Morogoro Urban District ( sw, Wilaya ya Morogoro Mjini) is one of the six
districts
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of 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 ...
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 contains the city
Morogoro
Morogoro is a city in the eastern part of Tanzania west of Dar es Salaam. Morogoro is the capital of the Morogoro Region.
It is also known informally as "Mji kasoro bahari" which translates to “city short of an ocean/port." The Belgian based ...
, capital of the Morogoro Region, and no villages. Morogoro Urban District covers .
It is bordered to the east and south by the
Morogoro Rural District
Morogoro Rural District ( sw, Wilaya ya Morogoro Vijijini) is one of the six districts of the Morogoro Region of Tanzania. Morogoro Rural District covers . It is bordered to the north and east by the Pwani Region, to the south by Kilombero Distric ...
and to the north and west by
Mvomero District
Mvomero is one of the six districts of the Morogoro Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Tanga Region, to the northeast by the Pwani Region, to the east and southeast by Morogoro Rural District and Morogoro Urban District and ...
, the population of the Morogoro Urban District was 315,866.
Administrative subdivisions
Constituencies
For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections Morogoro Urban District had four constituencies:
* Morogoro-Kusini-Mashariki Constituency
* Morogoro Kusini Constituency
* Morogoro Mjini Constituency
* Mvomero Constituency
[Note: the Mvomero Constituency is in Morogoro Urban District even though it is primarily for Mvomero District.]
Divisions
Morogoro Urban District has six administrative division.
Wards
The Morogoro Urban District is administratively divided into twenty nine
wards
Ward may refer to:
Division or unit
* Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward
* Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a priso ...
:
* Bigwa
* Boma (English Meaning: ''headquarters'')
* Chamwino
* Kauzeni
* Kichangani
* Kihonda
* Kihonda Magorofani
* Kilakala (Luguru word meaning:''Kilchoungua in SWAHILI'')
* Kingo
* Kingolwira
* Kiwanja cha Ndege
* Luhungo
* Lukobe
* Mafiga
* Mafisa
* Magadu
* Mazimbu
* Mbuyuni
* Mindu
* Mji Kuu (English Meaning: ''center city'')
* Mji Mpya (English Meaning: ''new city'')
* Mkundi
* Mlimani (English Meaning: ''on the mountain'')
* Mwembesongo
* Mzinga
* Sabasaba (English Meaning: ''7/7'' or ''July 7th'')
* Sultan Area
* Tungi
* Uwanja wa Taifa
See also
*
Mazimbu Graves
Mazimbu Graves in Morogoro Region, Tanzania is a cemetery for deceased South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stret ...
*
Morogoro Rural District
Morogoro Rural District ( sw, Wilaya ya Morogoro Vijijini) is one of the six districts of the Morogoro Region of Tanzania. Morogoro Rural District covers . It is bordered to the north and east by the Pwani Region, to the south by Kilombero Distric ...
Notes
{{Districts of Morogoro
Districts of Morogoro Region