Kisarawe is one of the six districts of the
Pwani Region
Pwani Region (''Mkoa wa Pwani'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The word "''Pwani''" in Swahili means the "''coast''". The regional capital is the town of Kibaha. The Region borders the Tanga Region to the north, Mor ...
of
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 ...
. It is bordered to the East by Dar es Salaam Region, to the north by the
Kibaha District
Kibaha is one of nine administrative districts of Pwani Region in Tanzania. The name means '"it is here" in Zaramo. The District covers an area of . Kibaha District is bordered to the northeast by Kibaha Urban District and the north by Chalinze D ...
, to the east by the
Mkuranga District
Mkuranga is one of the six districts of Pwani Region in Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Dar es Salaam, to the east by the Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~1 ...
, to the south by the
Rufiji District
Rufiji is one of the six districts of the Pwani Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Kisarawe and Mkuranga Districts, to the east by the Indian Ocean, to the south by the Kilwa District, Lindi Region and to the west by the Morog ...
and to the west by the
Morogoro Region
Morogoro Region (''Mkoa wa Morogoro'' 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 Ireland. Morogoro Region is border ...
. The district is the historical homeland of the
Ndengereko and
Zaramo people.
According to the 2002 Tanzania National Census, the population of the Kisarawe District was 95,614.
Wards
The Kisarawe District is administratively divided into 15 wards:
# Cholesamvula
# Kibuta
# Kiluvya
# Kisarawe
# Kuruhi
# Mafinzi
# Maneromango
# Marui
# Marumbo
# Masaki
# Msanga
# Msimbu
# Mzenga
# Vihingo
# Vikumbulu
Sources
Districts of Pwani Region
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