Mwanga District, Kilimanjaro Explained

Mwanga District
Official Name:Wilaya ya Mwanga, Mkoa wa Kilimanjaro
Nickname:"Home of the North Pare Mountains"
Settlement Type:District
Coordinates:-3.75°N 37.6667°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Tanzania
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Kilimanjaro Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Mwanga
Area Total Km2:1,831
Elevation M:684
Elevation Max M:2,100
Elevation Max Point:Kindoroko Peak
Population Demonym:Mwangan
Population As Of:2022
Population Total:148,763
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Tanzanian Postal Code
Postal Code:255**
Demographics Type1:Ethnic groups
Demographics1 Title1:Settler
Demographics1 Info1:Swahili
Demographics1 Title2:Native
Demographics1 Info2:Pare & Chaga

Mwanga is one of the seven districts of the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. The district covers an area of,[1] It is bordered to the northeast by Kenya, to the northwest by the Moshi Rural District, to the southwest by Simanjiro District of Manyara Region, and to the south by the Same District. Its administrative seat is the town of Mwanga. The tallest peak in the district is Kindoroko at 2,100m in the North Pare Mountains that are located entirely within the district. According to the 2022 Tanzania National Census, the population of Mwanga District was 148,763.[2] [3]

Administrative subdivisions

Wards

The Mwanga District is administratively divided into 20 wards:

Notable people from Mwanga District

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tanzania: Northern Tanzania (Districts and Wards) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map.
  2. Web site: Mwanga (District, Tanzania) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-02-10 . www.citypopulation.de.
  3. Web site: Census 2012. National Bureau of Statistics. 20 April 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305154228/http://50.87.153.5/~eastc/sensa/index.php/welcome. 5 March 2016.