| Kisutu | |
| Nickname: | The believing ward |
| Settlement Type: | Ward of Ilala District |
| Coordinates: | -6.8169°N 39.2856°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Dar es Salaam Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ilala District |
| Established Title: | Ward |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.4 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Total: | 6,364 |
| Postal Code Type: | Tanzanian Postal Code |
| Postal Code: | 11104 |
| Demographics Type1: | Ethnic groups |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Settler |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Swahili & Tanzanian Indians |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Ancestral |
| Demographics1 Info2: | Zaramo |
Kisutu (Kata ya Kisutu, in Swahili) is an administrative ward of the Ilala Municipal Council of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. Upanga East ward and Kivukoni ward both border the ward to the north and north-east. The ward is bordered to the south by Mchafukoge ward and to the west by Jangwani ward. The ward hosts the Channel 10 Television Station formerly known as Dar es Salaam Television Station at Zaramo Street in Kisutu ward.[1] In 2022, the population of the ward was 6,364.[2]
The postal code for the Kisutu ward is 11104.[3] The ward is divided into the following neighborhoods (Mitaa):
The ward, like every other ward in the country, has local government offices based on the population served.The Kisutu Ward administration building houses a court as per the Ward Tribunal Act of 1988, including other vital departments for the administration the ward.[4] The ward has the following administration offices:
In the local government system of Tanzania, the ward is the smallest democratic unit. Each ward is composed of a committee of eight elected council members which include a chairperson, one salaried officer (with no voting rights), and an executive officer. One-third of seats are reserved for women councillors.[5]
The ward serves as the Zaramo people's ancestral home, along with much of the district. As the city developed throughout time, the ward became into a cosmopolitan ward. In total, 6,364 people called the ward home in 2022.
The ward is home to these educational institutions [6]
The ward is home to the following health institutions:[7]
Kisutu is nicknamed the "believing ward" because it has the highest number of mosques per capita in anyward in Ilala, including some of the following mosques: