Mbagala (''Kata ya Mbagala '', 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

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

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 ...

. Buza and

Azimio Azimio (''Kata ya Azimio'', in Swahili) is an administrative ward in the Temeke district of the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. Temeke and Miburani wards encircle the ward on its northern border. Makangarawe and Tandika are to the west. ...

wards border the ward to the north. The ward is bordered by Kijichi and Mbagala Kuu to the east and Charambe to the south. Last but not least,

Kiburugwa Kiburugwa (''Kata ya Kiburugwa'', in Swahili) is an administrative ward in the Temeke district of the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. The ward to the north is encircled by the Buza and Mbagala wards. The Charambe ward borders the ward on ...

borders the ward on the west. Mbagala is also the site of an army base, which was hit by a deadly ammunition dump explosion on April 29, 2009. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 52,582.

Administration

The postal code for Mbagala Ward is ''15114''. The ward is divided into the following neighborhoods (''Mitaa''): * Bughudadi * Kizinga * Mangaya * Mbagala * Moringe * Serenge

Government

Like every other ward in the country, the ward has local government offices based on the population served.'' The Mbagala 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: * Mbagala Police Station (''Kituo cha Polisi'') * Mbagala Government Office ('' Ofisi ya Afisa Mtendaji wa Kata'') * Mbagala 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 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 ...

's ancestral home, along with much of the district. As the city developed over time, the ward became a cosmopolitan ward with a population of 52,582 as of 2012.

Education and health

Education

The ward is home to these educational institutions: * Mbagala Primary School * Annex Primary School * Great Vision Primary School * Mbagala Islamic Primary School

Healthcare

The ward is home to the following health institutions: * Mbagala Kizuiani Health Center

References

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