Kinondoni District

Kinondoni District is a district in north west of Dar es Salaam's central business district, Tanzania, others being Temeke (to the far Southeast) and Ilala (downtown Dar es Salaam). To the east is the Indian Ocean, to the north and west the Pwani Region of Tanzania. The area of Kinondoni is 537 km2 (207 sq mi).

Kinondoni
District
Kinondoni in 2015.
Location of Kinondoni District
Location in Tanzania
Location of Kinondoni District
Location in Africa
Coordinates: 6.795°S 39.266°E / -6.795; 39.266
CountryTanzania
RegionDar es Salaam
DistrictKinondoni
Area
 • Total537 km2 (207 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 census)
 • Total1,775,049
 • Density3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Area code(s)022
Websitewww.kinondonimc.go.tz

The 2002 Tanzanian National Census showed that the population of Kinondoni was 1,083,913.[1] The census of 2012 showed that the population of Kinondoni was 1,775,049: 914,247 female and 860,802 male. There are 446,504 households in Kinondoni with an average of 4 people per household.[2]

The original inhabitants of Kinondoni were the Zaramo and Ndengereko, but due to urbanization the district has become multi-ethnic.[3]


Wards

Administratively, Kinondoni District is broken into four divisions, 27 wards, and 113 sub-wards. Below is a list of the wards in Kinondoni District:

  1. Bunju
  2. Goba
  3. Hananasif
  4. Kawe
  5. Kibamba
  6. Kigogo
  7. Kijitonyama
  8. Kimara
  9. Kinondoni
  10. Kunduchi
  11. Magomeni
  12. Makumbusho
  13. Makurumula
  14. Mbezi
  15. Mbweni
  16. Mikocheni
  17. Msasani
  18. Mwananyamala
  19. Mzimuni
  20. Ndugumbi
  21. Tandale

Sources

References
  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20050217171812/http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/kinondoni.htm
  2. http://www.nbs.go.tz/
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20050913065141/http://www.kinondonimunicipality.go.tz


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