Maweni, Tanga District
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Maweni (''Kata ya Maweni '', 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 ...
in
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 ...
. Kiomoni forms the ward's northern border.
Mwanzange Mwanzange (''Kata ya Mwanzange '', in Swahili) is an administrative ward in Tanga City Council of Tanga Region in Tanzania. The ward's northern boundaries are formed by Nguvumali and Chumbageni. Majengo and Msambweni border the ward on its ea ...
and Tangasisi are the two wards that are bounded to the east. Tongoni ward is in the south.
Pongwe Pongwe Pogwe is a Tanzanian village belonging to the ward of Kang'ata, Handeni District in the northern Region of Tanga. The local demonym is "Wapongwe" ("Samwepongwe" for men and "Mnamweponge" for women). Geography In Pongwe Pogwe there is ...
is to the west. The ward covers an area of , and has an average elevation of . According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 14,091.


Administration

The postal code for Maweni Ward is 21206. The ward is divided into the following neighborhoods (''Mitaa''): * Kange * Kasera * Kichangani * Saruji


Government

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


Healthcare

The ward is home to the following health institutions: * Kange Health Center * Rosmini Health Center * Saruji Health Center


References

Wards of Tanga Region {{TangaTZ-geo-stub