Mkuranga is one of the six districts of
Pwani Region in
Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by
Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam (; from ar, دَار السَّلَام, Dâr es-Selâm, lit=Abode of Peace) or commonly known as Dar, is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. It is also the capital of Dar es Salaam Region. With a population of over s ...
, to the east by the
Indian Ocean, to the south by
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
Kisarawe District
Kisarawe is one of the six districts of the Pwani Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the East by Dar es Salaam Region, to the north by the Kibaha District, to the east by the Mkuranga District, to the south by the Rufiji District and to the we ...
.The district is the historical homeland of the
Ndengereko
The Ndengereko are an ethnic and linguistic group from southern Pwani Region, Tanzania. Their homeland is north of the Rufiji River in parts of Mkuranga, Kisarawe and Rufiji Rufiji may refer to:
* Rufiji Delta, a region in Tanzania
* Rufiji Dis ...
and
Zaramo
The Zaramo people, also referred to as Dzalamo or Saramo, are a Bantu ethnic group native to the central coast of Tanzania, particularly Dar es Salaam Region and Pwani Region. They are the largest ethnic group in and around Dar es Salaam, the for ...
people.
In 2016 the
Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report the population of Mkuranga District were 243,062 people in the district, from 222,921 in 2012.
Wards
Mkuranga is administratively divided into 18 wards:
* Bupu
* Kimanzichana
* Kisiju
* Kitomondo
* Lukanga
* Magawa
* Mbezi
* Mkamba
* Mkuranga
* Mwalusembe
* Nyamato
* Panzuo
* Shungubweni
* Tambani
* Vikindu
* Kiparang'anda
* Njianne
* Vianzi
References
Sources
Mkuranga District Homepage for the 2002 Tanzania National Census
Districts of Pwani Region
{{PwaniTZ-geo-stub