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