Soera

Soera Kata ya Soera
Ward
UNESCO World Haritage Kondoa Rock-Art of the Fenga site in Soera Ward.
Soera Location of Soera
Coordinates: 4°36′45″S35°45′51″E / 4.6125152°S 35.7641148°E / -4.6125152; 35.7641148
Country	Tanzania
Region	Dodoma Region
District	Kondoa District
Ward	Soera
Population  (2016) [1]
• Total	8,277
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Soera is an administrative ward in the Kondoa District of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. It has four administrative villages Humai, Bukulu, Soera and Kwadinu. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 8,277 people in the ward, from 7,616 in 2012. ^{[2] [1]}

Many of the Kondoa Rock-Art Sites, that are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, are located within the Soera Ward. The Fenga site is in the ward that include one of the most known paintings of people trying to capture large animals, including elephants.

References

1. 2016 Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara [Population Estimates in Administrative Areas for the Year 2016, Mainland Tanzania](PDF) (Report) (in Swahili). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 April 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
2. 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas (PDF) (Report). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics. 1 March 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.