Tanga District, officially the, Tanga City Council is one of eleven administrative districts of Tanga Region in Tanzania. The District covers an area of 596.5 km2 (230.3 sq mi). Tanga district is bordered to the north by Mkinga District, to the east by the Indian Ocean, to the south and west by Muheza District. The district is comparable in size to the land area of Guam. The administrative seat is the ward Central. The district is the administrative and economic center of Tanga Region. In Swahili, the word Tanga means "sail". According to the 2012 census, the district has a total population of 273,332.
Central is an administrative ward in Tanga City Council of Tanga Region in Tanzania. Tanga Bay borders the ward on its northern side. Pemba Channel lies to the east, and Mzingani, Usagara, Ngamiani Kaskazini, and Majengo ward are to the south. The Chumbageni ward is to the west. The ward covers an area of 3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi), and has an average elevation of 10 m (33 ft). The ward seat is Halmashauri ya Jiji and is home to the Port of Tanga. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 5,739.
Chongoleani(Kata ya Chongoleani , in Swahili) is an administrative ward in Tanga City Council of Tanga Region in Tanzania. The Mtimbwani and Kwale wards of Mkinga border the ward to the north. The Pemba Channel is to the east. The Tanga Bay is to the south. Mabokweni ward is to the west. The ward covers an area of 37 km2 (14 sq mi). and has an average elevation of 10 m (33 ft). According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 4,737.
Chumbageni(Kata ya Chumbageni , in Swahili) is an administrative ward in Tanga City Council of Tanga Region in Tanzania. Tanga Bay and Mzizima Ward, which are separated by the Mkulumuzi River, border the ward to the north. Central ward is to the east. Majengo, Mwanzange, and Nguvumali wards are to the south. Kiomoni ward is to the west. The ward covers an area of 2.5 km2 (0.97 sq mi), and has an average elevation of 23 m (75 ft). According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 14,225.
Duga is an administrative ward in Tanga City Council of Tanga Region in Tanzania. Mwanzange ward encircles the ward on both the north and west sides. Mabawa is to its east. Tangasisi ward is to the south. The ward covers an area of 2.4 km2 (0.93 sq mi), and has an average elevation of 25 m (82 ft). The late Shaaban Robert, the national poet had a home in Duga ward and its the wards largest attraction. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 18,704.
Kiomoni is an administrative ward in Tanga City Council of Tanga Region in Tanzania. The Mzizima, Gombero, and Mnyenzani wards the latter two of Mkinga, surround the ward on its northern side. Chumbageni and Nguvumali wards are to the east. Maweni and Pongwe wards are located to the south. The Muheza District wards of Mlingoni and Pande Darajani are to the west. The ward covers an area of 83.5 km2 (32.2 sq mi), and has an average elevation of 52 m (171 ft). The ward is home to the Amboni Caves and also the largest limestone mine in the country. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 6,587.
Kirare is an administrative ward in Tanga City Council of Tanga Region in Tanzania. Marungu forms the ward's northern boundary. Tongoni is to the east. Kigombe ward is in the south. The Muheza District ward of Ngomeni is to the west. The ward covers an area of 55.6 km2 (21.5 sq mi), and has an average elevation of 39 m (128 ft). According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 4,756.
Mabawa is an administrative ward in Tanga City Council of Tanga Region in Tanzania. The ward is bounded to the north by the wards of Makorora and Msambweni. East of here is Mzingani. The Tangasisi ward is to the south. Duga ward is to the west. The ward covers an area of 5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi), and has an average elevation of 19 m (62 ft). According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 35,125.
Mabokweni is an administrative ward in Tanga City Council of Tanga Region in Tanzania. The Mtimbwani and Gombero wards of Mkinga District border the ward on the north and west, respectively. Chongoleani is to the east. The ward of Mzizima is to the south. The ward covers an area of 47.6 km2 (18.4 sq mi), and has an average elevation of 48 m (157 ft). According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 5,433.
