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]
The Mwanga District is administratively divided into 20 wards: