Chagongwe Explained

Official Name:Chagongwe
Settlement Type:Town and ward
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Tanzania
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Morogoro Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Gairo District
Unit Pref:metric
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:7337
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:+3
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:67704

Chagongwe is a town and administrative ward in Gairo District in the Morogoro Region of Tanzania, East Africa.[1] As of 2002, the population of the ward was 7,337.[2] There is a government-run dispensary and a primary school there. The only access to the town is over a single lane, unimproved road.

The ward consists of the town of Chagongwe and two villages, Mkobwe and Lufikiri. Each of these has denominated rural areas or small villages under them.

Chagongwe     Mkobwe     Lufikiri
Mihimbo     Mkobwe     Lufikiri
Chungu     Mkobwe Misheni     Chandwa
Unjeluni     Mkobwe Nhjiapanda     Kidongo chekundu
Rubeho     Itungi     Chipindi
Magiha     Madewa     Nghima
Joshoni     Mahanga     Lujua
Chijula     Kidete     Majani
Ndete     Mahowe     Ipondelo
Ubenani     Msasani    
Idibo        
Denalya        
Ilakale        
Mlandisi        
Mahongoli        

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodes Morogoro Region 67000. 2012. Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA). 2012-09-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20120902182043/http://www.tcra.go.tz/publications/postcode/morogoro.pdf. 2012-09-02. dead.
  2. Web site: 2002 Population and Housing General Report: Morogoro: Kilosa. https://web.archive.org/web/20040320112316/http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/census/districts/kilosa.htm. 20 March 2004. dead.