Mkinga is one of the eleven districts 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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. It was created from

Muheza District Muheza is one of eleven administrative districts of Tanga Region in Tanzania. The District covers an area of . It is bordered to the north by Mkinga District, to the east by Tanga and the Indian Ocean, to the south by the Pangani District and ...

in 2007. The District covers an area of . The administrative capital of the district is located in a small town called Parungu Kasera. The district is bordered by

Tanga District Tanga is one of eleven administrative districts of Tanga Region in Tanzania. The District covers an area of . Tanga district is bordered to the north by Mkinga District, to the east by the Indian Ocean, to the south and west by Muheza District. T ...

to the south east and

to the south west. On the east the district is bordered by the

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. On the west Korogwe

Korogwe District Korogwe District also known as Korogwe District Council is one of the eleven districts of Tanga Region in Tanzania. The District covers an area of . It is bordered to the northeast by the Lushoto District and north by Bumbuli District. Korogwe D ...

and Lushoto District. On the north the district borders

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. The highest point in Korogwe District is Mhinduro Peak at 913m. According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Mkinga District was 118,065.

Administrative subdivisions

Wards

As of 2012, Mkinga District is administratively divided into 22 wards: # Boma #

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# Daluni # Doda # Duga # Gombero # Kigongoi Magharibi # Kigongoi Mashariki #

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# Manza # Mapatano # Maramba # Mayomboni # Mhinduro # Mkinga # Mnyenzani #

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# Mtimbwani # Mwakijembe # Parungu Kasera # Sigaya

Transport

Paved trunk road T13 from

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to the

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n border passes through the district.

Education & Health

As of 2022, there were 94 Schools in Mkinga District, 79 of are primary schools and 15 are secondary schools. In Terms of Healthcare facilities, as of 2022 Mkinga District is home to 3 health centers and 27 clinics.

References

Districts of Tanga Region {{TangaTZ-geo-stub sw:Mkinga