Ngamiani Kusini (''Ngamiani Kusini'', in
Swahili
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* 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
Tanga City Council of
Tanga Region
Tanga Region () is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions of Tanzania, regions. The region covers an area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Burundi. The regional capital is the municipalit ...
in
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 ...
.
Ngamiani Kati forms the northern boundary of the ward.
Usagara and Makorora border the ward to the east.
Msambweni
Msambweni (meaning "land of Msambwe") in Swahili) is a small fishing town and constituency in Kwale County of southeastern Kenya, formerly in Kwale District of Coast Province. The origin of the name, Msambwe (plural Misambwe) refers to a hardy ...
is in the south.
Majengo and
Mwanzange
Mwanzange (''Kata ya Mwanzange '', in Swahili) is an administrative ward in Tanga City Council of Tanga Region in Tanzania. The ward's northern boundaries are formed by Nguvumali and Chumbageni. Majengo and Msambweni border the ward on its e ...
are located to the west.
The ward covers an area of , and has an average elevation of . According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 7,638.
Administration
The postal code for Ngamiani Kusini Ward is 21106.
The ward is divided into the following neighborhoods (''Mitaa''):
* Azimio "A"
* Azimio "B"
* Jamhuri "A"
* Jamhuri "B"
* Mapinduzi "A"
* Mapinduzi "B"
* Muungano "A"
* Muungano "B"
Government
The ward, like every other ward in the country, has local government offices based on the population served.''The Ngamiani Kusini 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:
* Ngamiani Kusini Police Station
* Ngamiani Kusini Government Office (''Afisa Mtendaji'')
* Ngamiani Kusini 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
Digo people
The Digo (''Wadigo'' in Swahili language, Swahili) are a Bantu peoples, Bantu ethnic and linguistic group based near the Indian Ocean coast between Mombasa in southern Kenya and northern Tanga, Tanzania, Tanga in Tanzania. In 1994 the Digo popula ...
and
Segeju
The Segeju ( Swahili: ''Wasegeju''; Mijikenda: ''Asagidzu'') are a Bantu ethnolinguistic group mostly based in Tanzania's Tanga Region (particularly Mkinga District) and Kenya's Kwale County. Most Segeju reside in the small coastal strip betwee ...
.
Education and health
Education
The ward is home to these educational institutions:
* Ngamiani Kusini Primary School
* Abdulhafidhi Abas Primary School
Healthcare
The ward is home to the following health institutions:
* Bethlehem Dental and Health Center of Ngamiani Kusini
References
Wards of Tanga Region
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