Boma (''Kata ya Boma, '' in Swahili) is an administrative ward of the

Mkinga District Mkinga is one of the eleven districts of Tanga Region in Tanzania. It was created from Muheza District in 2007. The District covers an area of . The administrative capital of the district is located in a small town called Parungu Kasera. The dist ...

in the

Tanga Region Tanga Region (''Mkoa wa Tanga'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative 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 mun ...

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. The ward covers a peninsula surrounded by the

Pemba Channel The Pemba Channel is the strait separating the eastern coast of mainland Africa on the coast of central and northern Tanga Region from Pemba Island to the south of the Indian Ocean. The channel is entirely in Tanzanian territorial waters The P ...

on the east and Manza Bay on the west. The Manza and

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wards are attached to the ward to the west. According to the 2012 Census the ward had a population of 2,587.

Administration

The postal code for Boma Ward is 21514. The ward is divided into the following neighborhoods (''Mitaa''): * Basi * Boma Kichakamiba * Boma Subutuni * Bomandani * Daluni * Kichakamiba * Manza Bay * Mkambani * Subutuni

Government

The ward, like every other ward in the country, has local government offices based on the population served.''The Boma 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: * Boma Police Station * Boma Government Office (''Afisa Mtendaji'') * Boma 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) are a Bantu ethnic and linguistic group based near the Indian Ocean coast between Mombasa in southern Kenya and northern Tanga in Tanzania. In 1994 the Digo population was estimated to total 305,000, with 217,000 ...

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 between ...

Education and health

Education

The ward is home to these educational institutions: * Boma Primary School * Mkambani Primary School

Healthcare

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

References

Mkinga District Wards of Tanga Region {{TangaTZ-geo-stub