Mabibo chuo(''Kata ya Kimara'', in

Swahili Swahili may refer to: * Swahili language, a Bantu language officially used in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda and widely spoken in the African Great Lakes. * Swahili people, an ethnic group in East Africa. * Swahili culture, the culture of the Swahili p ...

) is an administrative ward in

Ubungo District Ubungo District, officially the, Ubungo Municipal Council (''Halimashauri ya Manispaa ya Ubungo'', in Swahili) is one of five districts of the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. The Kinondoni District and Kibaha of the Pwani Region border the dis ...

of the

Dar es Salaam Region Dar es Salaam Region () is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions and is located on the east coast of the country. The region covers an area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land and water areas of the nation state of Ma ...

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. The ward borders

Kinondoni Kinondoni District, officially the Kinondoni Municipal Council (''Halimashauri ya Manispaa ya Kinondoni'', in Swahili) is one of five districts of the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. The district is bordered to the north by Bagamoyo District ...

's Makongo to the north.

Ubungo Ubungo District, officially the, Ubungo Municipal Council (''Halimashauri ya Manispaa ya Ubungo'', in Swahili language, Swahili) is one of five Districts of Tanzania, districts of the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. The Kinondoni District and K ...

and

Makuburi Makuburi (''Kata ya Makuburi'', in Swahili) is an administrative ward in Ubungo District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. Ubungo borders the ward on its northern side. The ward is bordered by Mabibo to the east. Kimanga and Tabata o ...

border the ward to the east.

Kimanga Kimanga (''Kata ya Kimanga'', in Swahili) is an administrative ward of the Ilala Municipical Council of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. The wards of Ubungo MC are bordered to the north by the wards of Makuburi and Kimara. The ward is ...

and

Kinyerezi Kinyerezi (''Kata ya Kinyerezi'', in Swahili) is an administrative ward of the Ilala Municipal Council of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. The wards of Kinondoni MC are bordered to the north by Msigani, Saranga, and Kimara wards of Ubu ...

of Ilala are to the south.

Saranga Saranga may refer to: * Sharnga, the celestial bow of the Hindu god Vishnu * Saranga (1961 film), ''Saranga'' (1961 film), an Indian Hindi-language romance film by Dhirubhai Desai, starring Sudesh Kumar and Jayshree Gadkar * Saranga (1994 film), ...

ward is to the west. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 76,577.

Administration

The postal code for Kimara Ward is ''16104''. The ward is divided into the following neighborhoods (''Mitaa''): * Baruti * Golani * Kilungule "A" * Kilungule "B" * Kimara Baruti * Mavurunza

Government

Like every other ward in the country, the ward has local government offices based on the population served.'' The Kimara Ward'' administration building houses a court as per the Ward Tribunal Act of 1988, including other vital departments for the administration of the ward. The ward has the following administration offices: * Kimara Ward Police Station * Kimara Ward Government Office (''Afisa Mtendaji'') * Kimara 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 comprises a committee of eight elected council members, including a chairperson, one salaried officer (with no voting rights), and an executive officer. One-third of seats are reserved for women councilors.

Demographics

The ward serves as the

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 Regio ...

's ancestral home along with a sizable chunk of the district. The ward changed over time into a cosmopolitan ward as the city grew.

Education and health

Education

The ward is home to these educational institutions: * Libery Primary School * Kimara Secondary School * Sakana Secondary School * St. Magreth Primary School * Veritas Primary School * Kimara Baruti Primary School * Crested Crane International Schools, Kimara * KAM College of Health Sciences, Kimara * Peaceland Secondary School

Healthcare

The ward is home to the following health institutions: * MICO Kimara Health Center * Mavurunza Health Center * Muzdalfa Health Center * Paradigms Health Center * MCDIT Health Center * Arafa Mwananchi Health Center, Kimara * Salama 1 Health Center

References

Ubungo District Wards of Dar es Salaam Region {{DaresSalaam-geo-stub