Mkinga District
Mkinga District
Wilaya ya Mkinga (Swahili) | |
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![]() Location within Tanga Region (red) | |
Country | ![]() |
Zone | Northern |
Region | Tanga |
Incorporated District | 1 July 2007 |
Capital | |
Government | |
• District Commissioner | Deodatus Kinawiro |
Area | |
• Total | 2,711.93 km2 (1,047.08 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 118,065 |
• Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Postcode | 215xx |
Area code(s) | 027 |
Website | www |
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]
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]
- Daluni
- Gombero
- Kigongoi
- Mapatano
- Mayomboni
- Mhinduro
- Mnyenzani
- Mtimbwani
- Mwakijembe
- Parungu Kasera
- Sigaya
Transport[]
Paved trunk road T13 from Tanga to the Kenyan border passes through the district.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Main Page". Mkinga District Council. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ a b "2012 Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Development Partners Group Tanzania. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Tanga Region Roads Network" (PDF). Tanroads. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
Categories:
- Districts of Tanga Region
- Tanzania geography stubs