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Chanika, Ilala
Chanika (''Kata ya Chanika'', in Swahili) is an administrative ward of the Ilala Municipical Council of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. Majohe ward encircles the ward on its northern edge. Tambani Ward of the Mkuranga District in the Pwani Region lies to the south, while Msongola is to the east. The Msimbu and Kisarawe wards of the Kisarawe District in the Pwani Region are also to the west. According to the 2022 census, the ward has a total population of 75,271. Administration The postal code for the Chanika ward is ''12115''. The ward is divided into the following neighborhoods (''Mitaa''): * Kidugalo * Lukomi * Lukooni * Nguvu Mpya * Ngwale * Tungini * Vikongoro * Virobo * Yongwe Government The ward, like every other ward in the country, has local government offices based on the population served.''The Chanika Ward'' administration building houses a court as per the Ward Tribunal Act of 1988, including other vital departments for the administration the war ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wards Of Tanzania
The administrative divisions of Tanzania are controlled by Part I, Article 2.2 of the Constitution of Tanzania.Article 2.2 provides: ''For the purpose of the efficient discharge of the functions of the Government of the United Republic or of the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar, the President may, in accordance with the procedures prescribed by law or provisions of such law as may be enacted by Parliament, divide the United Republic into regions, districts and other areas: Provided that the President shall first consult with the President of Zanzibar before dividing Tanzania Zanzibar into regions, districts or other areas.'' Tanzania is divided into thirty-one regions of Tanzania, regions (''mkoa'' in Swahili language, Swahili). Each region is subdivided into districts of Tanzania, districts (''wilayah, wilaya'' in Swahili). The districts are sub-divided into division (country subdivision), divisions (''tarafa'' in Swahili) and further into ward (electoral subdivision), local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majohe
Majohe (''Kata ya Majohe'', in Swahili) is an administrative ward of the Ilala Municipical Council of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. The communities of Ukonga, Gongolamboto, and Pugu border the ward on the north. By Kisarawe Ward in Kisarawe District in Pwani Region, to the west. Chanika and Msongola form the southern boundary of the ward. Kivule borders the ward on its eastern side. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 81,646. Administration The postal code for the Majohe ward is ''12113''. The ward is divided into the following neighborhoods (''Mitaa''): * Kichangani, Majohe * Kivule, Majohe * Mjimpya, Majohe * Rada * Viwege Government The ward, like every other ward in the country, has local government offices based on the population served.''The Majohe Ward'' administration building houses a court as per the Ward Tribunal Act of 1988, including other vital departments for the administration the ward. The ward has the followi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Msongola
Msongola (''Kata ya Msongola'', in Swahili) is an administrative ward of the Ilala Municipical Council of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. Kivule and Chamazi border the ward to the north. By Chanika and Majohe to the west. Mkuranga and Tambani (Exclave) wards of the Mkuranga District of the Pwani Region border the ward on its southern side. The Main Tambani ward of Pwani Region's Mkuranga District borders the ward on the east. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 81,646. Administration The postal code for the Msongola ward is ''12114''. The ward is divided into the following neighborhoods (''Mitaa''): * Kiboga * Kidole * Kitonga * Mbondole * Mkera * Mvuleni * Sangara * Uwanja wa Nyani * Yangeyange Government The ward, like every other ward in the country, has local government offices based on the population served.''The Msongola Ward'' administration building houses a court as per the Ward Tribunal Act of 1988, including other vital d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pwani Region
Pwani Region () is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The Swahili word means 'coast'. With the town of Kibaha serving as the capital, the region borders the Tanga Region to the north, Morogoro Region to the west, Lindi Region to the south, and surrounds Dar es Salaam Region to the east. The Indian Ocean also borders the region to its northeast and southeast. The region is home to Mafia Island, the Rufiji delta and Saadani National Park. The region is home to Bagamoyo town, a historical Swahili settlement, and the first colonial capital of German East Africa. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 1,098,668, which was slightly lower than the pre-census projection of 1,110,917. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mkuranga District, Pwani
