Mkange is an administrative ward in

Chalinze District Chalinze District Council () is one of nine administrative districts of Pwani Region in Tanzania. The district covers an area of . The district is comparable in size to the land area of Puerto Rico. Chalinze District is bordered to the northeas ...

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 ...

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. The ward covers an area of , and has an average elevation of . The ward is bordered by

Pangani District Pangani District Council () is one of eleven administrative districts of Tanga Region in Tanzania. The District covers an area of . It is bordered to the north by Muheza District, to the east by Zanzibar Channel, to the south by the Chalinze Dis ...

to the north east and by

Handeni District Handeni District is one of the 11 districts of Tanga Region in Tanzania. The District covers an area of . It is bordered to the west by the Kilindi District and the Handeni Urban District, to the north by the Korogwe District, to the east by t ...

to the north west. Miono ward borders the ward directly to the west, and in the south the ward is bordered by

Bagamoyo District Bagamoyo District (''Wilaya ya Bagamoyo'', in Swahili language, Swahili) is one of eight administrative Districts of Tanzania, districts of Pwani Region in Tanzania. The district covers an area of . The district is surrounded by the Chalinze Di ...

. The eastern half of the ward is boarded by the

Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or approximately 20% of the water area of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia (continent), ...

. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 12,026. Mkange ward is the largest ward in Chalinze District and is also home to

Saadani National Park Saadani National Park is a national park in Tanzania with an area of . It was officially gazetted in 2005 and is managed under the Tanzania National Parks Authority. It is located in southeastern Pangani District of Tanga Region and northeast Cha ...

, which covers the entire Chalinze coast, meaning Chalinze District has no direct access to the ocean. The Ward is also where the north half of the

Wami River The Wami River is a river located in Pwani Region, Tanzania. The headwaters of the Wami and its tributaries originate in the Eastern Arc Mountains of Morogoro Region. The river then flows northeastward through of Pwani Region to empty into the I ...

delta is located. Mkange ward is also where the Wami river also divides the border between Chalinze District and Bagamoyo District.

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