Mkinga District

Mkinga District is one of the eleven 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)
Country Tanzania
ZoneNorthern
RegionTanga
Incorporated District1 July 2007
CapitalParungu Kasera
Government
 • District CommissionerColonel Maulidi Surumbu
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 22 wards:[2]

  1. Boma
  2. Bosha
  3. Bwiti
  4. Daluni
  5. Doda
  6. Duga
  7. Gombero
  8. Kigongoi Magharibi
  9. Kigongoi Mashariki
  10. Kwale
  11. Manza
  12. Mapatano
  13. Maramba
  14. Mayomboni
  15. Mhinduro
  16. Mkinga
  17. Mnyenzani
  18. Moa
  19. Mtimbwani
  20. Mwakijembe
  21. Parungu Kasera
  22. 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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