Mkinga District

Mkinga District is one of the ten districts of Tanga Region in Tanzania. It split from Muheza District in 2007. The administrative capital of the district is located in a village called Kasera.[1]

Mkinga District

Wilaya ya Mkinga  (Swahili)
District
Location within Tanga Region (red)
CountryTanzania
ZoneNorthern
RegionTanga
Incorporated District1 July 2007
Government
 • District CommissionerDeodatus Kinawiro
Area
 • Total2,711.93 km2 (1,047.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total118,065
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Postcode
215xx
Area code(s)027
Websitewww.mkingadc.go.tz

According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Mkinga District was 118,065.[2]

Administrative subdivisions

Wards

As of 2012, Mkinga District is administratively divided into 21 wards:[2]

  • Boma
  • Bosha
  • Bwiti
  • Daluni
  • Doda
  • Duga
  • Gombero
  • Kigongoi
  • Kwale
  • Manza
  • Mapatano
  • Maramba
  • Mayomboni
  • Mhinduro
  • Mkinga
  • Mnyenzani
  • Moa
  • Mtimbwani
  • Mwakijembe
  • Parungu Kasera
  • Sigaya

Transport

Paved trunk road T13 from Tanga to the Kenyan border passes through the district.[3]

References
  1. "Main Page". Mkinga District Council. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  2. "2012 Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Development Partners Group Tanzania. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  3. "Tanga Region Roads Network" (PDF). Tanroads. Retrieved 8 August 2019.

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