Handeni Town Council, Tanga Explained

Handeni Mjini
Official Name:Wilaya ya Handeni Mjini, Mkoa wa Tanga
Nickname:Tanga's magicland
Settlement Type:District
Coordinates:-5.4236°N 38.0261°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Tanga Region
Established Title:District
Seat Type:Capital
Area Total Km2:837.4
Population Demonym:Town Handenian
Population As Of:2022 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:108968
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:108968
Demographics Type1:Ethnic groups
Demographics1 Title1:Settler
Demographics1 Info1:Swahili
Demographics1 Title2:Ancestral
Demographics1 Info2:Zigula

Handeni Town Council also known as Handeni Urban District is one of the 11 districts of the Tanga Region of Tanzania.[2] [3] The district covers an area of .[4] The administrative capital of the district is Mdoe. Handeni Town District is bordered to the east by Handeni District and the west by Kilindi District.

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2012, Handeni Town Council was administratively divided into 12 wards.[5]

Wards

Transport

A paved secondary road connects Handeni with Korogwe in the northeast and Mkata in the southeast; both Korogwe and Mkata are on the T2 Trunk road from Dar es Salaam to Arusha.[6]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.citypopulation.de/en/tanzania/admin/tanga/0410/ Citypopulation.de
  2. http://www.nbs.go.tz/sensa/PDF/Census%20General%20Report%20-%2029%20March%202013_Combined_Final%20for%20Printing.pdf Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013
  3. Web site: Tanzania: Administrative Division. City Population. December 29, 2018.
  4. Web site: Tanzania: Northern Zone(Districts and Wards) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map.
  5. Web site: 2012 Population and Housing Census . Development Partners Group Tanzania . 7 August 2019 . 29 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329025621/http://www.tzdpg.or.tz/fileadmin/documents/dpg_internal/dpg_working_groups_clusters/cluster_2/water/WSDP/Background_information/2012_Census_General_Report.pdf . dead .
  6. Web site: Tanga Region Roads Network . Tanroads . 8 August 2019.