads and sanitation facilities. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 70,507.
Mbezi is an administrative ward in Ubungo District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. Mabwepande and Wazo of Kinondoni MC border the ward to the north. The ward is bordered to the east by the wards of Saranga and Goba. South of here is Msigani. The westernmost wards are Kwembe, Kibamba, Maili Moja, and Pangani, the latter two of Kibaha. The ward is home to the majority of Pande Game Reserve's area. The ward is named after the Mbezi River, which passes through it. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 73,414.
Mburahati is an administrative ward in Ubungo District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. Makurumla borders the ward to the north. The ward is bordered by Mzimuni of Kinondoni MC to the east. The Kinondoni ward of Kigogo is to the south. Mabibo is to the west. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 34,123.
Ndugumbi is an administrative ward and district capital of the Kinondoni District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. Tandale and Makumbusho ward border the ward to the north, Mzimuni to the east, Makurumla to the south and Manzese on the west. The last two being located in Ubungo District. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 46,134 people in the ward, from 36,841 in 2012.
Sinza is an administrative ward in Ubungo District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. The Kinondoni MC communities of Makongo and Kijitonyama, which border the ward to the north and east, respectively. Manzese and Ubungo wards are to the south and west of here. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 40,546.
Tandale is an administrative ward in Kinondoni District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. The ward is bordered by the wards of Makumbusho to the east, Ndugumbi to the south, and Manzese to the west in the Ubungo MC. Last but not least, Kijitonyama borders the ward to the north. Tandale is considered the birthplace of Singeli music, specifically by the Zaramo community in the Mtogole neighborhood of the ward. The ward is also where musical artist Diamond Platnumz grew up. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a population of 54,781.
Tabata is an administrative ward of the Ilala Municipical Council of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. The ward is bordered to the north by the Ubungo MC wards of Makuburi and Mabibo. Kigogo of Kinondoni MC form the eastern boundary of the ward. Vingunguti and Buguruni are to the south. lastly, the Segerea and Kimanga wards in the west. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 74,742.
Kimanga is an administrative ward of the Ilala Municipical Council of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. The wards of Ubungo MC are bordered to the north by the wards of Makuburi and Kimara. The ward is bordered by Segerea to the south and Tabata to the east. Kinyerezi borders the ward on its western side. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 78,557.
Msigani is an administrative ward in Ubungo District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. Mbezi forms the northern boundary of the ward. The ward is bordered with Saranga to the east. The Kinyerezi ward of Ilala MC is to the south. Kwembe is to the west. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 34,123.
Saranga is an administrative ward in Ubungo District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. Goba and Makongo, the latter of which is in Kinondoni MC, border the ward on the north. The ward is bordered by Kimara to the east. Ilala MC's Kinyerezi Ward is to the south. Kwembe, Msigani, and Mbezi wards are to the west. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 104,127.
Ubungo is an administrative ward in Ubungo District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. Makongo and Sinza form the northern and eastern boundaries of the ward. Wards of Mabibo, Makuburi, and Kimara are to the south and west. The ward is home to the University of Dar es Salaam and Ubungo Thermal Power Station. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 56,015.
Kwembe is an administrative ward and district capital of the Ubungo District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. The ward is bordered to the north by the wards of Mbezi and Kibamba, and to the east by the wards of Kinyerezi and Pugu in the Ilala District. To the west the ward is bordred with Kisarawe District's the Kiluvya and Kisarawe wards of Pwani Region. According to the 2012 Census the ward hsd a population of 56,899
Mbezi Juu is an administrative ward in Kinondoni District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. The ward is surrounded by the wards of Goba of Ubungo District to the west, Makongo to the south, and Kawe to the east. Last but not least, the ward is bordered to the north by Wazo and Kunduchi wards. The ward is named after the Mbezi River, which runs through it towards Kawe. In 2012, the ward had a population of 41,340.
Wazo is an administrative ward in Kinondoni District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. The ward is surrounded to the east by the wards of Kunduchi and Kawe. The Goba and Mbezi wards of the Ubungo District, as well as Mbezi Juu, about it to the south. Mabwepande and Bunju wards form the ward's western and northern boundaries. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a population of 90,825.