Central (''Kata ya Central '', in Swahili) is an administrative ward in Tanga City Council of

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 ...

Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...

. Tanga Bay borders the ward on its northern side.

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 ...

lies to the east, and

Mzingani Mzingani (''Kata ya Mzingani '', in Swahili) is an administrative ward in Tanga City Council of Tanga Region in Tanzania. Central ward encircles the ward on its northern side. The Pemba Channel is located to the east. Tangasisi forms the sou ...

Usagara Usagara (''Kata ya Usagara'', in Swahili) is an administrative ward in Tanga City Council of Tanga Region in Tanzania. Central encircles the ward on its northern side. Mzingani is to the east, and Makorora is to the south. Ngamiani Kusini, N ...

Ngamiani Kaskazini Ngamiani Kaskazini (''Ngamiani Kaskazini'', in Swahili) is an administrative ward in Tanga City Council of Tanga Region in Tanzania. Usagara and Central form the eastern and northern borders of the ward, respectively. Ngamiani Kati is to the ...

, and Majengo ward are to the south. The

Chumbageni Chumbageni(''Kata ya Chumbageni '', in Swahili) is an administrative ward in Tanga City Council of Tanga Region in Tanzania. Tanga Bay and Mzizima Ward, which are separated by the Mkulumuzi River and Tanga Bay, border the ward to the north. C ...

ward is to the west. The ward covers an area of , and has an average elevation of . The ward seat is Halmashauri ya Jiji and is home to the

Port of Tanga The Port of Tanga (''Bandari ya Tanga'' in Swahili) is the second largest port in Tanzania. It is located in Central ward of Tanga District of Tanga Region. History Historically the port city part of the Portugese and Arab gateway for the Sl ...

. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 5,739.

Administration

The postal code for Central Ward is 21101. The ward is divided into the following neighborhoods (''Mitaa''): * Amboni Road * Bombo Area * Central * Darajani * Halmashauri ya Jiji * Miaka 21 * New Hotel * Posta * Railways * Raskazone * Sakarani

Government

The ward, like every other ward in the country, has local government offices based on the population served.''The Central 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: * Central Police Station * Central Government Office (''Afisa Mtendaji'') * Central 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: * Burhani Primary School * Kana Central Primary School * Burhani Secondary School * Popatlal Secondary School

Healthcare

The ward is home to the following health institutions: * Siha polyclinic Health Center * Tanga Medicare Hospital * Bombo Regional Hospital * Tumaini Health Center

References

Wards of Tanga Region {{TangaTZ-geo-stub