Mafia District

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Pwani Region's Districts

Mafia is one of the 6 districts of the Pwani Region of Tanzania. It covers Mafia Island and its associated archipelago.

According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of the District was 46,438, [1] with an adult literacy rate of 77.3%, primarily only in Swahili.[2] In 2012, unemployment in Mafia District was 1.5%.[3]

In addition to Mafia Island, islands within Mafia District include: Juani, Chole, Jibondo (Kibondo), Bwejuu (with Mafia Island Marine Park), Thanda, Boydu, and Niororo (Nyororo).

Wards[]

The Mafia District is administratively divided into eight wards, and twenty villages. Prior to 2010, Mafia District had seven wards, when Ndagoni Ward was created from the western part of Baleni Ward.
The wards listed with area and population:[4][5]

Ward Area
km2		 Population
2002		 Population
2012		 Division Villages
Baleni 132.1 9,137 5,870 North Baleni, Kungwi
Jibondo[6] 21.9 3,405 3,729 South Jibondo, Chole, Juani
Kanga 52.7 3,317 3,758 North Kanga, Bweni (Bueni)
Kiegeani 40.3 3,379 4,094 South Kiegeani (Kiegani) (including Utende), Marimbani
Kilindoni 36.8 11,696 14.221 South Dongo, Kilindoni (including Bwejuu)
Kirongwe 77.0 5,260 5,701 North Kirongwe, Jimbo (Jimba), Banja, Jojo
Mibulani 52.3 4,363 4,106 South Miburani, Mlongo, Chemuchemu (Chemchem)
Ngadoni n/a[7] n/a[7] 4,959 North Ndagoni, Chunguruma
Mafia Island 413 40,557 46,438 2 divisions 20 villages

Notes and references[]

  1. ^ 2012 Census database Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Office of Chief Government Statistician (2016). "Pwani Region: Basic Demographic and Socio-Economic Profile (2012 Population and Housing Census)". National Bureau of Statistics (Tanzania). p. 68–74. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017.
  3. ^ Office of Chief Government Statistician 2016, p. 92
  4. ^ "Technical and Operation Report" (PDF). National Sample Census of Agriculture 2007/2008. National Bureau of Statistics (Tanzania). December 2011. pp. 75–76.
  5. ^ Administrator. "Policies". mca-t.go.tz. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25.
  6. ^ Note: Jibondo ward comprises smaller islands off the south coast of Mafia Island.
  7. ^ a b Note: The area and 2002 population of Ndagoni ward are included with the figures for Baleni ward, from which it was separated between the 2002 and 2012 Censuses.

Coordinates: 7°51′00″S 39°47′00″E / 7.8500°S 39.7833°E / -7.8500; 39.7833

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