Mabokweni (''Kata ya Mabokweni '', 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 ...

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. The Mtimbwani and Gombero wards of

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 ...

border the ward on the north and west, respectively. Chongoleani is to the east. The ward of

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is to the south. The ward covers an area of , and has an average elevation of . According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 5,433.

Administration

The postal code for Mabokweni Ward is 21204. The ward is divided into the following neighborhoods (''Mitaa''): * Kibafuta * Kiruku * Mabokweni

Government

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

Healthcare

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

References

Wards of Tanga Region {{TangaTZ-geo-stub