| Kwala | |
| Official Name: | Kwala Ward |
| Settlement Type: | Ward |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Tanzania Tanzania |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pwani Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kibaha District |
| Established Title: | First Settled |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated Town |
| Established Title3: | Incorporated City |
| Parts Type: | Villages |
| Government Type: | Ward Council |
| Governing Body: | Kwala Ward Council |
| Leader Title: | Ward Executive Officer |
| Area Total Km2: | 211 |
| Population Total: | 6066 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | East Africa Time |
| Utc Offset: | +3 |
| Postal Code: | 61206 |
Kwala is a ward in the Pwani Region of Tanzania. It is located in Kibaha District.
According to the 2022 census, the population of Kwala is 6,066. There are 3,066 males and 3,000 females. There are 1,580 households with an average household size of 3.8.[1] The ward covers an area of .[2] It has 1,691 buildings in total.[3]
The ward is made up of Kwala and Mperamumbi villages.
Kwala is the site of the ambitious Kwala Satellite City project, a substantial development initiative spearheaded by Sino Tan, projected to cost around US$3 billion. The project includes over 200 industries across two phases. These industries will produce various goods such as food products, pharmaceuticals, shoes, clothes, cooking gas, transport materials, and steel. The city will also feature residential buildings, commercial offices, administration blocks, churches, mosques, police stations, and a fire assembly station.[4]
The Kwala Inland Container Depot (ICD), or dry port, is a significant infrastructure development within the Kwala Satellite City. With the ability to accommodate 823 containers daily, its primary purpose is to alleviate congestion at the Port of Dar es Salaam by providing an inland facility for the handling and storage of cargo containers. This strategic move is expected to enhance logistics efficiency and facilitate smoother import and export processes for Tanzania and neighbouring landlocked countries like Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Zambia, and Malawi. The ICD is integrated with the Tanzania Standard Gauge Railway and the Dar es Salaam-Morogoro highway, optimizing transport and cargo handling.[5]