Kisarawe II or unofficially East Kisarawe (''Kata ya Kisarawe'', 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 the

Kigamboni Kigamboni District, officially known as The Kigamboni Municipal Council (''Halimashauri ya Manispaa ya Kigamboni'', in Swahili language, Swahili) is one of five Districts of Tanzania, districts of the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. The distri ...

district 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 ...

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 t ...

. The Kibada and Mjimwema form the ward's northern border. East is

Somangila Somangila (''Kata ya Somangila'', in Swahili) is an administrative ward and district capital of the Kigamboni District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. The Indian Ocean borders the ward to the north, Kimbiji to the south and Kisarawe ...

Pembamnazi 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 Re ...

borders it to the south. Toangoma in the

Temeke District Temeke District, officially the Temeke Municipal Council (''Halimashauri ya Manispaa ya Temeke'', in Swahili language, Swahili) is one of five Districts of Tanzania, districts of the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. Temeke is bordered to the sout ...

, as well as Vianzi and Vikindu in the

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 ...

Mkuranga District 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 Mafi ...

, border the west. Since Kisarawe II is the district's top agricultural producer, it is known as Kigamboni's "ricebowl" and "food basket". In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 10,401 people in the ward, from 8,306 in 2012.

Administration

The postal code for Kibada Ward is ''17104''. The ward is divided into the following neighborhoods (''Mitaa'')/Villages (''Vitongoji''): * Kichangani, Kisarawe II * Kigogo, Kisarawe II * Lingato * Madege * Mkamba * Mwaninga * Mwasonga * Ngoma Mapinduzi * Sharifu * Tumaini * Vumilia Ukooni

Government

The ward, like every other ward in the country, has local government offices based on the population served.''The Kisarawe II 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 following administration offices: * Kisarawe II Ward Police Station * Kisarawe II Ward Government Office (''Afisa Mtendaji'') * Kisarawe II 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.

Demographics

Like much of the district, the ward is the ancestral home of the

Zaramo people The Zaramo people, also referred to as Dzalamo or Saramo (''Wazaramo'', in Swahili), are a 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 ...

. The ward evolved into a cosmopolitan ward as the city progressed over time. 8,306 people lived in the ward as a whole in 2012.

Education and health

Education

The ward is home to these educational institutions: * Chekeni Mwasonga Primary School * Ihsan Islamic Secondary School * Tundwi Songani Primary School * Mkamba Primary School * Omaya Primary School * Vumilia Ukooni Primary School * Kichangani Primary School * Kisarawe II Secondary School * Kigogo Primary School, Kisarawe II

Healthcare

The ward is home to the following health institutions: * Chekeni Mwasonga Health Center * Mkamba Health Center

References

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