Tabata (''Kata ya Tabata'', 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 of the
Ilala Municipical Council of the
Dar es Salaam Region
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in
Tanzania
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. The ward is bordered to the north by the
Ubungo MC wards of
Makuburi and
Mabibo.
Kigogo of
Kinondoni MC form the eastern boundary of the ward.
Vingunguti and
Buguruni
Buguruni (''Kata ya Buguruni'', in Swahili) is an administrative ward of the Ilala Municipical Council of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania
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are to the south. lastly, the
Segerea and
Kimanga wards in the west. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 74,742.
Administration
The postal code for the Tabata ward is ''12103''.
The ward is divided into the following neighborhoods (''Mitaa''):
* Kisiwani
* Mandela
* Matumbi
* Msimbazi
* Msimbazi Magharibi
* Tabata
* Tege
Government
The ward, like every other ward in the country, has local government offices based on the population served.''The Tabata 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:
* Tabata Police Station
* Tabata Government Office (''Afisa Mtendaji'')
* Tabata 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.
Projects
Tabata was mapped by the
Ramani Huria
Ramani Huria is community-based mapping project in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, training university students and local community members to create highly accurate maps of the most flood-prone areas of the city using OpenStreetMap.
About
The city o ...
project in October–November 2015 and data is available on
OpenStreetMap
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.
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 throughout time, the ward became into a cosmopolitan ward. In total, 106,946 people called the ward home in 2012.
Education and health
Education
The ward is home to these educational institutions
* Tabata JICA Primary School
* Mtambani Primary School
* Kenton Secondary School
* African School of Tabata
* St. Mary's International School of Tabata
Healthcare
The ward is home to the following health institutions:
* Prince Saud Health Center
* Tabata Kisiwani Health Center
* Esperance Physiptherapy Clinic of Tabata
* Tabata Dispensary
* Tabata Relini Health Center
* MICO Tabata Health Center
References
Ilala District
Wards of Dar es Salaam Region
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