Korogwe Town Council, Tanga Explained

Korogwe Mjini
Official Name:	Wilaya ya Korogowe Mjini, Mkoa wa Tanga
Nickname:	City on the banks of Pangani
Settlement Type:	District
Coordinates:	-5.161°N 38.4536°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Tanga Region
Established Title:	District
Seat Type:	Capital
Seat:	Mkata
Area Total Km2:	225.3
Population Demonym:	Town Korogwean
Population As Of:	2012
Population Total:	68,308
Population Density Km2:	auto
Demographics Type1:	Ethnic groups
Demographics1 Title1:	Settler
Demographics1 Info1:	Swahili
Demographics1 Title2:	Native
Demographics1 Info2:	Sambaa, Bondei & Digo

Korogwe Urban District (or Korogwe Town Council) is one of the eleven districts of the Tanga Region of Tanzania. The District covers an area of .^[1] Korogwe Urban District is bordered to the north by Korogwe Rural District and to the south by Handeni Rural District. The administrative capital of the district is Korogwe town.According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Korogwe Urban District was 68,308.^[2]

Transport

Paved trunk road T2 from Dar es Salaam to Arusha passes through the district.^[3]

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2012, Korogwe Urban District was administratively divided into 8 wards.

Wards

1. Kilole
2. Kwamndolwa
3. Kwamsisi
4. Magunga
5. Manundu
6. Mtonga
7. Ngombezi
8. Old Korogwe

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tanzania: Northern Zone(Districts and Wards) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map.
2. 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 .
3. Web site: Tanga Region Roads Network . Tanroads . 8 August 2019.