Mkuranga District Council () is one of eight administrative districts of Pwani Region in Tanzania. The District covers an area of . It is bordered to the north by Dar es Salaam's Kigamboni, Temeke and Ilala Districts. To the east by the Mafia Channel, to the south by Kibiti District, and to the west by Kisarawe District. The district is comparable in size to the land area of Samoa. The town of Mkuranga serves as its administrative capital. The district is home to the Vikindu Forest Reserve, one of last remaining East African coastal forests. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report the population of Mkuranga District were 243,062 people in the district, from 222,921 in 2012. Administration The Mkuranga District Council has 18 wards, 121 registered villages, and 463 hamlets. It is organised into 4 administrative divisions. * Bupu * Kimanzichana * Kisiju * Kitomondo * Lukanga * Magawa * Mbezi * Mkamba * Mkuranga * Mwalusembe * Nyamato * Panzuo * Shung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. According to a 2024 estimate, Tanzania has a population of around 67.5 million, making it the most populous country located entirely south of the equator. Many important hominid fossils have been found in Tanzania. In the Stone and Bronze Age, prehistoric migrations into Tanzania included South Cushitic languages, Southern Cushitic speakers similar to modern day Iraqw people who moved south from present-day Ethiopia; Eastern Cushitic people who moved into Tanzania from north of Lake Turkana about 2,000 and 4,000 years ago; and the Southern Nilotic languages, Southern Nilotes, including the Datooga people, Datoog, who originated fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilala District
Ilala District, officially the Ilala Municipal Council (''Halimashauri ya Manispaaa ya Ilala'', in Swahili language, Swahili) is one of five Districts of Tanzania, districts of the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. The district is bordered to the north and northeast by Kinondoni District and Ubungo District, Dar es Salaam, Ubungo District, to the east by the Zanzibar Channel, the west by Pwani Region, and to the south by the Temeke District. It covers an area of . The district is comparable in size to the land area of United States Virgin Islands, U.S Virgin Islands. for U.S Virgin Islands at The administrative seat is Mchafukoge. The 2022 National Tanzania Census states the population for Ilala as 1,649,912. Administration Ilala Municipal Council was one of the first 38 Local Government Authorities to undergo restructuring as part of phase one of the Local Government Reform Programme (LGRP) in order to meet the qualities required by the Local Government Act No. 6 of 1999, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swahili Language
Swahili, also known as as it is referred to endonym and exonym, in the Swahili language, is a Bantu languages, Bantu language originally spoken by the Swahili people, who are found primarily in Tanzania, Kenya, and Mozambique (along the East African coast and adjacent littoral islands). Estimates of the number of Swahili speakers, including both native and second-language speakers, vary widely. They generally range from 150 million to 200 million; with most of its native speakers residing in Tanzania and Kenya. Swahili has a significant number of loanwords from other languages, mainly Arabic, as well as from Portuguese language, Portuguese, English language, English and German language, German. Around 40% of Swahili vocabulary consists of Arabic loanwords, including the name of the language ( , a plural adjectival form of an Arabic word meaning 'of the coasts'). The loanwords date from the era of contact between Arab slave trade, Arab traders and the Northeast Bantu languages, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaramo
The Zaramo people, also referred to as Dzalamo or Saramo (''Wazaramo'', in Swahili language, Swahili), are a Bantu peoples, Bantu ethnic group native to the central eastern coast of Tanzania, particularly the Dar es Salaam Region and Pwani Region. They are the largest ethnic group in and around Dar es Salaam, the former capital of Tanzania and the 7th largest city in Africa. Estimated to be about 0.7 million people, over 98% of them are Muslims, more specifically of the Shafi‘i, Shafi'i school of Sunni Islam. Zaramo people are considered influential in Tanzania's popular culture, with musical genres like singeli originating from their community in Kinondoni District. Their culture and history have been shaped by their lifes in both urban and rural landscapes. Language The original Zaramo language, sometimes called Zaramo language, Kizaramo, is Bantu peoples, Bantu and belongs to the Niger–Congo languages, Niger-Congo family of languages. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
