Pembamnazi Explained

Pembamnazi
Nickname:	The gem of Kigamboni
Settlement Type:	Ward of Kigamboni District
Coordinates:	-7.0972°N 39.4362°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Dar es Salaam Region
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Kigamboni District
Established Title:	Ward
Seat Type:	Headquarters
Seat:	Buyuni
Area Total Km2:	209
Population As Of:	2012
Population Total:	9,672
Postal Code Type:	Tanzanian Postal Code
Postal Code:	17105
Demographics Type1:	Ethnic groups
Demographics1 Title1:	Settler
Demographics1 Info1:	Swahili
Demographics1 Title2:	Ancestral
Demographics1 Info2:	Zaramo

Pembamnazi, also known as Pemba Mnazi, (Kata ya Pembamnazi, in Swahili) is an administrative ward in the Kigamboni district of Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. The Indian Ocean forms the ward's eastern and southern boundaries. The Pwani Region's Mkuranga District's Shungubweni and Vianzi Wards are to the west. The ward is bordered to the north by the wards of Kisarawe II and Kimbiji. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 12,112 people in the ward, from 9,672 in 2012.^{[1] [2]}

Administration

The postal code for Pembamnazi Ward is 17105.^[3] The ward is divided into the following neighborhoods (Mitaa)/Villages (Vitongoji):

• Buyuni Center
• Chambewa
• Gulubwida
• Kibungo
• Kichangani
• Kwa Morisi
• Mahenge
• Mtimweupe

• Muhimbili, Pembamnazi
• Nyange
• Pemba Center
• Potea
• Pu Center
• Songani Center
• Tundwi Center

Government

The ward, like every other ward in the country, has local government offices based on the population served.The Pembamnazi 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:

• Pembamnazi Ward Police Station
• Pembamnazi Ward Government Office (Afisa Mtendaji)
• Pembamnazi Ward Tribunal (Baraza La Kata) is a Department inside Ward Government Office

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]

Demographics

Like much of the district, the ward is the ancestral home of the Zaramo people. The ward evolved into a cosmopolitan ward as the city progressed over time. 9,672 people lived in the ward as a whole in 2012.^[6]

Education and health

Education

The ward is home to these educational institutions

• Pembamnazi Primary School
• Pembamnazi Secondary School
• Yale yale Puna Primary School

Healthcare

The ward is home to the following health institutions:^[7]

• Tundwi Songani Health Center
• Pembamnazi Health Center
• Yale Yale Puna Health Center

Notes and References

1. 2012 Population and Housing Census - Population Distribution by Administrative Areas. . 2013-03-01 . . . en . 2022-07-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220326183741/http://tanzania.countrystat.org/fileadmin/user_upload/countrystat_fenix/congo/docs/Census%20General%20Report-2012PHC.pdf . 2022-03-26 . live.
2. 2016 Makadirio ya Idadi ya Watu katika Majimbo ya Uchaguzi kwa Mwaka 2016, Tanzania Bara. . Population Estimates in Administrative Areas for the Year 2016, Mainland Tanzania . 2016-04-01 . . . sw . 2022-07-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211227102333/https://www.nbs.go.tz/nbs/takwimu/majimbo/MAJIMBOApril_Kisw.pdf . 2021-12-27 . live.
3. Web site: Pembamnazi Postal Code. 2023-05-16.
4. Web site: Ward Tribunal Act 1988. 19 March 2023.
5. Web site: Local Government System. 19 March 2023.
6. Web site: Kigamboni District Profile 2019. The Kigamboni Municipal Council. 2023-05-16.
7. Web site: Health Institutions. 2023-05-16.