Majengo is an administrative ward in Tanga City Council of Tanga Region in Tanzania. Central encircles the ward on its northern side. Ngamiani Kaskazini, Ngamiani Kati, and Ngamiani Kusini are to the east. The ward of Mwanzange is to the south. Chumbageni and Nguvumali are to the west. The ward covers an area of 0.9 km2 (0.35 sq mi), and has an average elevation of 17 m (56 ft). According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 7,482.
Makorora is an administrative ward in Tanga City Council of Tanga Region in Tanzania. Usagara and Ngamiani Kusini form the northern border of the ward. East of here is Mzingani. Mabawa ward is to the south. Msambweni is to the west. The ward covers an area of 1.1 km2 (0.42 sq mi), and has an average elevation of 18 m (59 ft). According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 16,664.
Marungu is an administrative ward in Tanga City Council of Tanga Region in Tanzania. Pongwe forms the ward's northern boundary. Tongoni is to the east. Kirare ward is in the south. Ngomeni of Muheza is located to the west. The ward covers an area of 42.1 km2 (16.3 sq mi), and has an average elevation of 17 m (56 ft). According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 3,025.
Msambweni is an administrative ward in Tanga City Council of Tanga Region in Tanzania. Ngamiani Kusini forms the northern boundary of the ward. Makorora is the ward that is borered to the east. The Mabawa and Duga ward is to the south. The Mwanzange is to the west. The ward covers an area of 0.7 km2 (0.27 sq mi), and has an average elevation of 18 m (59 ft). According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 9,610.
Mwanzange is an administrative ward in Tanga City Council of Tanga Region in Tanzania. The ward's northern boundaries are formed by Nguvumali and Chumbageni. Majengo and Msambweni border the ward on its eastern side. Duga ward and Tangasisi are to the south. Maweni is in the west. The ward covers an area of 7.6 km2 (2.9 sq mi), and has an average elevation of 21 m (69 ft). According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 7,521.
Mzingani is an administrative ward in Tanga City Council of Tanga Region in Tanzania. Central ward encircles the ward on its northern side. The Pemba Channel is located to the east. Tangasisi forms the southern boundary of the ward. Mabawa, Makorora, and Usagara wards are to the west. The ward covers an area of 8.1 km2 (3.1 sq mi), and has an average elevation of 7 m (23 ft). According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 29,041.
Parungu Kasera is an administrative ward and district capital of the Mkinga District of the Tanga Region in Tanzania. North of the ward, Mwakijembe, Duga, and Sigaya form its borders. Moa and Manza wards form the eastern boundary of the ward. The wards of Mkinga and Doda are to the south. Bwiti ward is the final area to the west. According to the 2012 Census the ward had a population of 4,560
Mnyenzani is an administrative ward of the Mkinga District in the Tanga Region of Tanzania. Its north and east boundaries are formed by Mapatano and Gombero ward. The ward's eastern border is formed by the wards of Moa and Manza. To the south are the Tanga CC ward of Kiomoni and Muheza ward of Pande Darajani. The final ward to the west is Mhinduro ward. According to the 2012 Census the ward had a population of 3,604
Mayomboni is an administrative ward of the Mkinga District in the Tanga Region of Tanzania. The Pemba Channel and Kenya form the eastern and northern borders of the ward, respectively. Moa ward lies to the south, and Sigaya and Duga wards are to the west. According to the 2012 Census the ward had a population of 4,001
Boma is an administrative ward of the Mkinga District in the Tanga Region of Tanzania. The ward covers a peninsula surrounded by the Pemba Channel on three sides. The Manza and Moa wards are attached to the ward to the west. According to the 2012 Census the ward had a population of 2,587.
Manza is an administrative ward of the Mkinga District in the Tanga Region of Tanzania. Moa ward borders the ward on the northern side. to the south by Kwale, Mtimbwani, and Doda, and to the east by Boma Ward across Manza Bay. Parungu Kasera and Mkinga Wards are to the west. The ward is named after Manza Bay. According to the 2012 Census the ward had a population of 3,613.
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